Americas
Warner Bros. Discovery formally starts post-merger operations
WarnerMedia-Discovery merger formally closes, creating one of the largest media entities based in the US
IMG selling global rights to Kambosos-Haney, Foxtel deal secured
IMG has been appointed by DiBella Entertainment to sell the global media rights for the forthcoming lightweight world title fight between George Kambosos Jr
Canadian Premier League expands regional reach with Flow Sports partnership
Mediapro Canada has sealed a broadcast agreement with Flow Sports, in which the Caribbean sports broadcaster will gain the rights to the Canadian Premier League, Canadian Championship, and home friendlies fo…
BeIN to show World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and Mena; CBC strikes deal in Canada
Pan-regional pay-television operator beIN Sports has acquired exclusive broadcast rights to the World Rugby Sevens Series in Australia and all 24 territories across the Middle East and North Africa
MLB finalizes streaming rights agreement with Peacock
League once again carves out an exclusive streaming rights package
Disney and Facebook extend Copa Libertadores rights-sharing agreement
Media group Disney and social media giant Facebook, now known as Meta, have agreed to extend their agreement to share their respective rights to the Copa Libertadores in South America
Apple TV+ renews World Surf League docuseries for second season
The World Surf League has secured a second season of its Apple TV+ docuseries Make or Break, which will make its debut on the global streaming service on April 29
CBC secures Olympic Games rights in Canada until 2032
The International Olympic Committee has awarded exclusive broadcast rights in Canada for the Olympic Games between 2026 and 2032 to public service broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada
Kansas-UNC title clash caps off March Madness growth
The University of Kansas' dramatic comeback victory over North Carolina to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I men’s basketball tournament averaged 18.1 mil
USL W League secures international broadcast coverage with Eleven deal
The USL W League, the United Soccer League's pre-professional women's league, has secured a global media rights deal with international sports broadcaster Eleven
Sport 24 extends in-flight and in-ship rights to the US Masters
Sport 24, the in-flight and in-ship television service operated by the IMG agency, has renewed its rights to the US Masters golf tournament as part of a three-year agreement with the Augusta National Golf…
Cricket Australia continues steady growth in the Americas
Cricket Australia has agreed four-season renewals in the US and the Caribbean with Willow and Sportsmax, as well as its first ever deal in Latin America with ESPN.
NSports extends Série C deal with DAZN
TV NSports, the Brazilian live-streaming company, has extended its sublicensing deal with fellow streaming platform DAZN for rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of domestic club football.
Genius Sports agrees tracking and video augmentation deal with Liga MX club Necaxa
Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports has agreed a data tracking and video augmentation deal with Mexican club Necaxa
ESPN faces fight to keep hold of US Formula 1 broadcast rights
ESPN faces a battle to keep hold of United States broadcast rights to Formula 1 in 2023 when the motorsport series will have three grands prix in the key international territory
Eric Conrad, EVP of sports acquisitions, to leave TelevisaUnivision
Conrad was a highly influential executive during a period of consistent growth for Univision prior to this year's merger with Televisa.
North Carolina-Duke Final Four game draws historic audience
Final Four clash is projected to be second-best college basketball audience ever on US cable TV
Mets plan ‘full-court press’ to alert fans of first Apple TV+ game
Slotting of planned Scherzer debut on streaming service has roiled team's fans