North America
ESPN joins Fox Sports as Big 12 rights-holder
US college sports conference the Big 12 has confirmed a new 13-year rights deal, from 2012-13 to 2024-25, with sports broadcaster ESPN
Contrasting fortunes for IOC in Canada and China
Big jump in China, big drop in Canada for 2014-16 Games
Sportsnet takes ownership of Grand Slam of Curling
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has agreed a deal to purchase the Grand Slam of Curling series from event organiser Insight Sports Ltd
ESPN pays double to extend MLB coverage
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired US and international rights for Major League Baseball for eight years, from 2014 to 2021, in a deal worth $5.6 billion (€4.5
BeIN Sport swoops for US football
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport, recently launched in the US, has acquired rights to the US national men’s football team away qualifiers for the 2014 Fifa World Cup.
Fox Deportes snaps up Nascar rights
Fox Deportes, the US Spanish language pay-television broadcaster, has acquired rights for North American motor-racing series Nascar
Grand Prix Sports snaps up indoor volleyball rights
Grand Prix Sports, a division of the Grand Prix Entertainment agency, has acquired global broadcast rights for professional men’s and women’s indoor volleyball events organised by the USA Volleyball nat…
New deal for K-1 kickboxing agreed in the US
US pay-television channel Spike TV has agreed a deal with the K-1 kickboxing series for live streaming to four events in 2012, and television coverage for the 2013 season
London 2012 internet streaming breaks new ground for NBCUniversal
US media group NBCUniversal set new internet streaming audience records during its coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
According to the Multichannel News website, NBCU attracted 159
BeIN Sport secures US platform with DirecTV deal
Al Jazeera-owned pay-television broadcaster beIN Sport has launched in the US after securing a carriage deal with satellite pay-television broadcaster DirecTV
Fox renews Concacaf Champions League and Gold Cup rights
US broadcaster Fox has renewed its deal with Concacaf, the governing body of football in North and Central America and the Caribbean, for rights to the federation’s Champions League club competition a…
Sportsnet and CBC team up again for Fifa events
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has acquired rights to a number of Fifa events, including the 2014 Fifa World Cup, in a sublicensing deal with rights-holder CBC, the public-service broadcaster…
WealthTV picks up more boxing rights
US broadcaster the Wealth Television Cable Network has acquired live domestic rights for a 12-event package of boxing from the Hennessy Sports and Gym Promotions promotional companies in deals that will…
Tennis Channel founder to launch surfing channel
Steve Bellamy, the founder of US pay-television broadcasters the Tennis Channel and the Ski Channel, announced the launch of a new channel dedicated to beach, water and board sports
NBC serves up French Open renewal
US network NBC has renewed its rights agreement with the Fédération Française de Tennis, the French tennis federation, for rights to the French Open, until 2024.
HRTV secures Breeders’ Cup rights
US pay-television broadcaster HRTV has purchased rights for horse racing’s Breeders’ Cup in what has been described as a “multi-year deal” with Breeders’ Cup Limited, owner of the thoroughbred racing se…
Gol TV purchases US Open Cup final rights
North American pay-television channel Gol TV has acquired rights for the final of the US Open Cup knockout football competition in a three-year deal, from 2012 to 2014
CBC regains Olympic Games rights in Canada
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired domestic rights for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, and the 2016 summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil