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The International Olympic Committee will earn about 40 per cent more from sub-Saharan Africa compared to the previous two-Games cycle, taking advantage of Kwesé Sports’ strong desire for Olympic association, TV Sports Markets understands.

The addition of StarTimes to Fifa’s set of 2018 World Cup broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa has significantly increased the governing body’s income from the region.

South African mixed martial arts promotion the Extreme Fighting Championship will have its events shown live on public-service broadcaster the SABC for the next two years, increasing its exposure in its home market.

South African public-service broadcaster SABC has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Extreme Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.

Lagardère Sports is distributing free-to-air rights to the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations itself in a marked change from its previous strategy of sublicensing rights in sub-Saharan Africa to another agency.

Last-minute Euro 2016 free-to-air sales have continued in sub-Saharan Africa, with deals secured in the key markets of Kenya and South Africa.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the Uefa Euro 2016 national football team tournament.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC is set to launch a sixth television channel, with reports stating that it is likely to be a dedicated sports platform.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC will substantially scale back its channel plans for the long-delayed commercial start of the country’s switch from analogue to digital broadcasting, with SABC Sport one of the casualties.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has acquired rights for live television coverage of all South Africa national cricket team home matches.

The South African Football Association’s new media rights deal with pay-television broadcaster Siyaya TV would appear to be in doubt after public-service broadcaster the SABC questioned the validity of reports that the agreement had been finalised.

New pay-television broadcaster Siyaya TV has acquired media rights in South Africa for the country’s national football team matches.

South African public-service broadcaster the SABC is facing a shortfall of more than R500m (€34.4m/$46.7m) in its sports coverage in the 2014-15 financial year, according to acting chief executive Tian Olivier.

South Africa’s Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said there will continue to be no live coverage of boxing on public-service broadcaster SABC due to a dispute between the Boxing South Africa governing body and promoter Branco Milenkovic.

South African public-service broadcaster SABC has acquired free-to-air rights to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.