Canada

OTT service DAZN has acquired exclusive media rights to the top two tiers of European club rugby union in six of its markets

Asian Television Network, Canada’s largest south Asian broadcaster, has diversified its sports portfolio by acquiring rights to club football competition the Indian Super League.

Asian Television Network, Canada’s largest south Asian broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights in the country to new Twenty20 cricket competition the Afghanistan Premier League.

The Pro14 and its international media rights distributor, the RDA agency, have secured deals with multiple broadcasters covering 30 territories.

Sports-streaming service FloSports has acquired rights in Canada to cycling Grand Tour event the Vuelta a España.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has secured carriage deals with a number of pay-television platforms in the country, including telcos Bell and Rogers
USA

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has said broadcast and online rights agreements covering 84 countries and territories have been reached for the upcoming Women's Softball World Championship

Organisers of the Global T20 Canada, a new Twenty20 cricket competition, have revealed broadcast partners for the event ahead of its opening day tomorrow (Thursday).

DAZN, the live and on-demand streaming service owned by digital sports media specialist Perform, has bolstered its combat sports content by agreeing a multi-year rights deal with US mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in Canada to a host of international cricket content.

Sports-streaming service FloSports has acquired rights in Canada for major events operated by the International Cycling Union (UCI).

Bell Media-owned Canadian pay-television broadcasters TSN and RDS have launched new OTT platforms ahead of their coverage of national team football tournament the Fifa World Cup.

Uefa has earned a decent increase in the value of its club competition rights in Canada via a deal with Perform-owned streaming platform DAZN.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired exclusive rights in Canada for football’s Uefa Champions League and Europa League.

Major League Baseball has entered into a licensing and original content partnership with SI TV, the OTT streaming service of sports media platform Sports Illustrated.

The World Surf League has extended its rights deal with the CBS Sports division of US network CBS and has agreed a new partnership with Bleacher Report Live, the OTT sports service from media company Turner.

North American basketball league the NBA has today (Thursday) signed a multi-year partnership with Perform that will see the digital sports content and media group manage the organisation’s official websites in more than 15 international markets.

Cable and satellite-television broadcaster Velocity has acquired rights in the US and Canada to the World Endurance Championship motor-racing series.