North America
Yes Network strikes college sports deal with Fox
US regional pay-television channel Yes Network has agreed a deal with Fox Sports Media Group, a division of the Fox network, for live rights to Atlantic Coast Conference college basketball and American football games, along with Big East Conference basketball games.
Universal Sports strikes Time Warner Cable partnership
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has agreed a multi-year carriage deal with cable-television operator Time Warner Cable.
Boxing final to air on beIN Sport
US pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has acquired the rights to this weekend’s Super 4 boxing final between Edwin Rodriguez and Denis Grachev.
ESPN boosts cricket content through Zee partnership
US sports broadcaster ESPN and Indian pay-television operator Zee have agreed a sub-licensing deal for an extensive cricket package.
NFL’s Chargers sign pre-season rights deal
The San Diego Chargers NFL American football franchise has agreed a deal for local television channel KFMB-TV (CBS 8) to exclusively broadcast three of its 2013 pre-season games.
Fox Sports seeking to enhance Nascar deal – report
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox is seeking to expand its current rights deal with the Nascar motor-racing series.
Spike TV strikes Glory partnership
US pay-television channel Spike TV has agreed a “multi-year” rights partnership with kickboxing series Glory Sports International.
Oklahoma State targets video production with new division
The athletics department of US university Oklahoma State has added a new video division to produce original and exclusive content for the department’s official website and social media platforms.
Verizon FiOS adds on-the-go capabilities to regional broadcasters
US IPTV operator Verizon FiOS has added on-the-go capabilities for South Californian regional cable-television broadcasters Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes.
OMNI pitches Mandarin broadcast of Blue Jays game
Canadian multilingual broadcaster OMNI Television will provide an exclusive Mandarin-language broadcast of today’s (Thursday) Toronto Blue Jays game at the Boston Red Sox – the first time an MLB baseball game has been shown in Mandarin in Canada.
ESPN to show live coverage of Summer Universiade
Fisu, the governing body of international university sport, has struck a rights deal with US pay-television broadcaster ESPN for live coverage of the Summer Universiade multi-sport event next month in Kazan, Russia.
ESPN signs major streaming deal with Kansas Athletics
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a seven-year rights deal, beginning with the 2013-14 academic year, with Kansas Athletics, the athletics division of the University of Kansas.
ESPN strikes bowling agreement
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has extended a rights deal with the Professional Bowlers Association, the major sanctioning body of ten-pin bowling in the United States.
NBC Sports Network confirms CFL coverage
US pay-television broadcaster NBC Sports Network has confirmed its schedule for coverage of the 2013 Canadian Football League gridiron tournament.
Apparent decline in US passion for soccer hides true picture
The number of adult sports fans in the US who say they follow football (soccer) fell in 2013, according to the Global Sports Media Consumption Report.
NBC Sports picks up Arca Racing rights
US pay-television sports channel NBC Sports Network has acquired rights for the Arca Racing stock car-racing series in a four-race deal.
TSN and RDS stay on the ice with Hockey Canada
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN and French-language sister network RDS have signed a new 10-year rights agreement, from 2014 to 2023, with Hockey Canada, the governing body of ice hockey in the country.
Women’s MMA organisation secures maiden TV deal
Women’s mixed martial arts organisation the Invicta Fighting Championships has secured its first pay-per-view television rights deal for its event in Kansas City, Missouri on July 13.