Americas
América Móvil seals Sochi 2014 deal with host of regional networks
América Móvil, the Mexican telecommunications company owned by multi-billionaire Carlos Slim, has reached an agreement to broadcast the 2014 winter Olympic Games through 26 of Mexico’s regional television networks.
Swiss Super League scores coverage in the Americas with GolTV
Pay-television channel GolTV has agreed a three-year rights deal covering North and South America for the Swiss Super League, the top division of football in Switzerland.
EXCLUSIVE: Caribbean Premier League puts global media rights out to tender
Cricket’s Caribbean Premier League has issued an invitation to tender for the domestic and international media rights to the Twenty20 series for three seasons, from 2014 to 2016.
TV Azteca acquires second Liga MX club
Mexican commercial broadcaster TV Azteca has acquired its second Liga MX football club after agreeing a takeover deal for Guadalajara-based Atlas.
América Móvil close to deals with ESPN and DirecTV
América Móvil close to agreeing sublicensing deals with pay-TV in Latin America for the Olympics
Canoc brings new TV rights model to the Caribbean
Canoc brings sponsor-driven rights strategy to 2016 Olympic Games in the Caribbean
Univision to broadcast US franchise’s World Series of Boxing campaign
Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision has acquired the rights to the USA Knockouts’ fights in the 2013-14 season of the World Series of Boxing.
Perform takes English cricket to North America and Caribbean
Sports media company Perform has agreed a four-year deal with the England & Wales Cricket Board to deliver live and on-demand coverage of the England cricket team’s home international matches to North America and the Caribbean.
NFL and MLB team up to support rights-holders’ Aereo battle
North America’s Major League Baseball and NFL American football leagues have threatened to move all their broadcast rights to pay-television if streaming service Aereo is deemed legal, according to a filing by the two organisations.
MMA promotion Legacy FC pins down rights deal
Mixed martial arts promotion Legacy Fighting Championship has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US cable television channel AXS TV Fights.
Media rights set to fuel North American sports industry growth
North American sports industry revenues are projected to grow at a compounded annual rate of 4.8 per cent to $67.7bn (€49.8bn) by 2017, fuelled by the media rights market, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Argentinian government pumps additional funds into football scheme
The Argentinian government has set aside a further ARS310.6m (€39.2m/$53.3m) in its 2013 budget for its ‘Football for All’ broadcast project for the domestic football league, according to the Clarín newspaper.
NHL’s Coyotes extend Fox Sports Arizona partnership
NHL ice hockey franchise the Phoenix Coyotes has agreed a multi-year extension to its regional rights deal with cable and satellite broadcaster Fox Sports Arizona.
MLB targets young fans with MTV content deal
North America's Major League Baseball has agreed a multi-platform programming partnership with Viacom-owned youth entertainment media group MTV.
Premier League settles YouTube copyright case
The Premier League, the top division of English football, has settled its long-running legal battle with video-sharing website YouTube over alleged copyright infringement of its content, according to the Guardian newspaper.
Fox Sports signs deal for Feld Motor Sports events
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has acquired media rights for events operated by the Feld Motor Sports division of event promoter Feld Entertainment.
Villans moving quietly into US
Aston Villa expanding its media coverage in US
Dailymotion builds US content
NFL fits the bill for Dailymotion