Multi-sport

Atlantic Coast Conference commissioner John Swofford has labelled talk of US sports broadcaster ESPN seeking to delay the launch of a dedicated network for the college sports organisation as “premature.”

Russia’s new sports television channel Match TV will launch on Sunday, with officials outlining that it will seek to provide a new perspective on sport.

Chinese internet company LeTV, which operates the Le Sports service, is targeting a launch in India in early 2016, according to founder Jia Yueting.

Modern Times Group, the multi-territory commercial and pay-television broadcaster, has sold its Russian and international pay-television channel businesses as it seeks to comply with new media regulations being introduced in the country.

German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 has launched a subscription-based streaming service for fight sports.

Video-sharing website YouTube has unveiled a new subscription service that will enable users to access original and exclusive video content.

The European Broadcasting Union consortium of free-to-air broadcasters has entered into a digital and television content partnership with sports media and technology company Deltatre.

US media and entertainment company Discovery Communications has officially taken full control of Eurosport after French commercial broadcaster TF1 confirmed the sale of its 49 per cent equity interest in the international sports broadcaster.

Television content group Inverleigh Media Holdings has struck an enhanced partnership with youth-focused channel provider Trace TV to supply sports-related content to the Trace Sports Stars network of international channels.

The Fox International Channels broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has launched a new service dedicated to global cross-platform media buying and sponsorships.

Fox’s deal to sublicense rights to the 2016 Olympic Games in Turkey to the Saran Media agency marks the end of its failed experiment with sport in the Turkish market.

The Fox International Channels (FIC) broadcast subsidiary of media company 21st Century Fox has appointed Frank Rutten as executive vice-president of its operations in Europe and Africa.

The Pac-12 has rejected a proposal from AT&T that would have allowed the US telecommunications company’s DirecTV satellite pay-television service to carry coverage of the US college conference.

Another public-service broadcasting union lost its grip on Olympic Games rights following deals signed by the International Olympic Committee late last month.

The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has signed a five-year sublicensing deal with sports broadcaster ESPN to continue showing the Missouri Valley Conference college sports league.