Americas
Universal Sports extends USA Swimming partnership
US cable-television broadcaster Universal Sports, part of US media group NBCUniversal, has extended rights for events operated by the USA Swimming national governing body
ESPN to provide Spanish-language coverage of World Baseball Classic
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive Spanish-language rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team tournament
One World Sports picks up Hockey India League
Asia-focused sports broadcaster One World Sports acquired exclusive North American rights for the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, the new franchise-based hockey competition starting today…
Sportsnet scores Concacaf rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive domestic rights for seven tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the…
Universitario announces Gol TV agreement
Pay-television broadcaster Gol TV has acquired domestic rights in Peru for matches featuring the most successful football club in the country, Universitario de Deportes
Fantasy sports channel to launch in Canada
Canadian media company Fight Media has been granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, the country’s telecommunications watchdog, to launch a television channel d…
CTV to offer live streaming of Super Bowl
Canadian cable-television broadcaster CTV will stream live coverage of American football’s NFL playoff games and the Super Bowl championship match over the next month.
BeIN Sport seals new US carriage deal
Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Sport, which launched in the US last year, has struck a carriage deal with regional telecommunications company Advanced Cable in Florida
TSN extends deal for Toronto Rock coverage
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has acquired rights for games featuring the Toronto Rock team in the country’s National Lacrosse League.
Entel deal stalls in Bolivia
Mauricio Méndez, the chief executive of the Liga del Fútbol Profesional Boliviano, the Bolivian football league, has said that a proposed rights deal with state-owned telecommunications company Entel w…
Brazilian club set to go it alone
Atlético Paranaense has rejected offers for the broadcast rights to its games in Campeonato Série A, the top division of football in Brazil, and is planning to start the 2013 campaign without a broadcast p…
Univision to show domestic Spanish basketball
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has acquired live rights in the US for domestic basketball games that take place in Spain
Pacers picked up by regional broadcaster
US regional sports network Fox Sports Midwest acquired live rights for NBA basketball games featuring the Indiana Pacers
Government commitment to ‘football for everyone’ revealed
The Argentinian government spent ARS$1
Fox takes control of Indians’ channel and rights
US broadcaster Fox Sports Media Group has purchased the Cleveland Indians’ regional cable-television sports channel SportsTime Ohio, along with the broadcast rights to the Major League Baseball team.
Sportsnet snaps up Tour de France rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired exclusive domestic rights for the Tour de France cycling event in a six-year deal, from 2014 to 2019
Early Chile deal driven by clubs’ financial plight
Chile federation deal rushed to aid struggling league clubs
Platforms racing the clock in talks to carry new channel
Tough carriage talks over new Colombian sports channel