USA

US telecommunications company Verizon plans to submit a takeover bid for internet company Yahoo’s online business next week, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Rugby Union

Digital services firm Omnigon has been selected by the Rugby International Marketing arm of national governing body USA Rugby to develop its new OTT platform, The Rugby Channel.

Football

New North American Soccer League franchise Miami FC has claimed a first for the football competition by stating it will be the only club to broadcast all its matches internationally.

Golf

Organisers of US golf major the Masters have said the 2016 edition of the tournament will be afforded live virtual reality streaming and 4K coverage.

Volleyball

The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has renewed its rights deal with the Association of Volleyball Professionals Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.

Football

The North American Soccer League has agreed a rights partnership with CBS Sports Network, under which the US pay-television broadcaster will show 12 games live during the upcoming 2016 season.

Football

Sports production and host broadcasting company HBS has been named a production partner of the 2016 Copa América Centenario national team football tournament, which will be staged this summer in the United States.

Olympic Games

US network NBC has surpassed $1bn (€910m) in advertising sales for its coverage of the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Baseball

New York Supreme Court Justice Lawrence Marks has ordered Major League Baseball franchises the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals to mediate over a long-running dispute that centres on US regional cable-television broadcaster MASN.

Baseball

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti have called for a resolution to be reached in the carriage dispute that is restricting the broadcast of Los Angeles Dodgers games in the team’s local region.

American Football

The NFL Films division of the American football league has partnered with internet company Amazon to form a new reality programming series, while commissioner Roger Goodell has reported strong levels of interest in the package of digital rights to its Thursday Night Football games.

Football

US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a three-year deal for exclusive rights to pre-season club football competition the International Champions Cup.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has revealed that the NBC Sports Group arm of US media company NBCUniversal has signed a one-year extension to its rights deal for the motor-racing world championship.

Tennis

The ATP Media broadcast division of the ATP World Tour, the top professional men’s tennis circuit, has entered into a partnership with virtual reality company LiveLike VR.

Tennis

US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has expanded a rights deal for the French Open grand slam tournament.

Multi-sport

The Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System has struck a partnership with mobile social media platform Snapchat.

Golf

The Ladies Professional Golf Association has hailed further progress in its strategy of securing greater exposure on network television in the United States, with the news that CBS will cover the final round of the 2016 Marathon Classic tournament.

Ice Hockey

Internet company Yahoo has struck a deal to show live coverage of out-of-market games from the North American NHL ice hockey league in the US.