Boxing
Super Series banks on ITV deal succeeding for first-season target
The World Boxing Super Series has focused on exposure and promotional commitments from broadcasters during its first season, as it banks on core boxing markets to provide most of its revenue.
Fight Sports extends reach with new carriage deals
Media company CSI Sports has signed carriage deals for its Fight Sports pay-television channel in Portugal, Indonesia and Nepal, and extended an agreement with Singaporean pay-television broadcaster Singtel.
World Boxing Super Series seals raft of rights deals
The MP & Silva agency has agreed rights deals in a host of territories for the inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series.
MTG lands World Boxing Super Series rights
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired rights in the Baltic and Nordic regions to the inaugural edition of the World Boxing Super Series annual elimination tournament.
Joshua-Pulev opened up to new Sky Box Office service
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky will show coverage of next month’s world heavyweight boxing clash between Anthony Joshua and Kubrat Pulev via a new Box Office streaming service, which will be launched in partnership with technology provider NeuLion.
Hennessy Sports forges YouTube partnership for Parker-Fury
Boxing promoter Hennessy Sports has entered into a wide-ranging partnership with video-sharing platform YouTube, through which this month’s WBO World Heavyweight Championship title fight between Joseph Parker and Hughie Fury will be streamed exclusively live in the UK and Ireland.
ITV picks up World Boxing Super Series rights
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has acquired rights for the inaugural season of the World Boxing Super Series through an agreement with the MP & Silva agency.
World Boxing Super Series lands new rights partners
Canadian cable and satellite-television broadcaster Super Channel has acquired rights to the World Boxing Super Series, while rights deals for the tournament have also been agreed in the Netherlands and the Balkans.
Kelly: Mayweather vs. McGregor set to break international record
The IMG agency says global media-rights revenue earned from Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor will exceed that of previous marquee fights, and expects the pay-per-view revenue record to have been broken in multiple major territories.
Adam Kelly, head of global sales, IMG
Interview with Adam Kelly, head of global sales at IMG, on media-rights sales for Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Conor McGregor and the wider impact of the event.
7Sports picks up rights to World Boxing Super Series
7Sports, the sports business division of German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group, has acquired rights to the inaugural edition of the World Boxing Super Series annual elimination tournament.
ESPN pens Top Rank deal
International sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a new rights deal with the Top Rank boxing promoter in the US and Canada.
Fight Sports lands Alvarez-Golovkin rights
Pay-television channel Fight Sports has acquired rights in a number of territories to next month’s middleweight boxing match between Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin
Indian OTT service swoops for super-fight rights
Indian digital media company Veqta has acquired rights for the upcoming bout between boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor.
Eleven adds Mayweather-McGregor rights in Taiwan
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Taiwan to the upcoming fight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor.
Eleven lands Mayweather-McGregor rights in Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports Network has acquired rights in Belgium to the upcoming fight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor.
Showtime takes Mayweather-McGregor direct to consumer
US pay-television broadcaster Showtime has moved to open up access to its coverage of the forthcoming fight between former world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr and mixed martial arts star Conor McGregor by taking it direct to consumer.
DAZN picks up Mayweather-McGregor rights in Japan
OTT sports subscription service DAZN has secured rights in Japan to the crossover fight between undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. and mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor.