North America
IMG College snaps up West Virginia University rights
The IMG agency’s college sports division, IMG College, has acquired multimedia rights for sporting events organised by West Virginia University in the US, according to the Charleston Daily Mail newspaper.
NBC to give Scottish Open US network exposure
US network NBC has acquired rights for the Scottish Open golf championship in a deal with the European Tour, the sport’s leading professional tour in Europe, and US pay-television broadcaster the Golf C…
Time Warner set to land Los Angeles Dodgers rights
US broadcaster Time Warner Cable is set to acquire regional broadcast rights in the US for Los Angeles Dodgers Major League Baseball games in a deal that will run for 20 years, from 2014 to 2033
ESPN picks up Africa Cup of Nations
US cable-television sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
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WealthTV to show Prizefighter welterweight event
US cable-television broadcaster WealthTV has acquired rights for the Prizefighter ‘Welterweights III’ boxing event tomorrow (Saturday).
NESN to produce AHL All-Star event
US regional cable-television broadcaster NESN will produce coverage of the 2013 American Hockey League All-Star ice hockey event later this month
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.