Supersport

Football
Sub-Saharan Africa

Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, plans to launch two 4K channels prior to the 2022 Fifa World Cup
Rugby Union
South Africa

Pay-television broadcaster SuperSport has secured exclusive rights for European Professional Club Rugby competitions in South Africa and other 'key territories' in sub-Saharan Africa for three seasons,…
Multiple Sports
Africa

Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, has increased its pay-television subscriber base by 900,000 customers, bringing its…
Cricket
South Africa

The format will involve six privately-owned franchises competing in a league system before playoffs and a final, with 33 matches in total.
Tennis
Sub-Saharan Africa

African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport renewed its exclusive English-language rights to the French Open and Australian Open, paying slight increases in both to secure longer terms.
Cricket
Indian Subcontinent

Global tech firms Google and Amazon, India's biggest media groups, and other international broadcasters have picked up the bidding documents for the upcoming Indian Premier League rights auction, Bloomberg…
Cricket
South Africa

Cricket South Africa and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have announced plans to jointly create a new franchise T20 competition in South Africa
Multiple Sports
Africa

The World Anti-Doping Agency has signed a first-of-its-kind sponsorship deal with sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster SuperSport to aid ongoing efforts to diversify its funding mix
Tennis
Sub-Saharan Africa

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) has renewed its media rights agreement for Roland Garros with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport in sub-Saharan Africa for another six years
Netball
Sub-Saharan Africa

The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have secured rights to show the 2023 Netball World Cup, which will take place in Cape Town
Tennis
Sub-Saharan Africa

Tennis Australia and pay-television broadcaster SuperSport have announced a five-year extension to their long-term media rights agreement covering sub-Saharan Africa
Basketball
South Africa

The NBA, which opened its African headquarters in Johannesburg in 2010, sees widespread free-to-air coverage on the public-service broadcaster as key to growth in South Africa.
Football
Africa

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced seemingly last-minute rights deals for its new Women’s Champions League club competition with pay-television broadcasters beIN Sports, SuperSport a…
Football
Africa

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has launched a tender process for host broadcast and television services for its events in 2022 and 2023
Cricket
South Africa

The SABC, the South African public-service broadcaster, has criticised pay-television broadcaster SuperSport for placing too high a price on sublicensing rights for the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup,…
Triathlon
China

The Professional Triathletes Organisation and the IMG agency have sealed further broadcast deals for the Collins Cup competition in China, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam, along with launching…
Rugby Union
Ireland

The United Rugby Championship will increase its annual media rights income by about 30 per cent in its new four-season media rights cycle, despite a dramatic shift toward free-to-air broadcasters in key markets.