North America

The athletics division of the University of South Florida in the United States has entered into a multimedia rights partnership with Tampa Bay Entertainment Properties.

US television broadcasting company Sinclair Broadcast Group has joined forces with digital media firms Silver Chalice and 120 Sports to launch a new multi-platform sports network featuring a linear broadcast and digital offerings.

US pay-television channel GolTV has acquired rights to the Primeira Liga, the top division of club football in Portugal.

North America’s National Women’s Soccer League has entered into a multi-year partnership with mobile streaming service go90.

US pay-television broadcasters HBO and Showtime have reached an agreement to share rights in the country to the upcoming heavyweight world championship boxing match between Anthony Joshua and Wladimir Klitschko.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has expanded its reach in Belgium by launching a third channel, while it has acquired rights in the United States to the World Snooker Championship.

US cable-television broadcaster Spike TV has ended its rights partnership with the Premier Boxing Champions series in favour of focusing its attention on mixed martial arts promotion Bellator.

The European Commission has given unconditional approval to US media company 21st Century Fox’s proposed £11.7bn (€13.7bn/$14.5bn) takeover of pan-European pay-television broadcaster Sky.

The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has acquired exclusive rights to the Diamond League athletics series.

Social media platform Twitter has reached an agreement to stream live coverage in the United States of tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) WBO Lightweight world championship boxing match between Terry Flanagan and Petr Petrov.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has added more content in the US by securing exclusive rights to the American Ultimate Disc League ultimate frisbee competition.

Video-sharing platform YouTube has launched its new service that delivers a range of major television channels to subscribers via the internet in the US, including a raft of sports content.

American football league the NFL has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with technology giant Intel, while it has officially confirmed its Thursday Night Football agreement with e-commerce and media company Amazon.

MSG Networks, which owns and operates two US regional sports and entertainment networks – MSG Network and MSG Plus – is looking to sell itself and is approaching buyers, according to the New York Post.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has acquired rights in the United States for select events from cycling’s 2017 Ciclismo Cup.

E-commerce and media company Amazon has acquired live streaming rights to the NFL American football league’s Thursday Night Football franchise, according to multiple reports.