Canada
Raw deal for TVA Sports
Canadian French-language broadcaster TVA Sports has struck a rights deal with WWE, the wrestling entertainment promoter.
IndyCar strikes VR partnership
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.
World Boxing Super Series lands new rights partners
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.
ESPN pens Top Rank deal
International sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a new rights deal with the Top Rank boxing promoter in the US and Canada.
DAZN appoints Parmenter to drive commercial growth
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 strikes beIN Sports partnership for new Canadian service
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.
All change for EFL in North America as international broadcasters revealed
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.
CBC Sports secures Athletics Canada deal
The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has secured a rights deal with the Athletics Canada national governing body.
DAZN confirms launch in Canada
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.
Nascar bolsters leadership team
North American stock car-racing series Nascar has revamped its leadership across its content and marketing divisions with a host of new appointments.
DAZN lines up Canadian launch – report
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, is set to expand into Canada, according to German media magazine W&V.
Wolfpack’s rugby league journey gains US exposure
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in the US to the games of Canadian rugby league team Toronto Wolfpack, which has been labelled the world’s first transatlantic sports club.
CBC Sports signs exclusive rights deal with Fina
The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has agreed a wide-ranging rights deal with Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports.
CFL sets Canadian first with Twitter partnership
The Canadian Football League has secured a live-streaming rights deal with the Twitter Canada division of the social network.
Bell commits to NFL despite Super Bowl advertising cull
Canadian telco Bell has completed its set of exclusive linear NFL rights after picking up its one missing set of games, on Thursday nights, from rival telco Rogers.