Americas

Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has launched in the US after securing a carriage deal with satellite pay-television broadcaster DirecTV

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox will launch a pay-television sports channel in Colombia next year, according to the Rapid TV News website
Football

US broadcaster Fox has renewed its deal with Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, for rights to the federation’s Champions League club competition a…
Football

Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired rights to a number of Fifa events, including the 2014 Fifa World Cup, in a sublicensing deal with rights-holder CBC, the public-service broadcaster…
Rugby Union

Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has renewed a rights deal for the Top 14 French domestic rugby union tournament. The deal will run for two seasons, from 2012-13 to 2013-14

The NBC Sports division of US network NBC said the London 2012 Olympic Games set a new record as the most-watched multi-day event in US television history, while UK public-service broadcaster the BBC reported…
Boxing

US broadcaster the Wealth Television Cable Network has acquired live domestic rights for a 12-event package of boxing from the Hennessy Sports and Gym Promotions promotional companies in deals that will…
Surfing

Steve Bellamy, the founder of US pay-television broadcasters the Tennis Channel and the Ski Channel, announced the launch of a new channel dedicated to beach, water and board sports
Tennis

US network NBC has renewed its rights agreement with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the French tennis federation, for rights to the French Open, until 2024.
Horse Racing

US pay-television broadcaster HRTV has purchased rights for horse racing’s Breeders’ Cup in what has been described as a “multi-year deal” with Breeders’ Cup Limited, owner of the thoroughbred racing se…
Football

North American pay-television channel Gol TV has acquired rights for the final of the US Open Cup knockout football competition in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014

Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired domestic rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

NBCUniversal chief executive Steve Burke said he expects the US media group to break even on its coverage of the 2012 Olympic Games despite earlier expectations of making a loss

Mark Lazarus, the chairman of the NBC Sports division of US network NBC, has defended the broadcaster’s decision to show delayed coverage of some London 2012 Olympic Games events during primetime on N…
Tennis

US pay-television provider Comcast has requested a stay of the decision by the country’s media regulator, the Federal Communications Commission, that it discriminated against pay-television broadcaster T…

The opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games generated huge television ratings for UK public-service broadcaster the BBC and broke records for US broadcast rights-holder, the NBC network

US media group NBCUniversal said it has created a new Olympics record by selling $1 billion (€820 million) of national television and digital advertising for its coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Football

New Conmebol event could become replacement for Copa; Why the US is the perfect host