Americas
US appeals court rules in favour of Comcast in Tennis Channel dispute
A federal appeals court has ruled Comcast did not discriminate against the Tennis Channel by placing it on a different cable television subscription tier to its own sports network.
Bandsports partners with Sky Brasil for French Open rights
Sky Brasil has agreed a deal with Bandsports to carry coverage of the French Open, according to the Maquina do Esporte website.
Colombian Football Federation extends Adidas deal
The Colombian Football Federation (FCF) has extended its partnership with Adidas through to 2022.
Hitachi renews commitment to Brazilian top flight club
Hitachi has agreed a one-year extension to its shirt sponsorship contract with Brazilian top flight football club Ponte Preta.
Microsoft scores touchdown with major NFL deal
The NFL has secured a new partnership with Microsoft worth $400m (€310m) over five years, according to widespread US media reports.
ESPN to trim workforce amidst rising rights fees – report
US sports broadcaster ESPN has confirmed it is to become the latest Walt Disney-owned company to reduce the size of its workforce.
Grupo Petropolis lands second World Cup naming rights deal
Grupo Petrópolis has secured a 10-year naming rights deal for 2014 World Cup venue, Recife’s Arena Pernambuco.
College sport conference seals network extension
The Sun Belt Conference, Cox Sports Television and Comcast Sports Southeast have agreed a one-year extension of the Sun Belt Network.
Slim camp plays down Chivas rights speculation
Spokesmen for billionaire Carlos Slim have denied speculation that he intends to acquire the broadcast rights to top-tier Mexican football club Chivas.
MLS opens window to new partnership
Major League Soccer has announced a multi-year partnership with Microsoft to promote its Windows 8 platform.
Bidders run the numbers on ESPN America channel
A buy-out deal for ESPN America could be weeks away, with Setanta, Chello and Eurosport all in the frame
Ufa battle to hold on to rights could be good news for IHF
Ufa Sports faces a hard battle to hold on to World Championship handball rights
New sevens club tournament to tap into growth market
Premiership Rugby: Why it’s the right time to launch an international club sevens tournament
ESPN aces exclusive US Open rights as Canadian deal is extended
The US Tennis Association has sealed 11-year rights deals for the US Open with US pay-TV broadcaster ESPN and Canadian pay-TV broadcasters TSN and RDS.
Mountain West conference strikes regional deal with DirecTV Sports
DirecTV Sports and its Root Sports regional sports network has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference.
NBC to broadcast US Speedskating Olympic trials
NBC Sports has acquired rights for the 2014 US Olympic speedskating trials.
Fox to roll out second US sports channel, report says
Fox Sports will launch a second national sports channel in the US this summer, to complement the launch of Fox Sports 1 in August, according to a report.
ESPN to show sports clips on Twitter
US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced plans to show highlights of sporting events on Twitter.