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Live-action virtual reality broadcast technology company NextVR has agreed a partnership with Relevent Sports, a division of US sports and entertainment firm RSE Ventures, to broadcast matches from pre-season club football series the International Champions Cup live in virtual reality.

Interview with Ioris Francini, president of media and events, and Michael Mellor, head of football, IMG, on the agency’s deal for Copa América Centenario rights.

The Women’s Tennis Association has reported significant increases in broadcast coverage and viewership for its 2015 season as it looks forward to the start of its new deal with digital sports media company Perform.

More than one billion fans tuned in to watch the final of football’s 2014 World Cup in Brazil, according to Fifa, the sport’s global governing body.

The Infront Sports & Media agency has extended its media production deal with the International Ski Mountaineering Federation for the 2015-16 season.

The IMG agency has agreed a multi-season extension to its television rights distribution deal for the MotoGP motorcycling championship.

The International Cricket Council has said the 2016 U19 World Cup in Bangladesh will receive unprecedented broadcast coverage as it seeks to enhance the national team tournament’s position in the sport’s marketplace.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) has launched a request for proposal (RFP) from agencies interested in acquiring the media and commercial rights for the 2017 and 2019 World Beach Games.

The ATP Media broadcast division of the ATP World Tour men’s tennis series will significantly increase live match production at Masters 1000 tournaments in 2016.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) has teamed up with production company Sunset+Vine to create a new global television series called World Sailing.

The International Tennis Federation has extended its rights deal with sports and betting-related data company Sportradar.

The International Cricket Council has named UK sports production and media company Sunset+Vine as its live production partner under a four-year deal.

Motorsport’s Formula E, which began its second season on October 24, seems to be here to stay. All of the key performance indicators from the championship’s inaugural season point to its commercial success, something that has eluded other motorsport challenger series.

With a new round of international broadcast deals in place from the 2015-16 season of French rugby’s Top 14, rights distributor Canal Plus has increased the value of the rights 10-fold in the last six seasons.

Interview with Ali Russell, Formula E's director of media, marketing and communications, about the series' success in its first season and its plans for the future.

The Saran Media agency has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with the Turkish Volleyball Federation.