Sub-Saharan Africa

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has renewed and expanded a rights deal for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League club football competitions covering sub-Saharan Africa.

South African public-service broadcaster SABC has agreed a partnership with telecommunications company Telkom under which the two parties will join forces in efforts to acquire sports rights, according to the Channel24 website.

SuperSport talks to Metro TV about Ghana Premier League

The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has agreed a deal to acquire pay-television sports broadcaster Setanta Africa, which operates in the sub-Saharan region of the continent.

Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights for North America’s NHL ice hockey league.

African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has agreed a three-year deal with the Ghana Football Association to acquire the exclusive broadcast rights to the Ghana Premier League, the country’s top football division, and FA Cup knockout competition.

Ghanaian free-to-air television channel Viasat 1, owned by multi-territory television operator Modern Times Group, has acquired rights to the 2013-14 English Premier League football season, according to the Ghanaian Chronicle newspaper.

Interview with Gary Rathbone, head of sport at East African pay-television operator Zuku TV

Zuku looks to expand in Africa without treading on SuperSport's toes

South Africa's new professional basketball league, the Basketball National League, has agreed an exclusive five-year deal with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.

The Zambia National Broadcast Corporation, the country’s public-service broadcaster, has acquired rights to today’s crucial Fifa World Cup football qualifier between Zambia and Ghana.

Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport, which operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has agreed a rights deal with American football league the NFL.

The Zambia National Broadcast Corporation, the country’s public-service broadcaster, has said it may not broadcast Friday’s crucial 2014 Fifa World Cup football qualifier between Zambia and Ghana due to the rights fee being demanded by the Sportfive agency.

Pay-television broadcaster Azam Media has acquired domestic rights for the Tanzania Premier League, the country’s top football division.

SuperSport shrugs off doubts about its big new Nigerian football league TV deal

The South African government is to consider introducing new regulations that would prevent one broadcaster in the country from owning all premium sports programming, according to the Channel24 news website.