Sub-Saharan Africa
Kwesé Sports clinches IAAF rights deal
African sports broadcaster Kwesé Sports has acquired rights to International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) competitions throughout sub-Saharan Africa under an agreement with sports broadcaster ESPN.
Zimbabwe government moves to ban Kwesé TV
The Zimbabwe government and the Broadcasting Authority of Zimbabwe (BAZ) have banned African pay-television broadcaster Kwesé TV from operating in the country.
Pro14 banking on expansion leading to greater TV revenue
The expansion of the cross-border Pro12 rugby union competition, following the addition of two South African teams this week, has been driven by three factors: the desire to improve the competitiveness of the league, the aim of bringing its media-rights revenues closer into line with its rivals, and the availability of the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings.
SuperSport buys WWE rights to widen its subscription base
World Wrestling Entertainment has continued its transition into a pay-television property outside the US, moving away from free-to-air to sign a four-year deal with SuperSport in sub-Saharan Africa
StarTimes sets Fiba on course for big increase with Angola to come
The International basketball federation (Fiba) has earned a huge increase in the value of its rights in sub-Saharan Africa, buoyed by this year’s AfroBasket being held in Angola
Canal Plus takes Süper Lig to Africa
Pay-television operator Canal Plus International has acquired rights in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa to the Süper Lig, the top division of Turkish football.
WWE makes African breakthrough with SuperSport deal
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US wrestling organisation WWE.
StarTimes signs Fiba rights deal
Pan-African pay-television operator StarTimes has acquired exclusive rights in sub-Saharan Africa for national team competitions operated by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).
INF takes mobile-first approach for Youth World Cup
Games from this year’s Netball Youth World Cup will be streamed live on social media platforms Facebook and Twitter as part of an agreement between the International Netball Federation and Botswanan online portal Tsena.
IOC awards Olympic Games rights in sub-Saharan Africa
The International Olympic Committee has agreed rights deals with a number of broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa for the Olympic Games schedule covering the 2018 and 2022 winter Games and the 2020 and 2024 summer Games.
KPL names Bamba TV as new broadcast partner
Kenyan free-to-air television platform Bamba TV has agreed a deal to become the official broadcast partner of the Kenyan Premier League, the country’s top division of club football.
SuperSport extends Netball South Africa deal
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has renewed a rights deal with the Netball South Africa national governing body.