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Wrestling

Greek commercial broadcaster Skai has agreed a rights deal with US wrestling organisation WWE. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it covers WWE’s flagship programs, Raw and SmackDown.

The fate of the 22 Regional Sports Networks, owned by 21st Century Fox but slated for divestment as part of the Disney purchase of Fox assets continues to grow more complicated
Football

LaLiga, the organising body of the top two divisions of Spanish club football, has claimed another win in its ongoing battle against audiovisual piracy by securing the closure of three IPTV platforms in…
Football

Telco Optus will trial the live streaming of Uefa Champions League and Europa League via social media platform Twitter and video-sharing website YouTube in what it claims is a first for football coverage…

Media group AMC Networks International – Central and Northern Europe has agreed a new multi-year distribution agreement with subsidiaries of Deutsche Telekom in the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
Sailing

SailGP has revealed a raft of broadcast partnerships ahead of the debut of the new sailing championship later this week
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

MMA promotion Bellator’s US-based events will be shown on Sky in the UK, adding to a deal for Europe-based events with Channel 5.

Major League Baseball's owners are backing commissioner Rob Manfred's plan to buy  21 of the 22 regional sports networks currently up for auction. Disney is selling the RSNs a condition of its $71.
Basketball

Turner Sports has sold out its available units for next weekend's NBA All-Star Game across the entire three days of festivities in Charlotte in record time.
Motorsport

BeIN Sports Mena has confirmed it will not renew its deal for Formula One rights in the region, and made it clear that it will henceforth only partner with rights-holders that take a hard line against…