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Dallas Stars extend with local rights-holder
NHL ice hockey team the Dallas Stars has agreed a multi-year extension to its local rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Fox Sports Southwest.
Disney and Turner pay big premium to keep out rivals
There are three main reasons why the National Basketball Association secured a 180-per-cent increase in the value of its domestic media rights this month, according to US rights experts.
Tennis Channel picks up Champions Tennis League
US pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has acquired rights for the new Champions Tennis League in India.
Shareholders approve Comcast’s Time Warner takeover
Time Warner Cable’s shareholders have approved a deal for the US pay-television operator to be acquired by US media company Comcast for $45.2bn (€33.2bn).
Electus to push Bellator MMA globally
US multimedia entertainment studio Electus has acquired the international distribution rights for the Bellator MMA mixed martial arts organisation.
NBA extends domestic rights deals – report
US network ABC and cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System have struck long-term media-rights extensions for the NBA basketball league, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
Fox Sports International teams up with Powerboat P1
Marine motorsport promoter Powerboat P1 has signed a broadcast deal with the Fox Sports International division of media company 21st Century Fox.
DirecTV seals extension of NFL Sunday Ticket rights deal
Satellite-television provider DirecTV has extended an exclusive rights deal for the NFL American football Sunday Ticket package of programming.
FCC set to vote on sports ‘blackout’ rule
The US Federal Communications Commission will today (Tuesday) vote on a proposal to end the controversial ‘blackout’ rule that blocks certain sports events from being shown live on television in their local market if they fail to meet a specified level of ticket sales.
DirecTV shareholders approve AT&T deal
Shareholders of DirecTV have approved a takeover of the satellite-television provider by US telecommunications company AT&T.
World Series of Fighting to enter pay-per-view business
The World Series of Fighting mixed martial arts series has unveiled a new pay-per-view revenue sharing model that will see a share of the revenue generated from each broadcast distributed to fighters.
Universal Sports Network strikes NCTC agreement
The National Cable Television Cooperative in the US has agreed a distribution deal with pay-television sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network.
ESPN3 to broadcast World Cup of Pool in US
US sports broadcaster ESPN is to broadcast coverage of the 2014 World Cup of Pool to audiences in the country.
Broadcast deal opens up season finale to all Dodgers fans
US cable-television operator Time Warner Cable has agreed a deal with independent broadcast station KDOC that will allow all local fans of the Los Angeles Dodgers to watch the MLB baseball team’s final six regular season games.
DirecTV closing in on NFL Sunday Ticket extension
US satellite television provider DirecTV has said that it expects to seal an extension to its key rights deal with the NFL American football league by the end of the year.
Big East teams up with Fox Sports for new digital channel
The Big East Conference college sports organisation has partnered with the Fox Sports division of US network Fox to launch a new digital channel offering free live streaming of 80-100 events annually.
Skipper calls for smaller pay-TV package offers
ESPN president John Skipper has said that the US pay-television sports broadcaster would like to be offered as part of smaller as well as larger cable-television packages.
Universal Sports to offer comprehensive coverage of Richmond 2015
US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of media company NBCUniversal, has signed a media partnership with Richmond 2015 for the US city’s staging of next year’s UCI Road World Championships cycling event.