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Uefa closes club deals in Brazil, Greece and Portugal
ESPN’s desire for football content after losing out on the Champions League has helped Uefa achieve a significant rise in the value of the Europa League in Brazil.
ESPN eyeing Cricket World Cup for online streaming in US – report
US sports broadcaster ESPN will utilise the 2015 Cricket World Cup to begin a new initiative of selling stand-alone streaming subscriptions for some sports programming, according to the Re/code website.
Enter Turner, exit ESPN in Brazil as Uefa gets tough
The acquisition of the Champions League rights earlier this month paves the way for Brazilian commercial channel Esporte Interativo to enter the pay-television market, while simultaneously damaging its future rival ESPN.
ESPN Deportes secures Veracruz Games rights
US pay-television broadcaster ESPN Deportes has acquired Spanish-language rights for this month's Central American and Caribbean Games multi-sport event.
Disney and Turner pay big premium to keep out rivals
There are three main reasons why the National Basketball Association secured a 180-per-cent increase in the value of its domestic media rights this month, according to US rights experts.
NBA extends domestic rights deals – report
US network ABC and cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System have struck long-term media-rights extensions for the NBA basketball league, according to the Wall Street Journal newspaper.
ESPN seals rights to American football development league
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights to the new Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) American football development competition, according to Forbes.
ESPN3 to broadcast World Cup of Pool in US
US sports broadcaster ESPN is to broadcast coverage of the 2014 World Cup of Pool to audiences in the country.
Skipper calls for smaller pay-TV package offers
ESPN president John Skipper has said that the US pay-television sports broadcaster would like to be offered as part of smaller as well as larger cable-television packages.
ESPN and Fox see off beIN Sports and Telefónica in Latin America
Fox Sports Latin America and ESPN International were forced to increase their fee for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League pay-television rights in Latin America this month to see off aggressive rival bids from Qatari-owned broadcaster beIN Sports and Spanish telco Telefónica.
Uefa secures big rights fees in Africa and Asia-Pacific
The CAA Eleven agency completed a host of new deals for Uefa European Qualifiers rights at the end of July, with strong results in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.
PGA Tour extends deal with ESPN in Latin America
Golf’s PGA Tour has extended a rights deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN International in Latin America and the Caribbean.
ESPN and MAC Conference agree long-term rights deal
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a new long-term media rights deal with the Mid-American Conference US collegiate sports competition.
ESPN sublicenses Champions League rights from Fox
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the Uefa Champions League European club football competition in a sublicensing deal with the Fox Sports Media Group division of the Fox network.
SEC Network set for launch
The SEC Network, a new pay-television sports channel dedicated to college sport’s Southeastern Conference, will launch later today (Thursday).
ESPN, Fox retain European football rights in Latin America
International sports broadcasters ESPN and Fox Sports have retained pay-television rights for the Uefa Champions League and Europa League European club football tournaments in Spanish-speaking Latin America.
Charter signs up for SEC Network launch
Pay-television operator Charter Communications has agreed a carriage deal with sports broadcaster ESPN for the SEC Network, a new pay-television sports channel dedicated to college sport’s Southeastern Conference.
SEC Network furthers reach with DirecTV deal
US satellite-television provider DirecTV has reached an agreement with sports broadcaster ESPN to carry the SEC Network when the new pay-television channel dedicated to college sport’s Southeastern Conference launches on August 14.