North America
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
Big East opens up rights sales process
The next cycle of domestic rights to the US college sports conference the Big East will be opened up to the market after sports broadcaster ESPN failed to reach a deal with the operators of the conference,…
ESPN-Fox alliance draws first blood in the Americas with big Brazil deal
ESPN-Fox team up for Americas Premier League bids and make a strong start in Brazil
MP & Silva achieves large fee increase in Korea
MP & Silva hit a home run in Korea with big increase
Ecclestone sees NBC as faster lane to growth in the US
Bernie hopes NBC can deliver bigger US platform for F1
Competition drives 2015 World Cup fees in France
TF1 pays big increase to hang on to Rugby World Cup
World Baseball Classic rights deals agreed in US, South Korea
MLB Network, the pay-television broadcaster operated by North America’s Major League Baseball, has acquired exclusive US rights for the 2013 and 2017 editions of the World Baseball Classic national team t…
ESPN America acquires AHL rights
Pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired exclusive rights in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for ice hockey’s American Hockey League, a feeder league to the National Hockey League, for t…
ESPN agrees international basketball rights renewal
The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has renewed its deal with US sports broadcaster ESPN, for a further three years, from 2013 to 2015
Premier League extends US deadline
The English Premier League has set a deadline of Friday, October 26 for second-round bids in the sales process for its next cycle of rights in the US, according to the Multichannel news website
Fox renews rights for Arca motorsport
US sports broadcaster Fox Sports has renewed its deal with the Automobile Racing Club of America for the rights to the Arca racing series in a multi-year agreement beginning in 2013
Bids in for Premier League rights in US
US network Fox and cable-television broadcaster ESPN tabled a joint bid by yesterday’s deadline in the sales process for the next cycle of US rights to the English Premier League, the top division of f…
ESPN to tip off new FIBA basketball deal
US cable-television broadcaster ESPN is close to a media rights deal with the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) for coverage of six of the governing body’s national team tournaments, according t…
NBC to replace Speed as F1’s US broadcaster
The NBC Sports division of US media group NBCUniversal has struck a four-year deal, from 2013 to 2016, for the exclusive US media rights to the Formula One motor-racing championship
Fox agrees new Nascar rights deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has sealed an eight-year rights extension, from 2015 to 2022, for coverage of the Nascar motor-racing series
US pay-per-view rights picked up for Froch v Mack
US pay-per-view platform Integrated Sports Media has acquired the rights for the super middleweight world title boxing bout between belt holder Carl Froch and challenger Yusaf Mack next month
Fox Sports teams up with Baylor
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has agreed a multi-year rights deal to show Baylor University’s sports events.