Americas

The Traffic Sports agency has said that it remains the international rights-holder for a series of tournaments operated by Conmebol, after the governing body of football in Latin America announced it had agreed a deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox International Channels.

US sports broadcaster ESPN and the ABC network have been confirmed as rights partners for a new college American football game which aims to set a landmark for attendance at such events.

The Walt Disney media company has revealed that its sports broadcaster ESPN suffered a 3.2-per-cent fall in subscribers during the 12 months through to the end of September.

Mark Taffet will step down as senior vice-president of US pay-television broadcaster HBO at the end of this year.

American football’s NFL may offer a stake in its NFL Network cable-television channel as part of its Thursday Night Football package of rights, according to the New York Post newspaper.

American football's NFL is generating "intense interest" in its Thursday Night Football package of rights to start next season, according to the Hollywood Reporter magazine.

International pay-television broadcaster Fox International Channels has acquired rights for a series of tournaments operated by Conmebol, the governing body of football in Latin America.

Jed York, chief executive of NFL American football franchise the San Francisco 49ers, has confirmed the league is investigating the possibility of expanding the number of games that are streamed live next season following the success of last month’s inaugural initiative with internet company Yahoo.

Major League Baseball has agreed a three-year deal with US network Fox to provide live in-market streaming of MLB games.

US cable and satellite television broadcaster Pop has acquired rights for the TNA wrestling organisation’s flagship show, Impact Wrestling.

Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Africa has acquired rights for North America’s Major League Soccer in sub-Saharan Africa.

US ice hockey competition the National Women’s Hockey League has secured its first broadcast deal through an agreement with regional cable-television broadcaster New England Sports Network.

Media company Liberty Global has announced a £3.5bn (€4.9bn/$5.3bn) deal to acquire Cable & Wireless Communications, the London-listed Caribbean telecommunications operator.

Media company NBCUniversal has acquired Universal Sports Network’s rights after the US pay-television sports broadcaster closed down.

US mass media company Liberty Media has unveiled a recapitalisation plan that will lead to investors being able to buy shares in Atlanta Braves, the Major League Baseball franchise it owns.

German sports broadcaster Sport1 has extended its media rights deal with US sports broadcaster ESPN through to the end of the 2017-18 season.