Boxing
DAZN picks up Haye v Bellew rights
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sport media company Perform, has acquired rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland for the upcoming heavyweight boxing clash between British fighters Tony Bellew and David Haye.
Awe picks up Bellew-Haye rematch
US cable-television channel A Wealth of Entertainment, also known as Awe, has acquired rights for the heavyweight boxing clash between British fighters Tony Bellew and David Haye.
DAZN lands rights to Joshua v Parker
DAZN, the OTT service operated by digital sports media company Perform, has acquired rights in a host of markets to boxing’s upcoming world heavyweight unification clash between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.
IMG teams up with Warren in boxing distribution deal
The IMG agency has agreed a deal for distribution rights to boxing events organised by promoter Frank Warren.
Showtime fends off HBO bid to land Joshua v Parker
Showtime has extended its association with unified heavyweight world boxing titleholder Anthony Joshua by securing the US rights to the Englishman’s forthcoming fight against Joseph Parker after reportedly seeing off another strong bid from pay-television rival HBO.
Showtime to offer top women’s title bout
US pay-television broadcaster Showtime has agreed a deal to stream live coverage of the women’s boxing contest between Katie Taylor and Jessica McCaskill later today (Wednesday).
BT Sport claims VR first with new app features
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport has introduced a number of new virtual reality features to its official mobile application.
Same money, more content for Sport1 in new Sauerland deal
The Sauerland Promotion’s deal with Sport1 in Germany is of similar value to its previous deal with commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1, TV Sports Markets understands.
Eleven adds boxing content in Italy, Belgium
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has linked up with combat sports distributor Fighting Spirit to deliver live boxing action in Italy and Belgium.
MTG lands rights to Joshua v Takam
Multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster Modern Times Group has acquired exclusive rights in Denmark to boxing’s world heavyweight title clash between Anthony Joshua and Carlos Takam.
Sport1 lands exclusive Team Sauerland deal
German sports broadcaster Sport1 has agreed an exclusive three-year rights deal with the Team Sauerland boxing agency.
FreeSports to show new boxing series
UK free-to-air digital channel FreeSports is to launch a new boxing series entitled FreeSports Fight Night.
SFR Sport adds Joshua fights to boxing portfolio
French telecommunications company Altice has agreed a rights deal with British boxing promoter Matchroom through which its pay-television broadcaster, SFR Sport, will hold the exclusive rights in France and Belgium to heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua’s next three fights.
Sky picks up Bellew-Haye rematch
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to the rematch fight between British heavyweight boxing rivals Tony Bellew and David Haye.
Álvarez vs. Golovkin proves a success, exceeding expectations
Sources close to the promoter and broadcaster say the event will comfortably exceed 1m PPV buys in the US, with some experts expecting close to 1.2m.
World Boxing Super Series seals US rights deal
US telecommunications company AT&T has agreed a deal to broadcast coverage of the inaugural edition of the World Boxing Super Series annual elimination tournament across a number of its platforms.
Sky lands rights to Wilder-Ortiz
UK pay-television broadcaster Sky has acquired rights to the upcoming world heavyweight boxing match between Deontay Wilder and Luis Ortiz.
HBO rebuffed as Showtime lands Joshua-Pulev
Showtime has secured the US rights to unified heavyweight world boxing titleholder Anthony Joshua’s mandatory defence against Kubrat Pulev after reportedly seeing off a strong bid for the fight from pay-television rival HBO.