Americas

Strong competition in the Nordics between established media groups and an as-yet unidentified player helped the Premier League double its income in the region – continuing the remarkable start to its new international sales cycle.

Fox Sports Latin America this week enhanced its football portfolio with a deal for US Major League Soccer. 

John Manning, research anaylst for SportBusiness Intelligence examines US Open tennis television audiences in selected European markets and the USA

Endemol Beyond USA, the digital division of media group Endemol Shine North America, has launched a new digital network dedicated to eSports and gaming.

Sports broadcaster ESPN has joined beIN Media Group and pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports in making proposals for Canal del Fútbol, the broadcaster which holds exclusive rights to domestic football in Chile, according to Chilean newspaper Diario Financiero.

Multinational telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications has agreed a three-season deal for the exclusive rights in the Caribbean to football’s English Premier League.

US network ABC has struck a deal to broadcast the final round of the last event of the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s 2015 LPGA Tour season.

North American club football competition Major League Soccer has signed a four-year rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico has agreed a three-season extension to its rights deal with the Premier League, the top division of English club football.

Brazilian public-service broadcaster TV Brasil has acquired rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second division of domestic club football.

Social media platform Facebook will simulcast its first-ever live sports programming tomorrow (Thursday) by covering the NBA Real Training Camp featuring the North American basketball league’s Cleveland Cavaliers franchise.

The Mid-American Conference US collegiate sports competition has struck a multi-year media rights deal with the Ohio-based Buckeye CableSystem Sports Network regional sports broadcaster.

United World Wrestling, the sport’s global governing body, has said the 2015 Wrestling World Championships has become the most-viewed non-Olympic event in its history.

The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) has signalled its intention to appeal after a civil court judge ruled that it should maintain its broadcast rights deal with the Full Play agency.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has unveiled the latest set of broadcast partners for the 2015 women’s Hockey World League Final, which will be played in Rosario, Argentina from December 5-13.

American Sports Network, the college sports platform operated by US television broadcasting company Sinclair Networks Group, has secured rights deals with a number of collegiate ice hockey organisations in the country.