Americas
Argentinian government increases ‘Football for All’ budget
The Argentinian government has increased the budget for its ‘Football for All’ scheme, which ensures coverage of football’s top two divisions in the country is available on free-to-air television.
Orlando City secures regional rights partner
North American Major League Soccer club Orlando City has entered into a multi-year local rights partnership with Cox Media Group, a subsidiary of US media company Cox Enterprises.
Learfield adds Lehigh University to college portfolio
The Learfield Sports agency has expanded its US collegiate sports portfolio by striking a multimedia rights deal with Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
FCC delays decision on Charter-Time Warner merger
The US Federal Communications Commission is to delay its decision over the proposed merger of Charter Communications and fellow pay-television operator Time Warner Cable.
MLB set to open up ‘a la carte’ offering for streaming service
Major League Baseball is poised to grant fans the ability to purchase single-team, out-of-market packages for its streaming service on the MLB.tv platform, according to multiple reports.
ESPN Deportes to show Super Bowl
US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a deal with the CBS network to broadcast coverage of next month’s NFL Super Bowl American football championship game on its ESPN Deportes Spanish-language channel for the first time.
NBC Sports expands Yahoo partnership
The NBC Sports Group division of US media group NBCUniversal has extended and expanded its partnership with internet company Yahoo.
DC United secures new local rights partner
US television broadcasting company Sinclair Networks Group has secured a local rights deal with North American Major League Soccer club DC United.
NFL builds on Snapchat partnership
American football league the NFL has enhanced its partnership with Snapchat by signing on as the first sports partner for the social media platform’s Story Explorer service.
Learfield secures Texas A&M, Dartmouth college deals
The Learfield Sports agency has secured new multimedia rights partnerships with Texas A&M University and Dartmouth College in the US.
Fifa confirms record television audience for Women’s World Cup
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has said that the 2015 edition of its Women’s World Cup attracted an all-time record television audience for the national team tournament.
Glory switches up strategy with move to ESPN in the US
Kickboxing promotion Glory will cement its place on US sports broadcaster ESPN for all of 2016, TV Sports Markets understands.
WTA extends and expands Canadian rights deal
French-language Canadian pay-television network TVA Sports has agreed a rights deal covering all WTA women’s tennis tournaments.
SendtoNews builds major league portfolio with NBA partnership
North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a game highlights syndication deal with digital sports news agency SendtoNews.
Bell broadcasters pick up exclusive Masters rights in Canada
Canadian telecommunications company Bell has announced that its pay-television broadcasters CTV, TSN and RDS have acquired exclusive rights in the country for the Masters golf tournament.
Sky Racing World to distribute Australian racing in Brazil
Sky Racing World, a US-based distributor of international horse racing to the Americas, has entered into a partnership with Spanish multinational gaming group Codere to provide live video streams of Australian racing in Brazil.
NBC Sports extends rights to Breeders’ Cup Challenge series
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has extended a rights deal for the Breeders’ Cup Challenge horseracing series.
CHL signs extensive partnership with SendtoNews
The Canadian Hockey League, which operates ice hockey competitions in the country, has entered into a partnership with digital sports news agency SendtoNews.