North America

US media company NBCUniversal has announced that it will provide live digital streaming of all of its leading sports properties, including the NBC Sports Network and Golf Channel pay-television channels
Boxing

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed a rights extension with boxing promotional company Golden Boy in a deal that will lead to the creation of a new Monday night boxing slot on its soon-to-be-launched…

Internet video technology provider NeuLion has agreed a deal with the Pac-12 to create a digital video service for the US conference’s member universities.
Football

US regional sports network Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic has signed a new rights deal with Major League Soccer club DC United. The agreement will run for three years, from 2013 to 2015
Curling

Pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has extended its exclusive rights deal in Canada for the World Curling Championships
Basketball

US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has extended a rights deal for the Women’s NBA basketball league in North America. The extension covers six seasons, from 2017 to 2022.
Football

Fox has confirmed that Fox Soccer, the US network’s football-dedicated pay-television channel, will close later this year to be replaced by a general entertainment channel.

Digital sports media company Perform has established a joint venture with American City Business Journals (ACBJ), the publisher of the Sporting News service, to target the US and Canadian markets
Basketball

The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has extended a rights deal for men’s basketball games in the soon-to-be-renamed Big East college sports conference.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has renewed rights for the MotoGP motorcycling championship in a multi-year deal that begins with the 2013 campaign
American Football

The CBS Sports division of US network CBS will retain rights to all Naval Academy home American football games even though the US Navy is becoming a member of the Big East college sports conference, which…

Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has agreed an extension to its domestic rights deal with the Canadian Football League, the country’s top division of gridiron.
Baseball

MP & Silva chief explains why channel plan may work for Asia
Football

C More pays a little more for ice hockey to fend off rival bidders

Baseball

ESPN Deportes explains long-term strategy for growing US Spanish-language market
Boxing

BoxNation buys big bouts
Basketball

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has acquired rights for a new college sports competition that will include teams that have left the existing Big East conference
Basketball

US cable-television broadcaster ESPN has confirmed a new rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference