North America

The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has agreed a deal to acquire direct-to-consumer digital platform Revolution Golf.

DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has bolstered its rights offering for its new service in Canada by striking a content partnership with pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports.

Golf body the PGA of America has partnered with Hong Kong-based sports events and media company i3 Sports on a digital media initiative for the Greater China region.

International media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has formed a joint venture with media group The Enthusiast Network (TEN), through which the former’s Velocity channel will be integrated into the latter’s extensive automotive portfolio.

The Caribbean Premier League has secured a series of rights deals for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

The English Football League, which operates the three club divisions below the top-tier Premier League, has said its competitions will be broadcast into 166 countries for the forthcoming 2017-18 season as new rights partners were unveiled in a host of markets, including the US and Canada.

The MP & Silva agency has entered into a multi-year partnership with sports management and content creation company Baral, through which both entities will market the US media and sponsorship rights of a number of teams in the Liga Ascenso, the second tier of club football in Mexico.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended a rights deal in the US for the English Championship second-tier club football competition.

US media company Discovery Communications has today (Monday) sealed a deal to acquire cable television network owner Scripps Networks Interactive, with the agreement valued at $14.6bn (€12.5bn).

Dish Network has launched legal action over a streaming deal between rival US pay-television provider Univision Deportes and social media platform Facebook.

UK public-service broadcaster the BBC has today (Thursday) confirmed it has acquired rights to golf major the PGA Championship.

US media company Discovery Communications has entered into exclusive talks to acquire cable television network owner Scripps Networks Interactive, according to multiple reports.

Movie theatres across the US will broadcast live coverage of the upcoming fight between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor.

The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has secured a rights deal with the Athletics Canada national governing body.

The Big Ten Conference has confirmed domestic rights deals with the CBS and Fox networks and sports broadcaster ESPN.

The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has agreed a two-year rights deal with mass participation event organiser CrossFit.