Americas
ESPN Deportes outlines Mexican football coverage
ESPN has confirmed that its US Spanish-language broadcaster, ESPN Deportes, and its ESPN 2 channel will share live coverage of matches from the 2013-14 Liga MX, the top division of football in Mexico.
Bell Mobile TV to show Sportsnet
Telecommunications company Bell has added its pay-television channel Sportsnet to the Bell Mobile TV service in Canada.
Fox Sports 1 to seek distinct personality
IPC Athletics World Championships secures Brazilian coverage
Brazilian pay-television channel SporTV has agreed a deal with the Brazilian Paralympic Committee (CPB) to broadcast the forthcoming IPC Athletics World Championships, according to the Meio e Mensagem news website.
Young Hollywood unveils World Cup plan
Celebrity video website producer Young Hollywood will launch an online channel focused on the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Tennis Channel seeks return to court over Comcast dispute
US pay-television broadcaster the Tennis Channel has requested a rehearing of its court claim that pay-television provider Comcast unfairly placed the channel in a lower tier than Golf Channel and other channels in which it holds an interest, according to the Variety newspaper.
Fox’s new US sports channel yet to seal carriage deals
GolTV to split Eredivisie rights with ESPN
Pay-television channel GolTV is to share the US media rights for the 2013-14 season of Dutch football’s top division, the Eredivisie, with sports broadcaster ESPN.
GolTV secures high-profile pre-season fixtures
Full Play and Traffic to share
Traffic and Full play sign Copa American truce and agree to share rights
West Virginia teams up with IMG College
The IMG agency’s college sports division, IMG College, has agreed a 12-year multimedia and commercial partnership with West Virginia University in the US.
Yes Network strikes college sports deal with Fox
US regional pay-television channel Yes Network has agreed a deal with Fox Sports Media Group, a division of the Fox network, for live rights to Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball and American football games, along with Big East Conference basketball games.
Universal Sports strikes Time Warner Cable partnership
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has agreed a multi-year carriage deal with cable-television operator Time Warner Cable.
Boxing final to air on beIN Sport
US pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights to this weekend’s Super 4 boxing final between Edwin Rodriguez and Denis Grachev.
ESPN boosts cricket content through Zee partnership
US sports broadcaster ESPN and Indian pay-television operator Zee have agreed a sub-licensing deal for an extensive cricket package.
NFL’s Chargers sign pre-season rights deal
The San Diego Chargers NFL American football franchise has agreed a deal for local television channel KFMB-TV (CBS 8) to exclusively broadcast three of its 2013 pre-season games.
UFC strikes Colombian rights deal
Colombian commercial broadcaster Caracol has agreed a one-year deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to broadcast programming from the mixed martial arts promoter.
Ten Cricket to launch in Caribbean through Flow partnership
Telecommunications company Columbus International, which operates Caribbean cable-television broadcaster Flow, has announced a new programming partnership that will lead to the introduction in the region of Ten Cricket, the pay-television channel owned by Indian media group Zee Entertainment.