North America
Infront one step closer to monopoly
Finnish deal takes Infront closer to global control of skiing rights but agency denies that it paid a strategic fee for the rights
Universal Sports extends USA Swimming partnership
US cable-television broadcaster Universal Sports, part of US media group NBCUniversal, has extended rights for events operated by the USA Swimming national governing body
ESPN to provide Spanish-language coverage of World Baseball Classic
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive Spanish-language rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team tournament
One World Sports picks up Hockey India League
Asia-focused sports broadcaster One World Sports acquired exclusive North American rights for the inaugural season of the Hockey India League, the new franchise-based hockey competition starting today…
Sportsnet scores Concacaf rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired the exclusive domestic rights for seven tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the…
Fantasy sports channel to launch in Canada
Canadian media company Fight Media has been granted approval by the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission, the country’s telecommunications watchdog, to launch a television channel d…
CTV to offer live streaming of Super Bowl
Canadian cable-television broadcaster CTV will stream live coverage of American football’s NFL playoff games and the Super Bowl championship match over the next month.
BeIN Sport seals new US carriage deal
Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Sport, which launched in the US last year, has struck a carriage deal with regional telecommunications company Advanced Cable in Florida
TSN extends deal for Toronto Rock coverage
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has acquired rights for games featuring the Toronto Rock team in the country’s National Lacrosse League.
Univision to show domestic Spanish basketball
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has acquired live rights in the US for domestic basketball games that take place in Spain
Pacers picked up by regional broadcaster
US regional sports network Fox Sports Midwest acquired live rights for NBA basketball games featuring the Indiana Pacers
Fox takes control of Indians’ channel and rights
US broadcaster Fox Sports Media Group has purchased the Cleveland Indians’ regional cable-television sports channel SportsTime Ohio, along with the broadcast rights to the Major League Baseball team.
Sportsnet snaps up Tour de France rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired exclusive domestic rights for the Tour de France cycling event in a six-year deal, from 2014 to 2019
Georgia Tech seals new deal with IMG College
The IMG agency’s college sports division, IMG College, has extended its multimedia rights deal with Georgia Tech Athletics, the sports department of the Georgia Institute of Technology university in t…
Fox to show live FA Cup matches
US network Fox will show live coverage of the English FA Cup, the country’s top knockout football tournament, for the first time next month.
ESPN signs deal for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN acquired live rights to the National Football League Players Association Collegiate Bowl in a multi-year deal beginning in 2013
Golf Channel agrees deal for US college golf
US pay-television broadcaster the Golf Channel has acquired live rights to the National Collegiate Athletic Association men’s and women’s division one golf championship in a multi-year deal which begins in …
Dodgers in talks with MLB over TV deal
Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Dodgers has opened talks with the league over a potential new regional television deal with US broadcasters Fox Sports or Time Warner Cable, according to…