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Valcke maintains Fifa’s innocence over new US rights deal
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has maintained world football’s governing body did “nothing wrong” in negotiating its new US rights deal for the World Cup, adding the agreement was needed to protect date changes for the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
UFC engaged in renewal talks as US partner drops event
US pay-television provider Dish Network will not show the latest pay-per-view event from mixed martial arts series the Ultimate Fighting Championship this Saturday, with the two parties in talks over renewing their deal.
BET stakes boxing claim with Roc Nation deal
BET, the Viacom-owned US cable and satellite television channel, has announced its first move into professional boxing.
Fox Sports and NBC Sports add weight to Verizon dispute
The Fox Sports division of the Fox network and NBC Sports division of media company NBCUniversal have joined sports broadcaster ESPN in disputing US telecommunications company Verizon’s new ‘Custom TV’ service.
ESPN challenges Verizon strategy with senior exec set to depart
ESPN is objecting to telecommunications company Verizon’s new payment planning structure for its FiOS TV pay-television service, while long-time executive Sean Bratches has announced he will leave the US sports broadcaster at the end of the year.
Gannett and ViewLift team up for new sports venture
US media and marketing company Gannett has entered into a partnership with video platform ViewLift to explore the development of a new digital sports video service.
Bayern Munich teams up with MSN in US content drive
German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has announced a US content partnership with Microsoft’s web portal MSN.
Verizon set for college sports focus with new mobile video service
US telecommunications company Verizon is to launch a new mobile over-the-top service that will offer customers access to live coverage of college sports.
Univision Deportes partners with Snapchat for sports clips
Spanish-language US broadcaster Univision Deportes is partnering with Snapchat to offer sports video clips via the social media platform.
NFL’s Eagles secure regional broadcast partnership
NFL American football franchise the Philadelphia Eagles has signed a regional broadcast partnership with US pay-television broadcaster Comcast SportsNet and the NBC10 regional affiliate of the NBC network.
Sponsor offers to lighten PPV burden for US Mayweather-Pacquiao viewers
Mexican beer brand Tecate is offering a reduced pay-per-view television price in the United States for customers buying the boxing world title fight between pound-for-pound superstars Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, through its sponsorship of the bout.
Cage Fury Fighting Championship hails ‘game-changing’ CBS Sports Network deal
US pay-television broadcaster CBS Sports Network has struck a deal with the Cage Fury Fighting Championship to broadcast at least four events from the mixed martial arts series on an exclusive basis in 2015.
NBC Sports commits to broad coverage of IPC ice sledge hockey showpiece
The International Paralympic Committee has hailed “unprecedented” coverage of its 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool through an agreement with the NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal.
Fox Sports to cover International Champions Cup North America
US broadcaster Fox Sports has acquired rights for the 2015 edition of pre-season club football competition International Champions Cup North America.
Outdoor Television boosts reach with Dish tie-up
Outdoor sports broadcaster Outside Television has expanded its reach in the US market by agreeing a multi-year carriage deal with pay-television provider Dish Network.
AVP returns to NBC Sports
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has secured media rights for the Association of Volleyball Professionals Pro Beach Volleyball Tour.
HBO and Showtime set record price for Mayweather-Pacquiao
US cable television broadcasters HBO and Showtime have confirmed a record pay-per-view price for the highly anticipated boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Fox Sports and AOL strike video content deal
US pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports has agreed a multi-year video content deal with multi-national media company AOL, according to the AdWeek.com news website.