North America
SNY and Cosmos score programming agreement
US cable television channel One World Sports, the broadcast rights holder for New York Cosmos football games, has entered into a distribution agreement with regional US sports cable broadcaster SportsNet New York.
NBC Sports partners with Cowboys in new broadcast initiative
The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has announced a partnership with the Dallas Cowboys NFL American football team and the Replay Technologies company to introduce a groundbreaking broadcast initiative for games at the Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium.
CBS and TWC step back from blackout threat
US network CBS and cable-television operator Time Warner Cable have pulled back from a threatened blackout in eight US markets as talks continue over a new retransmission contract, according to the USA Today newspaper.
Rutgers teams up with IMG College
The IMG College agency has agreed an 11-year multimedia rights partnership with Rutgers University Athletics, which will begin in the 2013-14 academic year.
Big fee for Mayweather bout
BoxNation pays big fee for Mayweather-Alvarez ‘fight of the year’
Arsenal joins One World Sports’ football roster
US cable television channel One World Sports has added to its football portfolio by agreeing a season-long rights deal to air delayed coverage of games featuring English Premier League team Arsenal.
North Dakota State expands TV coverage
North Dakota State University has agreed a three-year broadcast rights extension with US media company Hoak.
NBCU races away with major Nascar package
NBC Sports Group, operated by US media company NBCUniversal, has agreed a 10-year rights deal, from 2015 to 2024, with the Nascar motor-racing series.
Fox Sports 1 to seek ad agencies
Fox Sports 1, the new national pay-television sports channel that will be launched by US network Fox on August 17, will look for advertising agency partners from later this year, according to Fox Sports Media Group head of marketing Robert Gottlieb.
ESPN Deportes outlines Mexican football coverage
ESPN has confirmed that its US Spanish-language broadcaster, ESPN Deportes, and its ESPN 2 channel will share live coverage of matches from the 2013-14 Liga MX, the top division of football in Mexico.
Bell Mobile TV to show Sportsnet
Telecommunications company Bell has added its pay-television channel Sportsnet to the Bell Mobile TV service in Canada.
Fox Sports 1 to seek distinct personality
Young Hollywood unveils World Cup plan
Celebrity video website producer Young Hollywood will launch an online channel focused on the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Tennis Channel seeks return to court over Comcast dispute
US pay-television broadcaster the Tennis Channel has requested a rehearing of its court claim that pay-television provider Comcast unfairly placed the channel in a lower tier than Golf Channel and other channels in which it holds an interest, according to the Variety newspaper.
Fox’s new US sports channel yet to seal carriage deals
GolTV to split Eredivisie rights with ESPN
Pay-television channel GolTV is to share the US media rights for the 2013-14 season of Dutch football’s top division, the Eredivisie, with sports broadcaster ESPN.
GolTV secures high-profile pre-season fixtures
West Virginia teams up with IMG College
The IMG agency’s college sports division, IMG College, has agreed a 12-year multimedia and commercial partnership with West Virginia University in the US.