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US pay-television provider Dish, and its over-the-top subsidiary Sling TV, have agreed a long-term extension to their strategic partnership with cricket-dedicated broadcaster Willow TV International.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in North America for the MotoGP world championship and renewed a deal for fellow motorcycle-racing series WorldSBK.

Increasing the value of its Thursday Night Football rights while dividing content once more illustrates the sheer power of the National Football League.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has sealed a partnership with virtual reality technology provider NextVR.

US pay-television broadcaster GolTV has acquired exclusive rights in the country to the Primera División, the top division of domestic football in Venezuela.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has agreed a multimedia rights deal with the athletics division of Villanova University.

The CBS network’s coverage of Super Bowl 50 slipped in the ratings compared to the previous two editions of the NFL American football league’s championship game, but still registered as the third most watched event in US television history.

North American Major League Soccer club the New York Red Bulls has signed a multi-year extension to its local rights partnership with MSG Networks, the pay-television channel owned by Madison Square Garden Company.

Technology giants Apple, Amazon and Google, along with telecommunications firm Verizon, are in contention for the digital rights to the NFL American football league’s Thursday Night Football games, according to Variety.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has further bolstered its football content by acquiring a package of rights to the Mexican national team from Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes.

Golf’s PGA Tour has entered into global partnerships with action camera manufacturer GoPro and internet video network SkratchTV that aim to deliver never-before-seen perspectives and episodic video content to fans around the world.

American football league the NFL has struck new two-season deals for its Thursday Night Football rights package, continuing its partnership with CBS while also adding rival US network NBC as a partner as it seeks a digital contract for what it says will be a “unique tri-cast” model.

US pay-television broadcaster CBS Sports Network has reached a two-year agreement with the United States Bowling Congress to broadcast coverage of various major events.

Media company CSI Sports, the owner of Fight Sports, has struck a carriage deal for the pay-television channel with US telecommunications company Verizon.

North American sports broadcaster One World Sports has expanded its distribution network in the US by signing carriage deals with three new affiliate partners.

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has secured rights to Europe’s Ski Classics long-distance cross-country skiing competition in the United States and Canada.