Kenya
Azam’s seven-year Kenyan Premier League deal prompts clubs’ questions
A seven-year broadcast rights deal announced by Football Kenya Federation (FKF) with the Tanzania-based Azam Media has been met with a mixture of praise and scepticism from Kenyan Premier League (KPL)…
Cricket Kenya engages Pacific Star Sports as commercial agency
Cricket Kenya has appointed UAE-based agency Pacific Star Sports (PSS) to aid the commercial development of the sport in the East African country
MultiChoice, Uefa secure landmark Kenyan anti-piracy takedown
Pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice Kenya and Uefa have secured a ruling from the High Court of Kenya that orders a number of internet service providers (ISPs) in the country to permanently block access to…
Kenya’s KBC secures Commonwealth Games rights in TVMS deal
Kenyan state broadcaster KBC will be the exclusive free-to-air broadcaster for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8
SROC takes aim at Kenya’s proposed copyright law reform
The Sports Rights Owner Coalition, an alliance of more than 50 leading international and national sports rights-holders, has called on the Kenyan Government to refrain from enacting changes to copyright…
Kenya’s KBC agrees World Athletics Series deal with TVMS
Kenyan state broadcaster KBC has agreed a rights deal for World Athletics Series events held in 2022 and 2023
NMG to show ‘home’ World Athletics U20 Championships in TVMS deal
The TV Media Sport agency has agreed a rights deal with Kenyan media company Nation Media Group for the World Athletics U20 Championships, which will take place in Nairobi in August
Start-up Recast makes cricket move with African Premier League streaming in UK
Recast, the new direct-to-customer video platform, has secured exclusive rights to stream the inaugural Dafabet African Premier League to UK viewers
Kenya’s Nation Media Group acquires free-to-air NBA rights
Kenyan media company Nation Media Group has acquired a package of free-to-air rights to North American basketball’s NBA.
Another top-tier property for Kenya’s Standard Group in Olympics deal with Infront
Kenyan media company The Standard Group has agreed a deal with the Infront agency for free-to-air broadcast rights to the postponed 2020 summer Olympic Games in Tokyo
TV Media Sport secures free-to-air Euro 2020 deal in Kenya
The TV Media Sport agency has negotiated an exclusive free-to-air deal in Kenya for European football’s rescheduled Euro 2020 championships.
Kenyan Rugby Union signs free-to-air domestic deal with Mediamax
The Kenyan Rugby Union has agreed a new five-year domestic rights deal with media group Mediamax Networks, boosting national coverage
Kenyan clubs protest legality of FKF’s StarTimes deal
The legality of a seven-season media rights deal between the Football Kenya Federation and pay-television broadcaster StarTimes is being challenged by a group of clubs led by Mathare United chairman Bob…
StarTimes agrees seven-year Kenyan Premier League rights deal
Sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has agreed a long-term deal to broadcast the Kenyan Premier League from the 2020-21 season onwards
StarTimes agrees non-exclusive Major League Wrestling deal in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired the rights to US-based Major League Wrestling's weekly flagship show, MLW Fusion
KBC to show AFCON football free-to-air in Kenya
State-run broadcaster the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) has obtained free-to-air rights to every game in the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON)
StarTimes reopens talks over Kenyan Premier League football rights
African pay-TV operator StarTimes has reopened negotiations with Kenya’s football authorities over broadcast rights for the country's Premier League and second-tier National Super League.
Standard Group acquires broadcast rights to golf’s Magical Kenya Open
Kenyan multi-media company The Standard Group has acquired exclusive local rights to broadcast the 2019 Magical Kenya Open, which is being played at Karen Golf and Country Club this week