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The Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts promotion has agreed rights deals with the NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal and social media platform Facebook.

The New England Patriots will launch a 24-hour video stream on Monday to chronicle the NFL American football franchise’s build-up to the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 4.

Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have brokered a deal for social media platform Twitter to stream live coverage of the remainder of the 2017-18 campaign.

Social video platform Twitch has extended an agreement to show the ELeague esports event.

Social media platform Facebook has sealed an exclusive digital partnership with the World Surf League.

Pay-television channel Fight Sports has sealed a rights deal with the World Karate Federation and secured a carriage agreement with Nordic and Finnish media company Sanoma.

The IMG agency has acquired international in-flight and in-ship rights for the Pyeongchang Olympic winter Games next month and the Tokyo summer Games in 2020.

Social media company Facebook is reportedly set to signal its growing ambitions in the sports rights market by hiring Peter Hutton, chief executive of international sports broadcaster Eurosport.

The One Championship mixed martial arts series has agreed a streaming deal with social media platform Twitter.

Esports event operator ESL has agreed a new partnership with Facebook that will make the social media platform the exclusive broadcast partner for its two main competitions.

International sports broadcaster ESPN has made a series of changes to its senior management team for its global business.

The World Rally Championship motorsport series has launched a new live streaming service as part of what it claims is a “pioneering” overhaul of its broadcast strategy.

The Formula E electric car-racing series has renewed its partnership with broadcast and production company Little Dot Studios.

The Professional Darts Corporation has extended its wide-ranging partnership with sports and betting-related service provider Sportradar.

US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a new partnership with broadcast technology company NextVR to produce virtual reality event coverage.

Social video platform Twitch has sealed a rights deal with the Overwatch League to show the next two seasons of the esports competition.

The Spring Media agency has appointed Tobias Osmund as its new chief executive.

US technology firm Intel has partnered with the NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal, rights-holder for the Olympic Games in the United States, to unveil significant virtual reality coverage plans for the forthcoming winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.