Americas
MP & Silva finds route to Fifa via the Pacific Islands
Pacific Islands provide roundabout route to Zurich
Ecuadorian broadcasters win domestic football rights
Ecuadorian state broadcaster TC Televisión, commercial broadcaster GamaTV and public-service broadcaster Ecuador TV have agreed deals to acquire rights for Serie A and Serie B, the country’s top football di…
US carriage deals for beIN Sport
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has secured carriage agreements with US pay-television operators Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks
Fox launches third sports channel in Latin America
Fox International Channels Latin America will launch a third Fox Sports channel in the region on November 5
Sportsnet buys provincial curling championships rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired exclusive rights for the men’s and women’s provincial curling championships in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.
News Corp secures Consolidated board’s approval for takeover
Consolidated Media Holdings’ board approved a takeover of the Australian media investment company by media conglomerate News Corporation today.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet strikes deal with West Coast Conference
Southern California regional cable-television broadcaster Time Warner Cable SportsNet has acquired rights for US college sports body the West Coast Conference
Premier League completes overseas rights hat-trick
The Premier League, the top division of football in England, has agreed rights deals in China and Macau, the Caribbean and Canada
Univision Deportes in 10-year deal with Concacaf
Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes has acquired rights for tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, in a 10-year…
NBCUniversal lands Premier League rights deal
The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has acquired the US rights for the Premier League, the top division of football in England, in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16
Big East opens up rights sales process
The next cycle of domestic rights to the US college sports conference the Big East will be opened up to the market after sports broadcaster ESPN failed to reach a deal with the operators of the conference,…
ESPN-Fox alliance draws first blood in the Americas with big Brazil deal
ESPN-Fox team up for Americas Premier League bids and make a strong start in Brazil
Traffic v Full Play latest
Traffic v Full Play latest
Globo extends grip on Brazilian football league
Globo strengthens grip on league
MP & Silva achieves large fee increase in Korea
MP & Silva hit a home run in Korea with big increase
Ecclestone sees NBC as faster lane to growth in the US
Bernie hopes NBC can deliver bigger US platform for F1
Competition drives 2015 World Cup fees in France
TF1 pays big increase to hang on to Rugby World Cup
World Baseball Classic rights deals agreed in US, South Korea
MLB Network, the pay-television broadcaster operated by North America’s Major League Baseball, has acquired exclusive US rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team t…