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Football

US entertainment company AMC Networks' central Europe division has acquired rights in the Czech Republic to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations national team football tournament
Multi-sport

FanDuel Group, the US sports betting operator, has become the first in the country to agree a deal for betting streaming rights
Multi-sport

Twitter has extended content partnerships with MLS and the NFL as part of a series of announcements at a presentation to advertising executives in New York
Tennis

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has agreed a partnership with telco Vivo to provide an OTT service in Brazil for the French Open grand slam tournament, according to local media
Football

Italy’s top football league, Lega Serie A, has written to IMG rejecting the claim for damages relating to the agency’s contract for the league’s global media rights, SportBusiness Media has learned. O
Motorsport

Nordic Entertainment (Nent) Group has acquired rights in the Nordics to the 2019 edition of the W Series, the new women’s motorsport championship.
Football

The Infront agency has secured exclusive media and marketing rights to the 2019 edition of the Audi Cup pre-season football tournament
Mixed Martial Arts

Asian mixed martial arts promotion One Championship has launched a television and film production division
Multi-sport

US technology company Amazon is reportedly in talks to join Sinclair Broadcast Group’s bid to acquire the former Fox regional sports networks being sold off by the Walt Disney Company.
Motorsport

W Series has appointed the Pitch International agency to market global media rights to the inaugural season of the women’s motor-racing championship.