North America

Sports broadcaster ESPN has exercised an option to extend a rights deal in the US for Brigham Young University’s American football games.

Canadian telco Bell has completed its set of exclusive linear NFL rights after picking up its one missing set of games, on Thursday nights, from rival telco Rogers.

Consumer electronics company Samsung has partnered with North America’s Major League Baseball to provide fans with a virtual reality offering for the remainder of the 2017 season.

Social media platform Twitter has agreed a deal to live stream matches from US ice hockey competition the National Women’s Hockey League.

The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has made its first major entry into esports by partnering with online competitive gaming platform FACEIT and games developer Psyonix to launch a new tournament.

The Solheim Cup, the biennial, match-play event that features the top players in women’s golf representing the United States and Europe, will return to US network television for the first time in 15 years when NBC airs the singles matches at this year’s tournament on Sunday, August 20.

US media company 21st Century Fox, pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky and US media group Scripps Networks Interactive have participated in a $55m (€49.1m) funding round for US over-the-top streaming service FuboTV.

World Archery, the sport’s global governing body, has agreed a new rights deal with the NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal.

North America’s Major League Soccer has regained full control of Soccer United Marketing after repurchasing the stake in its media and marketing arm held by private equity firm Providence Equity Partners.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has secured rights to this year’s Holiday Bowl US college American football game.

American football league the NFL has entered into a partnership with global sports marketing company Bruin Sports Capital and advertising and public relations giant WPP in order to drive expansion of its Game Pass over-the-top service throughout Europe.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has secured rights to the upcoming welterweight world title boxing clash between Manny Pacquiao and Jeff Horn.

US media company NBCUniversal has said the new Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA platform will launch on July 15, with its initial reach set to span more than 35 million homes in the United States.

The FIH, the global governing body of hockey, has agreed rights deals with a number of broadcasters in various regions around the world.

US pay-television broadcaster Univision Deportes has linked up with Spanish-language sports media platform Juanfutbol to launch a new social television channel.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series has extended a rights deal in Canada with pay-per-view broadcast distributor Premium Sports.