Sub-Saharan Africa
EXCLUSIVE: SuperSport agrees three-year F1 rights renewal
Sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport will broadcast Formula One motor racing until 2022 after agreeing a three-year renewal with the sport’s commercial arm, Formula One Management, S…
SABC recruits Rathbone to head up sports operations
Gary Rathbone, the African sports media consultant and former head of sport at pay-television broadcaster StarTimes, is to take up a new role as head of sport at South African public broadcaster the SABC,…
Covid-19 rejig could spell the end for Super Rugby
Super Rugby is set for major and permanent change, sparked by the Covid-19 shutdown, according to stakeholders within Sanzaar, the grouping of Southern Hemisphere rugby unions
StarTimes makes partial payment for Ghana football rights
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has made a partial payment to the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as part of its rights deal for the top-tier Premier League as it looks…
MultiChoice opens up SuperSport channels to non-subscribers for limited time
Pan-African pay-television operator MultiChoice has opened up its premium SuperSport channels to non-subscribers until April 30 as the Covid-19 outbreak begins to affect the African market
StarTimes moves Uganda Premier League channel to cheapest package
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster that operates across sub-Saharan Africa, has moved the Sanyuka TV channel back to a cheaper subscription tier to allow more domestic fans watch coverage of football’s U…
End in sight for release of SA watchdog’s sports broadcast regulations
South African broadcast and telecoms regulator Icasa has targeted the end of September by which to publish the details of its long-awaited sports broadcast regulations
CAF issues TV rights and marketing services tenders
The Confederation of African Football has issued an invitation to tender for broadcast services related to its various competitions, including its flagship Africa Cup of Nations in 2021
SABC to receive final ZAR1.1bn tranche of government bailout
The South African Broadcasting Corporation is set to receive more than ZAR1bn (€58.4m/$64.2m) in a major financial boost from the country’s Treasury.
This latest bailout is worth ZAR1.1bn
StarTimes adds ESPN channels in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has added ESPN and ESPN 2 to its linear platforms alongside four other Disney-owned entertainment channels
Uefa closes Euro 2020 sub-Saharan Africa rights round with TVMS fee increase
Uefa secured a 40-per-cent headline increase on the value of its sub-Saharan Africa free-to-air European Championship package in a third successive deal with the TV Media Sport agency.
Premier League seeks head of EMEA media-rights sales to bolster in-house team
The English Premier League has begun a search to recruit a head of media-rights sales in Europe, the Middle East and Africa
TVMS acquires free-to-air Euro 2020 rights in sub-Saharan Africa
The TV Media Sport agency has acquired a package of exclusive free-to-air rights to Euro 2020 across sub-Saharan Africa, marking the third consecutive time it has acquired the rights to the European Championships
Free-to-air WRC deals coming in Japan and Africa, US broadcaster still aspirational
The FIA World Rally Championship is close to announcing free-to-air broadcast deals in both Japan and Kenya ahead of stops in both countries on this year’s schedule.
SABC agrees production and rights deal with Athletics South Africa
The South African Broadcasting Corporation has acquired the rights to a host of events held by Athletics South Africa until the end of the 2020 season
FA Cup rights take a dip in Sub-Saharan Africa as StarTimes replaces SuperSport
StarTimes, the Chinese-owned African pay-television broadcaster, was able to exploit regulatory pressure facing rival broadcaster SuperSport and secure exclusive rights to the English FA Cup and Community Shield at a reduced fee.
Ghanaian media regulator calls on GFA to publish StarTimes deal details
The chairman of Ghana’s National Media Commission has urged the nation’s football association to publish details of its rights agreement with pay-television broadcaster StarTimes.
Nigerian government moves to prohibit exclusive sports rights
The Nigerian government has introduced measures to prohibit exclusive acquisition of sports rights in a move which it says will prevent “the misuse of monopoly of market powers”.