Caribbean

US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a multi-year rights deal with Flow, a Caribbean-facing television brand operated by media company Liberty Global.

The Caribbean Premier League has secured a series of rights deals for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

The PGA of America has furthered its new rights strategy for the PGA Championship in the UK, by stating that live streaming of the 2017 edition of the US golf major will be available via social media platforms Facebook and Twitter.

UK production company Sunset+Vine has been named as the host broadcast producer for this year’s edition of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

The Bermuda Broadcasting Company has acquired rights to the 35th edition of the America’s Cup sailing event, which will take place in the country later this year.

Mexican media company AYM Sports has entered into a production partnership with the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA).

ITN Productions has been appointed as the host broadcaster for the International Association of Athletics Federations’ World Relays 2017 event.

The MP & Silva agency has reached an agreement to continue distributing rights to the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) motorcycling series in Latin America and the Caribbean for a further two years.

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in the Caribbean to national team events organised by Uefa, the governing body of European football.

Sports broadcaster ESPN International has acquired rights for Mexico’s two leading annual tennis events in the tournaments’ home market, as well as across Central America and the Caribbean.

Premiership Rugby, the organising body for the top division of club rugby union in England, has agreed television rights deals with operators in Latin America, Canada and the Caribbean.

Pay-television broadcaster SportsMax approximately doubled the value of the Olympics in the Caribbean in order to win rights to the 2018 and 2020 Games.

International Media Content, parent company of pay-television broadcaster SportsMax and a subsidiary of telecommunications group Digicel, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights in the Caribbean to the 2018 winter Olympics in PyeongChang and the 2020 summer Games in Tokyo.

The Caribbean Premier League has secured a landmark deal for the 2016 edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament to be streamed live via the Facebook social network.

Pay-television broadcaster Sky New Zealand has acquired rights for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.

UK free-to-air entertainment channel Dave has acquired exclusive rights for the 2016 Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.