Americas
Fox Sports extends Uefa rights deal in US, Caribbean
The Fox Sports division of the Fox network has extended an exclusive rights deal in the US and Caribbean to show the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions.
DirecTV closing in on new NFL deal, report says
US satellite television provider DirecTV and American football league the NFL have agreed on a framework for negotiations to renew the company’s Sunday Ticket package of programming, according to the Reuters news agency.
BeIN Sport retains IMS for advertising sales
Media and marketing company Internet Media Services has been retained by beIN Sport to sell advertising inventory across the pay-television broadcaster’s North American media platforms.
BeIN Sport seals Canadian carriage deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport, which is owned by Qatari pay-television broadcaster Al Jazeera, is set to launch on Canadian cable and satellite television after securing a strategic and exclusive partnership with media company Ethnic Channels Group.
Bell extends and expands NFL rights deal
Bell has extended and expanded a media rights deal for American football’s NFL that will allow the Canadian telecommunications company to show more games than ever before.
Asian Tour irons out 10-year deal with Golf Channel
Golf’s Asian Tour has signed an exclusive 10-year partnership with US pay-television broadcaster the Golf Channel.
EBU deal will boost exposure in US growth market
EBU deal with US ski federation will increase exposure for ski events in the country
CPL looks to test the market to find real value of T20
Caribbean Premier League has big ambitions in the US for the T20 series
Protecting the pay-TV model was behind Rogers’ record-breaking deal
Massive Rogers deal for NHL rights in Canada shows how much pay-TV fears the ‘cord-cutters’
DirecTV invests in LiveClips
US pay-television operator DirecTV has announced a strategic investment in digital sports technology company LiveClips.
Messina appointed managing director of Kentaro Figer
The Figer and Kentaro agencies have appointed Jose de Lorenzo Messina as managing director of their Brazilian joint venture, Kentaro Figer.
Tennis Channel seeks Supreme Court intervention over Comcast dispute
Pay-television broadcaster the Tennis Channel has requested that the US Supreme Court review a ruling from a lower court in May that reiterated pay-television provider Comcast’s right to carry the network on a premium sports tier.
WICB makes plea over broadcast rights for New Zealand tour
The West Indies Cricket Board has made a public appeal for television companies in the region to acquire the broadcast rights for its on-going tour to New Zealand.
Fantasy sports network set for March launch in North America
Canadian media company Anthem Media will launch a new television channel focused on fantasy sports in both Canada and the US in March 2014, according to the Multichannel News website.
UFC digital channel to launch by early January
The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts event promoter has confirmed plans to launch a new subscription-based digital channel in the US by early January, according to the USA Today news service.
US governing body snaps up Ski World Championships rights
The US Ski and Snowboard governing body has acquired media rights in the US for the 2015 and 2017 editions of the Alpine and Nordic Ski World Championships.
Fox Deportes to create Spanish-language first for Super Bowl
Pay-television broadcaster Fox Deportes has signed a two-year deal with American football league the NFL under which the Super Bowl will be televised by a US Spanish-language channel for the first time.
CPC claims innovative rights deal for Paralympic Games
The Canadian Paralympic Committee has acquired the broadcast rights to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games and Rio 2016 summer Paralympic Games.