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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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StarTimes agrees non-exclusive Major League Wrestling deal in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television broadcaster StarTimes has acquired the rights to US-based Major League Wrestling's weekly flagship show, MLW Fusion
WWE makes African breakthrough with SuperSport deal
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in sub-Saharan Africa, has agreed a multi-year rights deal with US wrestling organisation WWE.
SuperSport to show TNA wrestling
SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates in Sub-Saharan Africa, has acquired rights for the TNA Impact Wrestling series.
SuperSport strikes new deal for Olympics coverage
Pay-television sports broadcaster SuperSport has acquired rights for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.