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Social media platform Facebook has acquired rights to the Uefa Champions League in Brazil, according to multiple reports, while sports broadcaster Esporte Interativo has extended its deal for the European club football competition.

Facebook has acquired English Premier League rights in Vietnam, its second deal for the league’s rights in a major Southeast Asian market.

Earnings from FC Diez Media’s sale of Copa Libertadores rights in South America have fallen below its internal targets, TV Sports Markets understands, but the joint venture is still on track to meet its guarantee.

Social media company Facebook has beaten an incumbent pay-television broadcaster to media rights of a flagship property for the first time, TV Sports Markets understands.

Facebook has struck a deal with Major League Baseball to stream live coverage of 25 weekday afternoon games.

The World Surf League has expanded its global digital rights deal with Facebook, securing a significantly higher fee.

Social media platform Facebook has sealed an exclusive digital partnership with the World Surf League.

Social media company Facebook has decided against bidding for the NFL American football league’s Thursday Night Football package, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Social media company Facebook is reportedly set to signal its growing ambitions in the sports rights market by hiring Peter Hutton, chief executive of international sports broadcaster Eurosport.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will stream live coverage of a German Bundesliga football match on social media platform Facebook this week.

International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports will set a first in Belgium today (Wednesday) by live streaming a French Ligue 1 football game live on social media platform Facebook.

US wrestling organisation WWE has teamed up with social media platform Facebook to launch a new in-ring series, Mixed Match Challenge.

US-based multi-platform sports network Stadium has agreed a deal with social media platform Facebook to stream live coverage of US college basketball games.

Liga ACB, the top division of basketball in Spain, has agreed deals through the MP & Silva agency with the social media platform Facebook and Chinese internet company Tencent for live streaming coverage of this Sunday’s game between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, known as ‘El Clásico’.

Social media platform Facebook has agreed a deal to stream live coverage of 15 US college American football games during the 2017-18 academic year.

The Caribbean Premier League has secured a series of rights deals for this year’s edition of the Twenty20 cricket tournament.

Dish Network has launched legal action over a streaming deal between rival US pay-television provider Univision Deportes and social media platform Facebook.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has teamed up with Facebook to stream live coverage of the Uefa Champions League European club football tournament