Caribbean
Concacaf and Traffic Sports USA sever ties
The partnership between Concacaf, the governing body of football in the Caribbean, North America and Central America, and the Traffic Sports USA agency, has been curtailed.
Sky Mexico extends Euroleague Basketball agreement
Pay-television broadcaster Sky Mexico has retained rights to the Euroleague Basketball club tournament in Central and South America and the Caribbean basin.
Broadcast partners sign up for 2015 Caribbean Premier League
The Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition has said it is set for a significantly enhanced reach this season after confirming the list of global broadcast partners for its 2015 edition.
ESPN seals Serie A rights in Latin America
ESPN has reached a sublicensing deal with rival international pay-television sports broadcaster Fox Sports Latin America to acquire rights for the Serie A top division of Italian football across Latin America and certain territories in the Caribbean.
GML deal grants new home for Fifa rights in Trinidad & Tobago
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has agreed a three-year deal to sublicense exclusive free-to-air rights to Fifa football competitions in Trinidad & Tobago.
Cable & Wireless picks up Rio 2016 rights in Caribbean
Multinational telecommunications company Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has acquired rights to the 2016 summer Olympic Games for the pan-Caribbean region.
Digicel makes NBA connection in Caribbean
Caribbean telecommunications company Digicel has signed a multi-year broadcasting partnership with North American basketball league the NBA.
CBU picks up Rio 2016 rights in Caribbean
The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) consortium of broadcasters has acquired rights for the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
ESPN pounces for West Indies one-day tournament rights
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN Caribbean has acquired exclusive rights for live coverage of the Nagico Super50 cricket tournament.
DirecTV snaps up Fifa rights across the Caribbean
Pan-regional pay-television broadcaster DirecTV has acquired exclusive rights in the Caribbean for events operated by Fifa, football’s global governing body.
WICB broadcast partner seeks clarity after India tour collapse
West Indies Cricket Board broadcast partner, regional pay-television broadcaster Digicel SportsMax, has expressed its concern to the governing body following the collapse of the West Indies’ tour to India.
IMG to distribute international Concacaf rights
The IMG agency has acquired exclusive international media rights for events operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean.
ESPN, Fox retain European football rights in Latin America
International sports broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports have retained pay-television rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football tournaments in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Glasgow 2014 adds broadcast partners in US and Caribbean
Organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have secured new broadcast rights deals in the US and Caribbean ahead of the start of the multi-sport event on July 23.
Sony Six extends commitment to Caribbean Premier League
Indian sports and entertainment pay-television channel Sony Six has agreed a one-year extension to its rights deal for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition.
CFL broadens presence in US with new ESPN deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a multi-year deal with the Canadian Football League for the American football league’s exclusive rights in the United States.
Caribbean Premier League looking to hit big numbers in 2014
Organisers of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket competition are forecasting an uplift in global television reach to 200 million people ahead of the tournament’s 2014 edition, which begins next month.
BT Sport snaps up rights to Caribbean Premier League
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has agreed a two-year rights deal for exclusive live coverage in the UK and Ireland of the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament.