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US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has held talks with potential partners over possible joint bids for premium sports rights, according to chief executive David Zaslav.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired the exclusive rights to the heavyweight boxing fight between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola for the WBC world title in Los Angeles on May 8.

The NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal has expanded an existing deal with the PGA of America sanctioning body to show live coverage of the 2014 Ryder Cup international golf tournament.

The NBC Sports Group, part of US media company NBCUniversal, has extended a rights deal with media company Red Bull Media House for the Red Bull Signature Series action sports series.

The USA Today Sports Media Group has enhanced its college sports video capabilities by entering into a strategic partnership with internet video technology provider NeuLion.

The Fighting Spirit agency will distribute a wrestling television programme as part of a new strategic partnership with US production company Ring Warriors.

NFL American football franchise the Jacksonville Jaguars has agreed a new multi-year local broadcast rights deal with independent television station WJXT-TV Channel 4.

US sports broadcaster Universal Sports Network, a subsidiary of the NBC network, has acquired rights for events operated by the International Triathlon Union global governing body.

Spurs Sports & Entertainment, the owning and operating group of NBA basketball franchise San Antonio Spurs, has announced a multi-year extension to its local rights deal with CBS-affiliated television channel Kens-TV.

US motorsport series AMA Pro Racing, IMSA and Nascar have joined forces to launch a new live streaming platform that will provide coverage to events not broadcast on television.

Real-time highlights of basketball games from the Big East US college conference will be distributed to social media platforms and national website publishers under a deal with the WSC Sports Technologies media company.

Major League Soccer club the New York Red Bulls has agreed a multi-year extension to its regional rights partnership with MSG Networks, the pay-television channel owned by New York sports venue Madison Square Garden.

The Fox Sports division of US media company 21st Century Fox has agreed a multi-year rights partnership with Street League Skateboarding.

US agency Learfield Sports has agreed a deal to represent the multimedia rights of the athletics division of Temple University for the next 10 years.

The MP & Silva agency has agreed a deal to distribute media rights for the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament in several territories, including the Indian subcontinent.

USA Gymnastics has awarded media rights to NBC Sports Group, part of US media company NBCUniversal, and pay-television broadcaster Universal Sports Network, for the governing body’s events.