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MLB strikes extension with Dish Network
US pay-television provider Dish Network has agreed a multi-year extension to its carriage deal with Major League Baseball in an expanded partnership that paves the way for in-market streaming of MLB games in the future.
Top Rank unveils Friday fight night series with truTV
Boxing promoter Top Rank has reached a deal with Time Warner-owned US pay-television entertainment channel truTV to televise a primetime Friday night boxing series.
GolTV expands Portuguese football coverage with new deal
US pay-television channel GolTV has acquired rights for the Taca de Portugal domestic club football knockout competition.
NFL lifts blackout policy for 2015 season
The NFL American football league has suspended its controversial broadcast ‘blackout’ policy for the 2015 season.
NFL breaks new ground with streaming initiative
The NFL will experiment with streaming live coverage of the American football league via online platforms on a global basis next season.
USA Wrestling hails new broadcast deal
The USA Wrestling organisation has signed a partnership with the NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal and pay-television broadcaster Universal Sports Network.
ESPN, ABC pick up Premier Boxing Champions rights
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN and the ABC network has acquired rights for the Premier Boxing Champions series.
Showtime returns for Brook’s title defence
US cable television broadcaster Showtime has acquired rights to British boxer Kell Brook’s IBF world welterweight title defence against Jo Jo Dan on March 28.
Orlando City secures regional rights deal
North American Major League Soccer club Orlando City has signed a multi-year local rights deal with Sun Sports / Fox Sports Florida, a regional subsidiary of the Fox Sports network.
Formula Drift secures multi-year CBS Sports deal
US pay-television broadcaster CBS Sports Network has struck a deal to broadcast coverage of the Formula Drift motor racing series.
Houston Dynamo extends with Spanish-language partner
Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo has extended a media-rights deal with the Telemundo Houston regional arm of US Spanish-language broadcaster Telemundo.
KlowdTV nets beIN Media partnership in US
US streaming platform KlowdTV has broadened its football portfolio by agreeing a carriage deal with pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group in the United States.
HBO breaks new ground with launch of streaming service
US pay-television broadcaster HBO has confirmed that its new standalone streaming service will launch in April, offering customers access to its sports content outside packages offered by pay-television operators.
NGSN launches new digital football channel in US
Next Generation Sports Network (NGSN) has launched a beta version of its digital sports channel in the US.
Universal Sports Network offers US platform for LA Marathon
US pay-television broadcaster Universal Sports Network has acquired rights to the 2015 Los Angeles Marathon.
Major League Baseball shuts MLB Productions division
Major League Baseball has opted to close MLB Productions, the league’s in-house television and video production division, with its operations set to be folded into the remit of its pay-television service MLB Network.
FC Dallas extends local rights deal
North American Major League Soccer franchise FC Dallas has extended its local rights deal with TXA 21, a channel owned by the CBS network.
NCAA Digital launches March Madness YouTube channel
NCAA Digital, a joint venture between the Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting Systems and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, has launched a channel on video-sharing website YouTube for this year’s NCAA March Madness basketball tournament.