Americas
Slim aims to break up Televisa-TV Azteca duopoly
Slim buys into Mexican clubs to take on duopoly
‘Ambitious’ MCS stocks up
MCS advances in France and beyond
DirecTV drops Gol TV
US satellite pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has dropped pay-television channel Gol TV from its service after the latter lost rights to the Spanish Liga, the top division of football in Spain
Infront extends North American rights deal for Chinese basketball
US Asia-focused sports network One World Sports has extended a rights deal for coverage of Chinese Basketball Association tournaments with the Infront Sports & Media agency, the national governing body’s g…
Speed to show US World Touring Car Championship race live
US cable television motorsports channel Speed acquired live rights for the World Touring Car Championship motor-racing event in Sonoma, the US, on September 23
CBC secures Pan Am Games deal
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired rights for the 2015 Pan American Games and Parapan Am Games, which will take place in Toronto
Telemundo agrees deal with Mexican Liga’s Club León
US Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo has acquired rights to the home matches of Mexican Liga MX football side, Club León. The deal is effective immediately.
ESPN joins Fox Sports as Big 12 rights-holder
US college sports conference the Big 12 has confirmed a new 13-year rights deal, from 2012-13 to 2024-25, with sports broadcaster ESPN
Slim investment could shake up Mexican football rights market, report says
Media group Televisa and commercial broadcaster TV Azteca’s stranglehold on Mexican football rights could about to be challenged following an investment in two of Mexico’s first division clubs by telecommunications com…
Fox hunt for top sport continues
How Eredivisie deal fits into Fox expansion strategy
Contrasting fortunes for IOC in Canada and China
Big jump in China, big drop in Canada for 2014-16 Games
Al Jazeera drives Pitch’s Brazil friendly deal
Al Jazeera helps Pitch to pull off Brazilian rights coup
IEC set to take legal action over gymnastics U-turn
IEC anger at UEG back flip
Sportsnet takes ownership of Grand Slam of Curling
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has agreed a deal to purchase the Grand Slam of Curling series from event organiser Insight Sports Ltd
Italian volleyball fits MP & Silva’s growth strategy
Italian volleyball goes global
Ecuador football federation chief claims control in rights dispute
Luis Chiriboga, the president of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, the Ecuadorian Football Federation, said that the governing body remained in control of its broadcast rights despite having a centralised s…
ESPN pays double to extend MLB coverage
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired US and international rights for Major League Baseball for eight years, from 2014 to 2021, in a deal worth $5.6 billion (€4.5
Bandsports picks up Italian volleyball rights
Brazilian pay-television broadcaster Bandsports has acquired rights for Serie A1, the top division of volleyball in Italy, in a deal with the MP & Silva agency