Americas
Saran looking beyond Turkey
Saran brothers sports-rights ambitions expand beyond Turkey; Perform and IMG take different routes to crack Turkish market; Super Lig deal probed
Argentinian government launches new sports channel
The Argentinian government has announced the launch of a new free-to-air television channel dedicated to sport.
The high-definition channel, DeporTV, is available nationwide
Dominican Olympic body to launch new sports channel
The Comité Olímpico Dominicano, the national Olympic committee in the Dominican Republic, has agreed a deal with state broadcaster CERTV to launch a new free-to-air sports television channel, according t…
Mayweather switches to Showtime
Mayweather Promotions, the promotional agency that represents top boxer Floyd Mayweather Junior, has agreed a rights deal with Showtime and the US pay-per-view broadcaster’s parent company, the CBS network.
Willow TV takes control of Neo Broadcast America
Neo Broadcast America, a subsidiary of the Nimbus Communications agency’s Neo Sports Broadcast division, has been sold to North American cricket pay-television broadcaster Willow TV.
Cubs set to look for new local broadcast partner
The Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise is set to decide against renewing a long-running partnership with local broadcast rights-holder WGN-TV, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper
ESPN asked to match NBC Sports’ Big East offer
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN has been given the chance to match the offer from the NBC Sports division of the NBC network for the rights to US college sports conference the Big East, according…
One World Sports strikes rights deal for top Japanese baseball team
Asia-focused sports broadcaster One World Sports has acquired North American rights for games featuring the Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s most popular and successful baseball team.
Lawsuit on hold
Traffic v Full Play - peace in our time?
ECB upbeat about North American rights
ECB bullish about growth in North America
Mediaset to buck trend and make money on football
Market so bad in Spain that Telecinco expects to make
Comcast brings forward NBCU buy-out
US media and technology corporation Comcast has agreed a $16.7 billion (€12.5
Dish carriage fee dispute with ESPN reaches court
A trial over a claim by US pay-television provider Dish Network that cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN breached a carriage contract by offering better deals to rival distributors has started in…
Sportsnet extends Canucks coverage
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Rogers Sportsnet has acquired regional rights for games featuring the Vancouver Canucks NHL ice hockey team
Fox adds to Concacaf rights package
US broadcaster Fox has added five more competitions to its broadcast rights partnership with Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean
Shaw Communications tees up US PGA Tour rights
Canadian telecommunications company Shaw Communications has agreed a five-year broadcast rights deal with golf’s US PGA Tour which will run through 2018.
News Corp to unveil plans for US national channels
Media conglomerate News Corporation will unveil its new US national sports channels to advertisers in early March in an effort to attract viewers and advertisers from sports broadcaster ESPN, according…
BeIN Sport and Esporte Interativo snap up judo rights
The International Judo Federation, the sport’s global governing body, has awarded media rights to pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport in France and Esporte Interativo, the Brazilian free-to-air sports b…