North America
ESPN acquires rights for new US college American football playoff series
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN is finalising a deal for rights for the four-team US college American football playoff competition that will replace the season-ending Bowl Championship Series
News Corp seals Yes Network deal
Media conglomerate News Corporation has struck a deal to acquire a 49-per-cent stake in US regional cable-television channel Yes Network, which shows games featuring Major League Baseball team the New…
Fox Sports snaps up Oklahoma State University rights
US broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for sports events featuring Oklahoma State University teams in a deal with the Learfield Sports agency.
The length of the multi-year agreement was not disclosed
Yes seals Yankees extension as News Corp deal nears
US regional cable-television channel Yes Network has agreed to extend a rights deal for games involving the New York Yankees Major League Baseball team through to 2042, according to the Bloomberg news…
News Corp to secure stake in Yes Network
Media conglomerate News Corporation is closing in on a deal to acquire a minority stake in US regional cable-television channel Yes Network, according to the Reuters news agency
ESPN ties up Orange Bowl deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a 12-year deal for US and international rights to the Orange Bowl US college American football game with the Atlantic Coast Conference, running from 2015 to 2026
ESPN strikes rights deal for Sugar Bowl
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the Sugar Bowl US college American football game in a 12-year deal, from 2015 to 2026
Arena Football League switches to CBS
US cable-television channel the CBS Sports Network, which is operated by the CBS network, has acquired rights for the Arena Football League, the US indoor American football league
US colleges cool on multi-billion-dollar ESPN offer
The next cycle of domestic rights for the US college American football playoff competition that will replace the season-ending Bowl Championship Series (BCS) from 2014 could be split between multiple broadcasters,…
Neo acquires Bangladesh v West Indies
Pay-television broadcaster Neo Sports has acquired rights for the West Indies national cricket team’s upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Big rights-fee increases continue but key Middle East talks drag on
Premier League enjoys massive increases in more key territories but cooling Middle East market provides a major challenge
US carriage deals for beIN Sport
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has secured carriage agreements with US pay-television operators Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks
Sportsnet buys provincial curling championships rights
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired exclusive rights for the men’s and women’s provincial curling championships in British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario.
News Corp secures Consolidated board’s approval for takeover
Consolidated Media Holdings’ board approved a takeover of the Australian media investment company by media conglomerate News Corporation today.
Time Warner Cable SportsNet strikes deal with West Coast Conference
Southern California regional cable-television broadcaster Time Warner Cable SportsNet has acquired rights for US college sports body the West Coast Conference
Premier League completes overseas rights hat-trick
The Premier League, the top division of football in England, has agreed rights deals in China and Macau, the Caribbean and Canada
Univision Deportes in 10-year deal with Concacaf
Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes has acquired rights for tournaments operated by Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, in a 10-year…
NBCUniversal lands Premier League rights deal
The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has acquired the US rights for the Premier League, the top division of football in England, in a three-year deal, from 2013-14 to 2015-16