Americas
TSN extends rights deal for showpiece curling events
Pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has extended its exclusive rights deal in Canada for the World Curling Championships
ESPN extends Women’s NBA deal
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has extended a rights deal for the Women’s NBA basketball league in North America.
The extension covers six seasons, from 2017 to 2022.
Fox Soccer to be replaced by general entertainment channel
Fox has confirmed that Fox Soccer, the US network’s football-dedicated pay-television channel, will close later this year to be replaced by a general entertainment channel.
Deal of the Month: Slim and Olympic rights in Latin America
Carlos Slim’s América Móvil acquired the media rights in Latin America, outside Brazil, for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games
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Perform establishes North American joint venture with Sporting News publisher
Digital sports media company Perform has established a joint venture with American City Business Journals (ACBJ), the publisher of the Sporting News service, to target the US and Canadian markets
CBS secures basketball rights to ‘old’ Big East conference
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has extended a rights deal for men’s basketball games in the soon-to-be-renamed Big East college sports conference.
Fox extends MotoGP deal in US
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has renewed rights for the MotoGP motorcycling championship in a multi-year deal that begins with the 2013 campaign
CBS Sports to retain Navy American football rights
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS will retain rights to all Naval Academy home American football games even though the US Navy is becoming a member of the Big East college sports conference, which…
TSN extends Canadian Football League deal
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has agreed an extension to its domestic rights deal with the Canadian Football League, the country’s top division of gridiron.
MP & Silva to push channel strategy
MP & Silva chief explains why channel plan may work for Asia
League enjoys modest increase as C More renews
C More pays a little more for ice hockey to fend off rival bidders
ESPN Deportes plots future
ESPN Deportes explains long-term strategy for growing US Spanish-language market
BoxNation strikes rights deals
BoxNation buys big bouts
Fox Sports teams up with breakaway US college conference
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has acquired rights for a new college sports competition that will include teams that have left the existing Big East conference
ESPN agrees Mountain West deal
US cable-television broadcaster ESPN has confirmed a new rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference
Colombian club fined for showing games online without permission
The Dimayor (División Mayor del Fútbol Profesional Colombiano), the body responsible for the top two football divisions in Colombia, has fined second-tier club América de Cali 44.21
HBO cuts ties with Golden Boy Promotions
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has said that it will no longer acquire rights to boxing events organised by Golden Boy Promotions, which promotes many of the sport’s top fighters.
ESPN’s new Big East deal includes cancellation clause
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN will be able to cancel its new rights deal with the Big East college sports conference if certain teams leave the competition, according to ESPN’s news website.