Canada

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has opened up its coverage of the NFL American football league in Canada by agreeing carriage deals with cable television providers Shaw and SaskTel.

Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has furthered its ties to the NBA by agreeing a multi-year media and marketing partnership with the basketball league.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has said problems surrounding its coverage of the NFL American football league in Canada have been mostly resolved.

The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has agreed a deal to continue showing live coverage of major show jumping events at Spruce Meadows in Calgary, Canada.

The NFL has said it is in close contact with DAZN after the OTT platform endured technical problems during its coverage in Canada of the opening of the 2017-18 season of the American football league.

Canadian French-language broadcaster TVA Sports has struck a rights deal with WWE, the wrestling entertainment promoter.

North American motor-racing series IndyCar has entered into a partnership with augmented and virtual reality production company Mandt VR to enhance its race coverage.

Canadian cable and satellite-television broadcaster Super Channel has acquired rights to the World Boxing Super Series, while rights deals for the tournament have also been agreed in the Netherlands and the Balkans.

International sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a new rights deal with the Top Rank boxing promoter in the US and Canada.

DAZN, the OTT sports subscription service operated by digital media company Perform, has appointed Peter Parmenter to the new position of managing director of commercial partnerships.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has bolstered its rights offering for its new service in Canada by striking a content partnership with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.

The English Football League, which operates the three club divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has said its competitions will be broadcast into 166 countries for the forthcoming 2017-18 season as new rights partners were unveiled in a host of markets, including the US and Canada.

The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has secured a rights deal with the Athletics Canada national governing body.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has confirmed it will launch in Canada “this summer” and will be the exclusive home in the country of the NFL American football league’s Game Pass digital subscription package.

North American stock car-racing series Nascar has revamped its leadership across its content and marketing divisions with a host of new appointments.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, is set to expand into Canada, according to German media magazine W&V.