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Professional Fighters League secures deals with NBC Sports, Facebook
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.
Patriots to launch ‘Not Done Network’ for Super Bowl week
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.
Volvo Ocean Race given Twitter platform
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.
Twitch renews ELeague commitment
Social video platform Twitch has extended an agreement to show the ELeague esports event.
Facebook seals exclusive World Surf League partnership
Social media platform Facebook has sealed an exclusive digital partnership with the World Surf League.
Fight Sports seals karate rights, Sanoma carriage deal
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.
IMG retains in-flight, in-ship Olympics rights
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.
Eurosport chief set to lead Facebook’s push into sports market
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.
One Championship secures Twitter streaming platform
The One Championship mixed martial arts series has agreed a streaming deal with social media platform Twitter.
Facebook seals exclusive streaming deal with ESL
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.
ESPN makes senior appointments for international business
International sports broadcaster ESPN has made a series of changes to its senior management team for its global business.
World Rally Championship unveils ‘pioneering’ broadcast plan
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.
Formula E extends with Little Dot Studios
The Formula E electric car-racing series has renewed its partnership with broadcast and production company Little Dot Studios.
PDC extends streaming rights, data partnership with Sportradar
The Professional Darts Corporation has extended its wide-ranging partnership with sports and betting-related service provider Sportradar.
WWE plots virtual reality venture with NextVR
US wrestling organisation WWE has agreed a new partnership with broadcast technology company NextVR to produce virtual reality event coverage.
Twitch strikes late deal for Overwatch League coverage
Social video platform Twitch has sealed a rights deal with the Overwatch League to show the next two seasons of the esports competition.
Spring Media names AP exec as new CEO
The Spring Media agency has appointed Tobias Osmund as its new chief executive.
Intel, NBC Sports unveil landmark VR plans for winter Olympics
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.