North America

Football
North America

The US Soccer Federation, football’s governing body in the United States, signed an agreement with T3Media that will allow the video management and licensing services company to manage the body’s video ass…
Boxing
North America

The NBC Sports Network US cable-television channel has struck a deal with the Main Events boxing promoter to show between six and 16 live Saturday night ‘Fight Night’ programmes during the 2013-14 sea…
American Football
North America

American football’s National Football League has relaxed its broadcast blackouts rule, which blocks US sports events from being shown live on television in their local market unless all tickets to attend h…
American Football
North America

US sports network EPSN has renewed its rights deal for the Rose Bowl game, the annual college American football game, for a further 12 years, from 2015 to 2026
Cycling
North America

US cable channel the NBC Sports Network has renewed its deal with the Amaury Sport Organisation for rights to the Tour de France cycle race for a further ten years, from 2014 to 2023
Tennis
North America

US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel could dramatically expand its distribution, possibly prompting a sale by its owners, if it is successful in a case pending before the Federal Communications…
Canada

Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC and telecommunications company Bell have dropped their joint bid for the Canadian media rights to the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games, having had two offers rejected…
Basketball
North America

US regional sports network Fox Sports Southwest has agreed a long-term deal with the New Orleans Hornets, of the National Basketball Association, commencing in the 2012-13 season
American Football
North America

US regional sports broadcaster Midco Sports Network has agreed a five-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2016-17, with the University of North Dakota for live rights to matches of the hockey, football, basketball…
Ice Hockey
Canada

Bell and rival telecommunications company Rogers Communications will not be allowed to submit a joint bid for the next cycle of the National Hockey League’s Canadian rights, according to the Globe and M…
Baseball
North America

US Asia-focused sports network One World Sports has acquired exclusive rights to the home games of Japanese baseball side Hiroshima Carp, which competes in the top-tier Nippon Professional Baseball league
North America

US sports broadcaster ESPN is to launch a channel dedicated exclusively to live women’s sports events on its ESPN3 internet service.
American Football
North America

US broadcaster ESPN is set to close down its high school sports-focused operation, but will continue to televise sport at that level
Baseball
North America

Major League Baseball has extended its deadline for a resolution in the dispute over television rights fees between the Washington Nationals and regional cable-television broadcaster MASN until July, according…
Horse Racing
Canada

TSN, the Canadian sports broadcaster majority-owned by the Bell Media group, acquired live rights for the Belmont Stakes horse race in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014, with rights-holder NBCUniversal…
Baseball
North America

US baseball league Major League Baseball will offer its domestic media rights to the market this week after periods of exclusive negotiations with existing broadcast partners expire
North America

North American motor-racing series Nascar has restructured its media division in a process that it said would strengthen its broadcasting and production services
Ice Hockey
North America

Fox Sports, a division of US network Fox, agreed a 12-year deal, from 2012-13 to 2023-24, for the rights to show Los Angeles Kings National Hockey League ice hockey games on the Fox Sports West regional…