Canada
Canada not a big draw in Canada
Lack of stars caps Concacaf earnings in Canada
NESN to produce AHL All-Star event
US regional cable-television broadcaster NESN will produce coverage of the 2013 American Hockey League All-Star ice hockey event later this month
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights
One World Sports picks up Hockey India League
Asia-focused sports broadcaster One World Sports acquired exclusive North American rights for the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, the new franchise-based hockey competition starting today…
Sportsnet scores Concacaf rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive domestic rights for seven tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the…
Fantasy sports channel to launch in Canada
Canadian media company Fight Media has been granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, the country’s telecommunications watchdog, to launch a television channel d…
CTV to offer live streaming of Super Bowl
Canadian cable-television broadcaster CTV will stream live coverage of American football’s NFL playoff games and the Super Bowl championship match over the next month.
TSN extends deal for Toronto Rock coverage
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has acquired rights for games featuring the Toronto Rock team in the country’s National Lacrosse League.
Sportsnet snaps up Tour de France rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired exclusive domestic rights for the Tour de France cycling event in a six-year deal, from 2014 to 2019
Bell adds NBA programming to mobile television service
Canadian telecommunication company Bell has agreed a deal to add NBA content to its mobile television service
Big rights-fee increases continue but key Middle East talks drag on
Premier League enjoys massive increases in more key territories but cooling Middle East market provides a major challenge
Sportsnet buys provincial curling championships rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired exclusive rights for the men’s and women’s provincial curling championships in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.
Premier League completes overseas rights hat-trick
The Premier League, the top division of football in England, has agreed rights deals in China and Macau, the Caribbean and Canada
MP & Silva achieves large fee increase in Korea
MP & Silva hit a home run in Korea with big increase
Ecclestone sees NBC as faster lane to growth in the US
Bernie hopes NBC can deliver bigger US platform for F1
Competition drives 2015 World Cup fees in France
TF1 pays big increase to hang on to Rugby World Cup
Premier League set for windfall in booming Americas
The Premier League chose to start its international sales in the Americas with good reason: bidding wars are expected in the US and Brazil
‘Ambitious’ MCS stocks up
MCS advances in France and beyond