Sub-Saharan Africa
Kwesé picks up EFL rights, but deal value hit by early EPL sale
Kwesé Sports is understood to be close to a deal for English Football League rights with Pitch International, but has not met the agency’s original asking price.
SuperSport terminates NPFL deal and seeks currency switch
SuperSport’s termination of its Nigeria Professional Football League deal due to a breach of contract may not be as final as the broadcaster’s withdrawal in Kenya, TV Sports Markets understands.
Fifa agrees additional World Cup deals with StarTimes and SABC
The addition of StarTimes to Fifa’s set of 2018 World Cup broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa has significantly increased the governing body’s income from the region.
SuperSport pulls plug on KPL deal due to format changes
SuperSport’s decision to terminate its deal for Kenyan Premier League rights has handed the Football Kenya Federation an opportunity it has sought for over a decade: to take control of the league’s revenue streams.
Rights partner ends deal with Kenyan Premier League
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has terminated a rights deal with the Kenyan Premier League top-tier domestic club football competition.
SuperSport retains Premier League rights
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has extended its long-running hold on rights to the Premier League, the top division of club football in England.
Kwese TV signs MTN partnership in Ghana
African pay-television broadcaster Kwesé TV has agreed a content partnership with the Ghanaian division of telecommunications company MTN.
Fifa awards rights in sub-Saharan Africa
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has assigned media rights in sub-Saharan Africa for a host of its national team tournaments.
Premier League jumps the queue in Africa to maximise its returns
The wave of tender processes in sub-Saharan Africa has continued to swell with the English Premier League and the International Olympic Committee both selling their rights earlier than expected.
Cameroon and Zimbabwe set to agree new pay-television deals
Top-tier football leagues in Cameroon and Zimbabwe are set to agree lucrative new pay-television deals, TV Sports Markets understands. But while the fortunes of some African leagues are improving, others have begun to struggle after recent optimism.
Kwesé TV picks up March Madness rights
African pay-television broadcaster Kwesé TV has acquired exclusive rights to the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s 2017 Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, an event more commonly known as March Madness.
Ginx TV targets sub-Saharan Africa with SuperSport deal
UK-based media company Ginx TV has expanded the reach of its esports channel into sub-Saharan Africa after securing a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.
French Open renewal par for the course in sub-Saharan Africa
SuperSport’s latest deal for French Open media rights in sub-Saharan Africa has illustrated the lack of competition for tennis rights in the region, despite the entrance of new players.
SuperSport seals Laver Cup rights
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights for the Laver Cup tennis event.
SABC criticises rising sports rights costs
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has hit out at the growing cost of sports rights after failing to agree a deal for the national cricket team’s tour of New Zealand.
IMG and Pitch struggle to sell with broadcasters looking bigger
The stream of top-tier properties to be sold in sub-Saharan Africa later this year is making life difficult for the IMG and Pitch International agencies, each of which has English cup competitions for sale.
Canal Plus wins World Cup pay-TV rights in Francophone Africa
Canal Plus Afrique has agreed a direct deal for rights to the 2018 Fifa World Cup, staving off the challenge of rival StarTimes.
Arewa24 unveils sports division
Nigerian broadcaster Arewa24 has launched a new sports division.