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Sky sees off BT challenge with new Windies deal
BT pushes Sky on Windies deal
Georgia Tech seals new deal with IMG College
The IMG agency’s college sports division, IMG College, has extended its multimedia rights deal with Georgia Tech Athletics, the sports department of the Georgia Institute of Technology university in t…
Fox to show live FA Cup matches
US network Fox will show live coverage of the English FA Cup, the country’s top knockout football tournament, for the first time next month.
SporTV and Fox finalise Brazilian rights-sharing
Brazilian pay-television channel SporTV has agreed a deal with rival Fox Sports Brasil to exchange sports rights for several properties between now and 2018, according to the Terra website
ESPN signs deal for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired live rights to the National Football League Players Association Collegiate Bowl in a multi-year deal beginning in 2013
Golf Channel agrees deal for US college golf
US pay-television broadcaster the Golf Channel has acquired live rights to the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s and women’s division one golf championship in a multi-year deal which begins in …
Dodgers in talks with MLB over TV deal
Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers has opened talks with the league over a potential new regional television deal with US broadcasters Fox Sports or Time Warner Cable, according to…
Learfield seals Illinois production partnership
The Learfield Sports agency has agreed an exclusive multimedia production and distribution rights deal for the University of Illinois’s intercollegiate sports events in the US.
Dodgers consider own regional network
Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers are considering creating their own regional sports broadcaster in partnership with entertainment production company Dick Clark Productions, according…
CBS expands Professional Bull Riders coverage
CBS Sports, a division of US network CBS, has renewed an exclusive domestic rights deal for events staged by the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) organisation in the US
Media Networks disputes Universitario rights deal claim
Media Networks Latin America, a division of telecommunications company Telefónica, has disputed claims by Peruvian football club Universitario de Deportes that a rights deal between the two parties has …
NBC Sports strikes digital partnership with Yahoo Sports
The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has struck a content and promotional deal with internet company Yahoo Sports
Mega secures Chile national team rights
Chilean general-entertainment channel Mega has acquired domestic and international rights for Chile national team football games, including qualifying matches for the 2018 Fifa World Cup and friendly fixtures
Ecuavisa to take Ecuadorian football to US
Ecuadorian commercial broadcaster Ecuavisa has agreed rights deals with several of the country’s football teams for coverage that will be shown on the Ecuavisa Internacional channel in the United States.
Iowa State University channel gets carriage on Mediacom
Cable-television broadcast operator Mediacom has agreed a carriage deal with the Iowa State University’s athletics department for its dedicated sports channel Cyclones.tv.
One final hurdle for BBC IAAF deal
Last hurdle for BBC athletics deal
Full steam ahead for Team and CAA Eleven as Uefa strategy takes shape
Team renews with Uefa as CAA Eleven continues headhunt; Big increases across the globe for Uefa club competitions
US sports TV subscribers sue leagues and broadcasters
US pay-television subscribers have been granted permission to pursue a lawsuit accusing several television networks, the Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League of antitrust violations related…