Turner Broadcasting System Latin America
Canal del Fútbol ordered to repay subscribers as Chilean protests rage on
Turner’s CDF acquisition ratified
Globo pounces on Fiba rights in Brazil after Turner deal cancelled
Intel, Turner strike VR partnership for NBA coverage
The Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System and technology company Intel have agreed a multi-year deal to jointly offer virtual reality (VR) coverage of North America’s NBA basketball league.
NBC Sports Group and Turner seal long-term OTT partnership
ELeague media reach revealed
US media company Turner and the WME | IMG agency have announced that their debut ELeague esports competition will be distributed to more than 80 countries around the world.
Twitch to show ELeague
Social video platform Twitch has secured a multi-year deal to show coverage of the ELeague esports competition.
Turner picks up rights to new NCAA beach volleyball event
US pay-television broadcaster Turner Sports has agreed a multi-year rights deal for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s new Beach Volleyball Championship.
CBS and Turner lock down March Madness rights in $8.8bn deal
The CBS network and pay-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System have extended rights for the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division 1 men’s basketball championship, also known as March Madness.
Turner defeats Fox for CdF in bitter, protracted battle
Turner’s intense battle against Fox over the acquisition of Chile’s Canal del Fútbol has produced a price almost double Fox’s opening offer in July.
Local ties ensure Fox and Turner win the race for Primera rights
Uefa close to signing off club deals in China, Japan and the US
Bids in for Argentine football but questions remain unanswered
International Champions Cup nets Bleacher Report partnership
Organisers of the International Champions Cup pre-season football series have agreed a partnership with US media platform Bleacher Report.
Top Rank unveils Friday fight night series with truTV
Boxing promoter Top Rank has reached a deal with Time Warner-owned US pay-television entertainment channel truTV to televise a primetime Friday night boxing series.
NCAA Digital launches March Madness YouTube channel
NCAA Digital, a joint venture between the Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting Systems and the National Collegiate Athletic Association, has launched a channel on video-sharing website YouTube for this year’s NCAA March Madness basketball tournament.
Esporte Interativo to step up pay-television ambitions after Turner takeover
Pan-regional media company Turner Latin America has confirmed the acquisition of Brazilian commercial television channel Esporte Interativo.
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.
Daniels elevated to president of Turner Sports
Lenny Daniels has been named president of the Turner Sports division of US cable-television broadcaster Turner Broadcasting System.
NFL invites bids for Thursday night games
American football’s NFL has invited broadcasters to bid for a new package of rights comprising Thursday night games.