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Premier Boxing Champions series expands reach with Bounce TV
African-American broadcaster Bounce TV has signed as the fourth partner of the new Premier Boxing Champions series operated by manager and adviser Al Haymon.
ESPN to show amateur basketball tournament
US pay-television network ESPN has acquired rights for the 2015 edition of the Basketball Tournament, an amateur, single-elimination competition in the country.
ESPN lands US rights to Indian Premier League
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired media rights for Twenty20 cricket competition the Indian Premier League.
ESPN surprises NBC with ice hockey score
US pay-television network ESPN beat commercial networks NBC and Fox to win rights to the revived World Cup of Hockey in 2016.
Tennis Channel broadens portfolio with PSA partnership
The Professional Squash Association has agreed a long-term rights partnership with US pay-television broadcaster the Tennis Channel.
MLB considering investment options for developing MLBAM unit
Major League Baseball is considering spinning off part of MLB Advanced Media (MLBAM), its interactive media and internet company, so it can focus on new clients and attract investment.
Fifa defends new US rights deal
Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke has defended the new US broadcast rights deal signed by world football’s governing body, stating it did not break any “international rules.”
Diamondbacks confirm ‘game-changing’ rights extension
Major League Baseball team the Arizona Diamondbacks has confirmed a lucrative extension to its local rights deal with regional sports network Fox Sports Arizona.
Showtime and HBO team up for Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
US cable television broadcasters HBO and Showtime have come together to agree a joint pay-per-view rights deal for the highly anticipated boxing bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
MLB’s Diamondbacks land billion-dollar rights deal – report
Major League Baseball team the Arizona Diamondbacks has agreed a billion-dollar extension to its local rights deal with regional sports network Fox Sports Arizona, according to the Arizona Republic.
IMG’s Crispino follows Pyne to Bruin Sports
Bruin Sports Capital, the new global sports marketing firm launched by former IMG Worldwide president George Pyne, has appointed Tony Crispino as its chief operating officer.
PGA Tour extends DirecTV deal
US satellite-television provider DirecTV has extended a media rights deal for four PGA Tour golf tournaments.
TVG creates unified US racing platform through HRTV purchase
US horseracing pay-television broadcaster TVG, a subsidiary of internet betting exchange Betfair, has acquired rival pay-television broadcaster HRTV from gambling and horse racing company the Stronach Group.
Premier Boxing Champions series expands portfolio with CBS deal
US network CBS has acquired rights for the new Premier Boxing Champions series operated by manager and adviser Al Haymon.
ESPN and Univision hit out at new Fifa rights deals
US broadcasters ESPN and Univision have expressed their disappointment after world football’s governing body, Fifa, awarded the rights to its four-year cycle from 2023 to 2026 without an open bidding process.
Dramatic finale boosts America’s Cup interest
US network NBC this week agreed a deal to show the 2017 America’s Cup, holding off strong interest in the rights from other US broadcasters. Oracle Team USA is the holder of the Cup.
Fox and Bell Media score Fifa World Cup rights extensions
Fifa, football’s global governing body, has renewed rights deals with the Fox network and pay-television broadcaster Telemundo in the US and with telecommunications company Bell Media in Canada.
PGA Tour targets youth market with new internet video network
Digital media company Bedrocket and the PGA Tour have entered into a joint venture to launch golf-specific internet video network Skratch TV.