Europe
UK governing bodies re-sign free-to-air commitment
Six of the UK's top sports governing bodies have renewed their commitment to enable their events to be available on free-to-air television.
Sky adds Bangladesh tour to England rights package
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has locked down rights to all matches featuring the England national cricket team for the next two years after securing a deal for its tour of Bangladesh in 2016.
Premier League executive criticises EC digital proposals
English Premier League executive director Bill Bush has criticised European Commission plans to remove geographical barriers to accessing digital content across member countries.
NRK to follow home favourite with chess rights
Norwegian public-service broadcaster NRK has acquired rights for the 2015 World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships and the 2016 World Chess Championship.
NFL renews with digital delivery partner RR Media
The North American NFL American football league has renewed a partnership with digital media service provider RR Media.
NFL rights return to BBC
UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has agreed a two-year rights deal with American football league the NFL.
InfrontRingier MD leaves company
Armin Meier is to step down as managing director of InfrontRingier Sports & Entertainment Switzerland, the Infront Sports & Media agency’s 50-per-cent joint venture with Swiss media company Ringier.
MCS seals 10-year gymnastics federation rights deal
French basic-tier broadcaster Ma Chaîne Sport has agreed a rights deal with the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG).
Fight Sports continues Mayweather association
Pay-television channel Fight Sports has secured the rights to Floyd Mayweather Jr’s upcoming fight against Andre Berto in multiple territories across Europe, Asia and the Caribbean.
Football League investigating PPV live streaming for international market
The English Football League has said it is considering introducing pay-per-view live streaming of its games for international fans.
BeIN Media Group secures NFL deal in France
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights in France for the NFL American football league in North America.
Gazprom Media targeting NHL rights for Match TV
Gazprom Media chief executive Dmitry Chernyshenko has said talks are being held to acquire rights to North American ice hockey league the NHL for Russia’s new sports television channel Match TV.
Thuillier replaced by Cheleman as Canal Plus sports director
Thierry Thuillier has been replaced by Thierry Cheleman as the new sports director at French pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus after less than three months in the role.
Sky lands UK rights to Klitschko-Fury
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to Tyson Fury’s world heavyweight boxing title clash with Wladimir Klitschko on October 24.
Barcelona links up with Twitter for Amplify exposure
Barcelona has sealed a partnership with Twitter that will allow the Spanish LaLiga football club to expand its presence on the social media website.
TF1 set to increase coverage of Euro 2016 in France
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is poised to strike a deal to increase its coverage of the Uefa Euro 2016 national team football tournament, which is taking place in France.
EuroBasket rights deals secured in Germany, Russia
German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom and Russian pay-television broadcaster NTV Plus have acquired rights for the 2015 EuroBasket national team tournament.
Discovery seals Norwegian handball rights agreement
Media and entertainment company Discovery Networks has acquired rights for Norway's top handball league and the national handball team in the country.