North America
BT Sport set to give up NBA, UFC rights
Disney, Fox shareholders approve transaction
Sky illustrates takeover appeal with strong financials
Copa90 forges content partnership with NextVR
NBC Sports Group brings in Bevacqua from PGA of America
ESPN extends long-running deal with Big South Conference
Comcast exits race for 21st Century Fox assets, focuses on Sky
DAZN set for September 10 launch in US
ESPN backs US Olympian’s new beach volleyball series
Comcast answers Fox with increased offer for Sky
Imagina to pay fine following football bribery court case
Pacquiao title fight to be showcased on ESPN+
ESPN+, the US sports broadcaster’s subscription streaming service, will hold live and exclusive rights to the comeback fight of Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao.
DAZN buys Bellator and WBSS rights but retains flexibility
DAZN has agreed two more combat sports deals since its joint venture with Matchroom Boxing, but all three deals contain clauses that would allow the Perform-owned streaming platform to quickly shift its content strategy
Free-to-air Telemundo deal will help with Copa sponsorship sales
Telemundo’s deal for Spanish-language rights to the 2019 Copa América ensures most matches will be shown free-to-air in the US – a key consideration for MP & Silva and Conmebol ahead of sponsorship sales around the tournament
DAZN confirms World Boxing Super Series deal
DAZN, the OTT platform operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in the US for the World Boxing Super Series.
Telemundo secures Copa América rights
Spanish-language sports broadcaster Telemundo Deportes has acquired rights in the US to the 2019 edition of the Copa América national team football tournament.
Golden Boy teams up with Facebook
Golden Boy Promotions has struck a deal with Facebook that will allow the social media platform to stream live coverage of a series of the promoter’s boxing events.
NBC Sports adds YouTube as new Rocket League partner
The NBC Sports division of US media company NBCUniversal has added video-sharing platform YouTube as a new rights partner for the second season of the Rocket League, the esports competition it organises alongside competitive gaming platform FACEIT.