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ICC looks to double its money to cement contested overhaul
The ICC’s ambitious income target for its next cycle of media rights sales
ESPN sees value in cricket
US sports broadcaster ESPN set a new landmark on Sunday by televising live cricket for the first time on one of its fully-distributed cable networks, ESPN 2.
ESPN snaps up rights to Gator Bowl
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed six-year rights deal for the Gator Bowl annual college American football game.
ESPN deal gives US exposure to MMA’s Bamma
UK mixed martial arts promotion Bamma has announced a rights deal with ESPN3 - the online streaming service of US sports broadcaster ESPN.
WatchESPN features on new Amazon Fire TV platform
WatchESPN, the live streaming application of US sports broadcaster ESPN, has been made available on the new Fire TV streaming service launched by online retailer and technology company Amazon.
Latin America deal confirms trend of big increases with Asia set to follow
Formula One enjoys big rights fee increase in Latin America deal with Mediapro
Mediapro explains why F1 deal reflects the company’s DNA
Sport1 snaps up MLB rights and looks to add the NHL
Sport1 acquires MLB baseball rights in Germany
Gerard Romy, managing director, Mediapro
Interview with Gerard Romy, managing director of Mediapro, following the company’s Formula One rights deal in Central and South America, and the Caribbean
ESPN weighs in for WBC heavyweight title fight
US sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired the exclusive rights to the heavyweight boxing fight between Bermane Stiverne and Chris Arreola for the WBC world title in Los Angeles on May 8.
Mexico finally set to open up
Mexico could finally be opened up to competition after regulatory intervention
Renewed Fox interest helps Bundesliga in UK
Sky misses Bundesliga but picks up Eredivisie
ESPN to broadcast World T20 final in US
US sports broadcaster ESPN will broadcast live coverage of the final of the 2014 World Twenty20 international cricket tournament on its ESPN 2 cable and satellite television channel.
Outdoor Channel strikes X Games, IndyCar deal with ESPN
Outdoor Channel, the pan-Asian sports broadcaster, has struck a multi-year deal with international sports broadcaster ESPN to show the IndyCar motor-racing series and the X Games action sports events across Southeast Asia.
Dish seals long-term ESPN deal
Pay-television provider Dish Network has renewed a long-term deal to carry channels operated by the Walt Disney media company, including sports channel ESPN.
MCS seals deals for X Games, Red Bull Air Race
French channel MCS Extreme, operated by pay-television operator Ma Chaîne Sport, has acquired rights for the X Games and Red Bull Air Race extreme sports events.
Nine to show free-to-air coverage of Australia’s MLB event
Australian commercial broadcaster Nine has acquired media rights for the US Major League Baseball season-opening games in Australia between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks.
Claro claws back some money but must wait for prize
América Móvil enjoys Olympic benefits but the big prize will come in 2016
Fox and ESPN explain why having the Olympic Games non-exclusively makes sense in Latin America
TSN secures long-term MLB rights agreement
Canadian pay-television sports broadcaster TSN has acquired media rights for Major League Baseball’s marquee Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday night games.