Americas

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed a multi-platform agreement with the World Boxing Council sanctioning body for the rights to the new WBC World Cup of Professional Boxing event.

The Big Ten Conference US college sports organisation has said at least 70 games from its inaugural season of men’s ice hockey will be afforded television coverage.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) and marketing partner the Infront Sports & Media agency have said the forthcoming Road World Championships will receive an “unprecedented level” of television coverage, including exposure for the first time in Middle Eastern, South American and Israeli markets.

NBA basketball franchise the Sacramento Kings have announced a broadcast partnership for the 2013-14 season with News10, the local affiliate of the ABC network.

Eurosport will show a programming block on pay-television in the US for the first time under an arrangement with media and entertainment company Discovery Communications, a stakeholder in the pan-regional sports broadcaster.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox “will not countenance” a Qatari 2022 Fifa World Cup staged between October and December, according to the Mail on Sunday newspaper.

Private equity firms KKR & Co and New Mountain Capital have teamed up to bid for the IMG agency, according to Reuters.

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Private equity firm Providence Equity Partners will pull out of the running to acquire IMG following its deal to purchase a majority stake in rival agency Learfield Communications, according to the New York Post newspaper.

Ice hockey’s Atlantic Hockey Association will receive national exposure this season after the CBS Sports Network pay-television channel, which is operated by US network CBS, acquired rights to two games from the organisation.

Canadian broadcast group Asian Television Network has signed five-year broadcast rights deals with four major international cricket boards.

Sporting News Media, part of digital sports media company Perform Group, has announced an online video rights agreement with American football league the NFL.

The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has agreed a sublicensing deal with the Fox Sports division of the Fox network to televise basketball games from the Big East college sports conference from 2013-14 to 2018-19.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has said that it plans to be an “active participant” in talks over a new media rights deal for the Big Ten Conference college sports organisation.

Argentina and Brazil football legends Diego Maradona and Romario have joined forces to attack the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol), saying they will form a commission to investigate the distribution of revenue throughout the region, with media rights at the forefront of discussions.