Boxing
Fight Sports broadens reach with new carriage deals
Media company CSI Sports, the owner of Fight Sports, has struck carriage deals for the pay-television channel in Finland, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
RTL lands extension to long-running Klitschko partnership
German commercial broadcaster RTL has extended its long-running rights deal for the fights of boxing’s reigning heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko.
Mayweather ponders free-to-air farewell – report
Boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. is reportedly considering making his planned career swansong in September this year available on free-to-air television in the US.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 25 to July 8
Media rights clips from June 25 to July 8
ITV and UTV to show Frampton title defence
Belfast fighter Carl Frampton’s International Boxing Federation world super bantamweight title defence against Alejandro Gonzalez Jr. will be shown by commercial broadcasters ITV and UTV in the UK and Ireland, respectively.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From June 11 to June 24
Media rights clips from June 11 to 24
Huck defence added to Sky Deutschland’s boxing line-up
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired exclusive rights for Marco Huck’s World Boxing Organisation cruiserweight title defence against Krzysztof Głowacki on August 14.
MEDIA RIGHTS: May 28 to June 10
Media rights clips from May 28 to June 10
ESPN picks up rights for New Zealand heavyweight clash
US pay-television sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights for the heavyweight boxing clash between New Zealander Joseph Parker and German Yakup Saglam tomorrow (Saturday) night.
Sky Deutschland to show Cotto title defence
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has acquired exclusive rights for this Saturday’s World Boxing Council middleweight title clash between champion Miguel Cotto and Daniel Geale.
Matchroom secures Sky increase
Boxing promoter Matchroom Sport is thought to have secured a small increase in the value of its rights in last week’s renewal with UK pay-television broadcaster Sky.
MEDIA RIGHTS: From May 14 to 27
Media rights clips from May 14 to 27
Sky renews Matchroom Sport boxing rights deal
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has renewed a rights deal with Matchroom Sport for the management company’s stable of boxers.
MEDIA RIGHTS: April 30 to May 13
Media rights clips from April 30 to May 13
Sky Deutschland passes on Klitschko fight rights
German pay-television broadcaster Sky Deutschland has said it has no interest in acquiring rights to the world championship fights of reigning heavyweight world champion, Wladimir Klitschko.
Mayweather-Pacquiao shatters PPV, revenue records in US
The welterweight world title unification boxing clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas earlier this month has smashed the US record for pay-per-view buys.
Periscope defends anti-piracy efforts following super-fight
Kayvon Beykpour, the co-founder of Periscope, has defended Twitter’s new live video streaming application against criticism that it was used to infringe copyright of coverage of Saturday night’s world welterweight boxing clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
Super-fight start delayed by PPV issues
The start of Saturday’s world welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas was delayed by about 45 minutes due to problems surrounding the processing of late pay-per-view orders through US pay-television providers.