Caribbean
WWE lands expanded Caribbean rights deal with Flow Sports
World Wrestling Entertainment and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) have announced an expansion of their media rights deal that will see pay-television broadcaster Flow Sports become the home of the…
Verticast channels go live in the Caribbean armed with Premier League rights
The sports channels of Verticast Media Group, a new media entity launched in the Caribbean region and spearheaded by former SportsMax chief executive Oliver McIntosh, start broadcasting today (Monday)…
ESPN retains Tour de France rights in Latin America to 2027
ESPN has renewed its media rights in Latin America and the Caribbean to the flagship Tour de France and other marquee international cycling competitions for another five years
Canadian Premier League expands regional reach with Flow Sports partnership
Mediapro Canada has sealed a broadcast agreement with Flow Sports, in which the Caribbean sports broadcaster will gain the rights to the Canadian Premier League, Canadian Championship, and home friendlies fo…
Cricket Australia continues steady growth in the Americas
Cricket Australia has agreed four-season renewals in the US and the Caribbean with Willow and Sportsmax, as well as its first ever deal in Latin America with ESPN.
Conmebol hunts for blockbuster bid in Libertadores media rights tender
The tender, issued by South American football’s governing body Conmebol and its commercial rights sales agent FC Diez Media, gives interested parties the option of a single bid for exclusive rights to both competitions.
Premier League media rights sales roll on to Latin America and Caribbean
The Premier League has initiated its broadcast rights sales process in Latin America and the Caribbean, inviting broadcasters to lodge their first-round offers by December 13
ESPN lands AFC rights in Latin America, Central America and Caribbean
The Asian Football Confederation has announced international sports broadcaster ESPN as its new rights-holder in Latin America, Central America, and non-exclusively in the Caribbean, for AFC competitions…
Fox Sports secures Serie B rights in US via Helbiz Media distribution deal
Lega Serie B will be broadcast for the first time in the United States following a distribution deal between Helbiz Media, the Italian league's exclusive global rights distributor, and Fox Networks Group
Fifa fails in court bid to reopen Blatter Caribbean media rights investigation
A court in Switzerland has rejected Fifa’s request to reopen an investigation into its former president Sepp Blatter over a case relating to a 2005 media-rights deal struck with the Caribbean Football U…
SportsMax CFO Matthews succeeds long-serving McIntosh as CEO
SportsMax, the pay-television broadcaster in the Caribbean, has appointed chief financial officer Nick Matthews as its new chief executive, replacing the long-serving Oliver McIntosh
Caribbean Satellite Television Network picks up AFC rights
Pay-television broadcaster Caribbean Satellite Television Network has acquired the rights to broadcast Asian Football Confederation matches across the 2021-24 cycle
USL expands Latin America reach with ESPN International broadcast deal
The United Soccer League is expanding its global footprint by striking a broadcast agreement with ESPN International, which covers over 58 million linear homes and 46 million digital homes in 55 territories…
Blast Premier agrees flurry of media-rights deals for 2021
Esports tournament organiser Blast Premier has reached eight new international media rights deals for the 2021 season
Caribbean broadcasters handed May deadline for Uefa club competitions bids
Broadcasters in the Caribbean region have been invited to bid for rights to the Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in the latest sales process to be initiated by the Team Marketing agency
FanCode secures exclusive Cricket West Indies rights in India
Online streaming platform FanCode has acquired exclusive rights to broadcast the West Indies’ home cricket matches and competitions in India.
Mediapro to sell Gold Cup, Concacaf Champions League international rights
The Mediapro agency has entered into a deal with Concacaf to help secure international media-rights deals for the regional soccer governing body's flagship tournaments, the Gold Cup and Scotiabank Champions…
Digicel deal in Caribbean adds to Extreme E broadcast footprint
Extreme E, the new electric off-road motor racing series, has agreed a broadcast rights deal with Digicel, the telecoms operator in the Caribbean