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Sports and betting-related services company Sportradar has struck a deal to distribute the audiovisual streams and data from all upcoming competitions provided by esports platform PvPro.

Pay-television broadcaster Star India has today (Monday) ousted Sony Pictures Network India as the main rights-holder to the Indian Premier League after securing the global television and digital rights to the Twenty20 cricket competition.

The Kontinental Hockey League’s new international rights deal with the Lagardère Sports agency marks the beginning of a six-season plan to expand the league across Europe and restructure its revenue streams.

The IMG agency says global media-rights revenue earned from Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor will exceed that of previous marquee fights, and expects the pay-per-view revenue record to have been broken in multiple major territories.

Interview with Sergey Dobrokhvalov, marketing and communications vice president at the Kontinental Hockey League, on the league's recent international rights deal with Lagardère Sports and the league's plans for expansion.

Interview with Adam Kelly, head of global sales at IMG, on media-rights sales for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor and the wider impact of the event.

The World Rally Championship has reported a 17-per-cent year-on-year increase in its global television audience for the first seven rounds of the 2017 edition of the motorsport series.

The NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal has extended a deal between its Golf Channel platform and the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the US.

A senior executive at internet company Amazon has hinted that the firm is planning a significant expansion of its ambitions in the sports broadcasting market.

International digital-terrestrial television and pay-television broadcaster CNN has agreed a rights deal with the International Judo Federation.

Pay-television channel Fight Sports has acquired rights in a number of territories to next month’s middleweight boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin

Formula One chief executive Chase Carey has said he is keen for the motor-racing championship to alter its media-rights strategy in order to support long-term growth plans, rather than focus on quick methods to boost viewing figures.

News services provider Bloomberg Media Distribution has entered into a partnership with media production company Niche Sport Media to distribute coverage of its sporting events.

The International Cricket Council has hailed a major uplift in broadcast and digital performance for the recently completed 2017 Women’s World Cup, stating the figures justify its enhanced investment in the event.

Social media website Facebook has launched Watch, a new video platform that will allow users to access a variety of shows, including sports coverage.