Americas
DirecTV secures F1 channel carriage deal
Pay-television operator DirecTV has struck a carriage deal in several Latin American countries for the Mediapro agency’s Canal F1 Latin America Formula One-dedicated pay-television channel.
Showtime returns for Brook’s title defence
US cable television broadcaster Showtime has acquired rights to British boxer Kell Brook’s IBF world welterweight title defence against Jo Jo Dan on March 28.
Fox Sports Latin America extends Nascar agreement
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America has extended a rights deal for the Nascar North American stock car-racing series.
Orlando City secures regional rights deal
North American Major League Soccer club Orlando City has signed a multi-year local rights deal with Sun Sports / Fox Sports Florida, a regional subsidiary of the Fox Sports network.
CBU picks up Rio 2016 rights in Caribbean
The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) consortium of broadcasters has acquired rights for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fox deal spares Fifa further court appearance and possible exposure of 2022 award process
Fifa avoided the prospect of going back into a US court by agreeing to extend its World Cup rights deal with Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Sports last month. But getting off the legal hook comes at a price, in terms of questions about Fifa’s governance and also, possibly, in having sold the rights at well below market value.
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Televisa agrees carriage deal for Mediapro’s F1 channel
Pay-television operator Televisa has struck a carriage deal in Mexico for the Mediapro agency’s Canal F1 Latin America Formula One-dedicated pay-television channel.
Formula Drift secures multi-year CBS Sports deal
US pay-television broadcaster CBS Sports Network has struck a deal to broadcast coverage of the Formula Drift motor racing series.
Univision targets IPO
US Spanish-language broadcaster Univision Communications has hired Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank to lead an initial public offering, according to the Reuters news agency.
Houston Dynamo extends with Spanish-language partner
Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo has extended a media-rights deal with the Telemundo Houston regional arm of US Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo.
KlowdTV nets beIN Media partnership in US
US streaming platform KlowdTV has broadened its football portfolio by agreeing a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group in the United States.
HBO breaks new ground with launch of streaming service
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has confirmed that its new standalone streaming service will launch in April, offering customers access to its sports content outside packages offered by pay-television operators.
NGSN launches new digital football channel in US
Next Generation Sports Network (NGSN) has launched a beta version of its digital sports channel in the US.
Roku to show Red Bull TV content
Online sports and entertainment channel Red Bull TV has agreed a carriage deal with streaming platform Roku.
Brazilian clubs act over Corinthians and Flamengo’s dominance of TV revenues
A number of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A clubs are challenging the revenue distribution model employed by the rights-holder of the top division of Brazilian football, media group Globo, according to the O Estado de S. Paulo newspaper.
Universal Sports Network offers US platform for LA Marathon
US pay-television broadcaster Universal Sports Network has acquired rights to the 2015 Los Angeles Marathon.
Major League Baseball shuts MLB Productions division
Major League Baseball has opted to close MLB Productions, the league’s in-house television and video production division, with its operations set to be folded into the remit of its pay-television service MLB Network.