American Football
FCC set to give green light to AT&T-DirecTV deal
US telecommunications company AT&T’s proposed $48.5bn (€44bn) takeover of satellite television provider DirecTV is set to close after the Federal Communications Commission said it would recommend that the transaction be approved.
New class-action lawsuit filed against NFL, DirecTV
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against American football’s NFL and pay-television operator DirecTV by antitrust attorney Michael Hausfeld and colleagues at the Hausfeld law company.
NFL extends with Austrian broadcast partner
Austrian commercial broadcaster Puls 4 has agreed a three-year extension to its rights deal with American football league the NFL.
NFL set for extensive free-to-air coverage in Germany
The NFL American football league is set to receive unprecedented free-to-air coverage in Germany under an agreement with commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1.
Learfield Sports extends Missouri State partnership
The Learfield Sports agency has agreed a 10-year extension to its partnership with the MSU Athletics division of Missouri State University.
NFL testing the waters in online deal with Yahoo
The NFL’s deal with Yahoo for the 2015 International Series game earlier this month was driven by a desire to test the online waters.
BT Sport scores CFL rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has acquired rights for the Canadian Football League gridiron competition.
Questions raised over Eleven Sports launch in Poland
The Polish launch of Eleven Sports Network, the new media platform backed by co-founder of the MP & Silva agency Andrea Radrizzani, has come under question amid confusion over the sports rights it claims to hold.
Arena Football League secures global deal with FilmOn
FilmOn Networks has agreed a one-year deal to become the global internet-based television platform provider for the 2015 edition of the Arena Football League (AFL) indoor American football competition.
Eleven Sports Network set for Polish launch
Eleven Sports Network, the new media platform backed by co-founder of the MP & Silva agency Andrea Radrizzani, has confirmed it will launch in Poland in August.
NFL appoints Microsoft exec to bolster media content offering
American football league the NFL has appointed senior Microsoft executive Jordan Levin to the new role of senior vice-president and chief content officer.
CBS Sports Network snaps up MAC Conference rights from ESPN
US pay-television broadcaster CBS Sports Network has struck a rights deal to show American football and basketball games from the US Mid-American Conference.
Yahoo selected by NFL for free worldwide streaming first
Internet company Yahoo has been selected by American football’s National Football League to deliver the first ever live stream of a regular-season game from the league for free to viewers worldwide.
TSN and RDS touchdown CFL extension
Canadian pay-television sports broadcasters TSN and RDS have agreed a three-year extension to their rights deals with the Canadian Football League.
ESPN expands Mountain West partnership
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN has expanded its long-term partnership with Mountain West by acquiring the rights to the US college sports conference’s annual American football championship game.
MEDIA RIGHTS: April 30 to May 13
Media rights clips from April 30 to May 13
NFL to return to ABC under ESPN simulcast deal
US network ABC will broadcast its first NFL American football game in 10 years next season, with sports broadcaster ESPN agreeing to a simulcast deal for the Wild Card Weekend on January 9-10.
Learfield Sports partners with Snapchat, delivers Boise State deal
US collegiate sports rights holder Learfield Sports has signed an innovative partnership with social media platform Snapchat and has brokered a broadcast rights extension for Boise State University.