Canada
NBA TV Canada to show Brampton Honey Badgers’ BCLA games
NBA TV Canada will show both games of the Brampton Honey Badgers, who play in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), during the third group-stage window of the Basketball Champions League Americas…
Australian Open fee surges in US thanks to Disney aggression
Disney’s deal includes exclusive rights to live matches, unlike the previous deal during which the Tennis Channel showed a small number of live games.
StreamAMG to run Curling Canada’s new streaming platform
Canada's curling governing body, Curling Canada, has chosen StreamAMG to supply the technology that will power their new domestic and international OTT streaming service, Curling Canada+
TSN and Genius Sports air augmented NFL feeds on TSN+
As part of TSN's recent launch of its streaming service, TSN+, the broadcaster has announced augmented game feeds of its National Football League coverage during the playoffs and Super Bowl together with…
NHL, SiriusXM extend broadcast agreement through 2028-29
The National Hockey League and leading United States-based satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM have unveiled a long-term extension of their broadcasting agreement through the 2028-29 season
TSN launches TSN+, acquires rights to PGA Tour Live
Canadian broadcaster TSN has announced its own streaming platform TSN+ along with the acquisition of the rights to PGA Tour Live
BeIN acquires rights to Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr bow against PSG
BeIN Media Group has acquired rights in multiple territories to this month’s friendly between Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and a Riyadh all-star team including players from Al-Nassr, the Saudi Ara…
Fox Sports extends Extreme E rights in US, Canada and Caribbean
Fox Sports and Extreme E have agreed a multi-year extension for rights to the electric off-road racing series
BeIN retains Coupe de France rights in international markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed rights in 29 international territories to the Coupe de France club football competition
Canada’s Competition Tribunal approves Rogers-Shaw merger
Rogers Communications’ C$20bn (€13.9bn/$14.7bn) bid for rival Canadian telco Shaw has been approved by the Competition Tribunal in the country, seemingly paving the way for a merger between the two firms.
Canada’s TVA Sports picks up Euro 2024, Euro 2028 French-language rights
Pay-television broadcaster TVA Sports has acquired rights in Canada to the 2024 and 2028 editions of football’s Uefa European Championship.
BeIN renews Conmebol club rights in US, Canada
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has renewed an exclusive rights deal for coverage of the Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana club tournaments in the US and Canada
Canada Soccer, Canadian Premier League engage TikTok
Canada Soccer and the Canadian Premier League have teamed up with short-form social media video platform TikTok to provide fans with innovative content as part of plans to further raise the profile of…
FuboTV ‘target of cyber attack’ during World Cup semi-final
Streaming platform FuboTV was hit by an alleged criminal cyber attack during Wednesday’s Fifa World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco.
MLS strikes four-year linear deal with Fox Sports as ESPN run comes to end
Major League Soccer has announced a four-year, English- and Spanish-language domestic rights deal with Fox Sports starting with the 2023 season, ending a long-standing partnership with ESPN which had carried…
Canada’s Bell Media continues to break viewing records at World Cup
Canada’s second match of the 2022 Fifa World Cup last Sunday was the most-watched Fifa World Cup group-stage match ever in the country.
The loss to Belgium averaged an audience of 4.4
DAZN to show all NBL matches in Europe
Global entertainment platform DAZN has reached an agreement to broadcast all matches from Australia’s National Basketball League across Europe.
DAZN has also acquired the NBL rights in Canada.
Viaplay shelves launch in DACH region, plans Baltic cost savings
Viaplay Group, the international subscription streaming broadcaster, will not launch in German-speaking markets as planned next year amid wider cost-cutting initiatives