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Golf

Pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has renewed its deal for US Open rights in Germany and Austria with the United States Golf Association, strengthening its dominance in golf broadcasting within…

South African VOD service Showmax is trialling the streaming of live and pre-recorded sport in the country
Basketball

Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has agreed a rights deal with the fledgling Canadian Elite Basketball League
Multi-sport

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group has filed for a US initial public offering of its sports unit, which includes the Infront agency
Paralympics

Singapore-based agency Reddentes Sports has been named as the media rights distribution partner for a trio of Paralympic events in Asia out to 2020, as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) looks…
Football

Japanese ecommerce and internet company Rakuten launched a global live streaming and video on demand sports platform on Tuesday that will have the J1 League, the top tier of domestic club football, as…
Football

The Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria, a body of public and commercial broadcasters, has backtracked on its announcement last weekend that it has concluded an agreement with Fifa for free-to-air rights…
Football

Pay-television broadcasters Sony Pictures Networks and Star Sports have both reportedly turned down the opportunity to acquire rights to the Copa América, leaving this year’s edition of the national te…
Jiu-Jitsu

Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Pro Tour (AJP) has appointed the Spring Media agency to market global broadcast rights to its Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour
Football

Brazilian broadcaster TV Bandeirantes (Band) has agreed a sublicensing deal with OTT streaming service DAZN for rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série C, the third tier of domestic club football.