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NHL grows short-term rights value in DACH but strives for more
The National Hockey League boosted the value of its rights in Germany and Austria in its latest sales round. But it only agreed one-season deals with its primary pay-television broadcasters after bidders failed to meet its longer-term valuation.
NZR, RugbyPass deal illustrates tricky Sanzaar international sales process
An experimental deal between New Zealand Rugby and digital platform RugbyPass has underscored the difficulty the Sanzaar alliance and its member rugby unions have had selling international rights for the 2021-25 cycle.
FreeSports focuses on low-cost cricket in Afghanistan, Zimbabwe deals
FreeSports is hoping its two-year deal for exclusive rights to the Afghanistan and Zimbabwe national cricket teams’ home matches will help create a unique identity for the channel, which has long acted as a shop window for sister broadcaster Premier Sports.
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Televisa extends Major League Baseball deal
Mexican pay-television operator Televisa has extended a rights deal for North America’s Major League Baseball for three years, from 2016 to 2018.
Foxtel’s five-year netball rights deal prompts fiery response from incumbent Nine
Netball Australia has signed a new five-year domestic rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Foxtel
Telstra passes sports streaming baton to Kayo with AFL, NRL deal
Australia's sports streaming landscape has shifted with a new long-term deal between telco Telstra, pay-television broadcaster Foxtel, and the country's two biggest football codes, AFL and NRL
Amazon dives into Australian rights market with swimming deal
Amazon has acquired its first live rights to an Australian sporting event in a deal between Swimming Australia and the online retail giant