Global

Football

The B4 Capital agency has refinanced almost all of its spend for Fédération Tunisienne de Football rights thanks to a three-season deal with Abu Dhabi Media.

Ice Hockey

The IMG Events & Media agency has struck a multi-season deal to market and distribute global media rights for North American ice hockey league the NHL outside the United States, Canada and Nordic countries.

Online video distribution and marketing company Rightster has said it is looking at options to secure additional investment in the fourth quarter of 2015 to ensure it has enough working capital to move towards a breakeven mark in cashflow.

The IMG Events & Media agency has extended a deal with Panasonic for the Japanese electronics company to continue providing technology for Sport 24, the live sports channel produced and distributed by IMG exclusively for the in-flight and in-ship markets.

Multi-sport

Television content group Inverleigh Media Holdings has struck an enhanced partnership with youth-focused channel provider Trace TV to supply sports-related content to the Trace Sports Stars network of international channels.

Video-sharing website YouTube is stepping up preparations to launch a subscription-based service in the US, according to reports.

Lagardère Sports, the sports marketing division of conglomerate Lagardère, has formed a unified global media division.

Wrestling

United World Wrestling, the sport’s global governing body, has said the 2015 Wrestling World Championships has become the most-viewed non-Olympic event in its history.

Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has unveiled the latest set of broadcast partners for the 2015 women’s Hockey World League Final, which will be played in Rosario, Argentina from December 5-13.

Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee has said it will live stream all 70 hours of live action from the forthcoming 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Football

The IMG Events & Media agency has extended a deal with the English Premier League for in-flight and in-ship media rights to the top-tier club football competition.

Motorsport

The Formula E electric car-racing championship has agreed a partnership with broadcast and production company Little Dot Studios.

Aquatics

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has revealed this year’s edition of its World Championships attracted a record television audience.

Multi-sport

The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has launched a new service dedicated to global cross-platform media buying and sponsorships.

Volleyball

The Infront Sports & Media agency has secured broadcast coverage for the European Volleyball Confederation’s (CEV) 2015 men’s and women’s European Championships in almost 130 territories worldwide.

Interview with Simon Denyer, chief executive of the Perform Group, on the company’s plans to set up an OTT service in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and Japan.

Winter Sports

The International Paralympic Committee, the global governing body of Paralympic sport, will distribute the global broadcast rights for the 2018 Paralympic winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea.

Hockey

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) has unveiled a host of broadcast partners for its 2015 men’s Hockey World League Final national team event, which will be played in Raipur, India between November 27 and December 6.