US College Sport
UConn signs 15-season commercial rights deal with IMG
ESPN to put OVC events on ESPN+ in contract extension
FloSports adds SIAC to college sports roster
ESPN extends long-running deal with Big South Conference
Conference USA partners up with ESPN+
ESPN+, the US sports broadcaster’s subscription streaming service, has further bolstered its college sports lineup through a new, multi-year agreement with Conference USA.
Atlantic 10 Conference strengthens ESPN ties with streaming deal
US college sports organisation the Atlantic 10 Conference has expanded its partnership with ESPN by striking a new multi-year rights deal focusing on the sports broadcaster’s subscription streaming service, ESPN+.
Notre Dame signs ‘unique’ deal with JMI and Legends
The athletics division of the University of Notre Dame has agreed a wide-ranging partnership with US collegiate marketing agency JMI Sports and holistic solutions provider Legends.
Ivy League signs fresh ESPN agreement
The Ivy League US collegiate sports conference has signed a new long-term partnership with ESPN that will result in a host of events being showcased on the sports broadcaster’s new OTT platform, ESPN+.
Facebook granted rights as Conference USA signs partnerships
US college sports organisation Conference USA has extended its rights partnerships with the CBS Sports division of the CBS network and multi-platform sports network Stadium in agreements that will also bring live games to social media platform Facebook.
ESPN extends rights deal with Sun Belt Conference
Stadium pens college basketball streaming deal with Facebook
US-based multi-platform sports network Stadium has agreed a deal with social media platform Facebook to stream live coverage of US college basketball games.
IMG upgrades association with George Washington University
The IMG agency has secured a 10-year multimedia rights agreement with George Washington University’s athletics department.
CBS Sports nets rights to Belfast college basketball event, details plans for OTT platform
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has acquired rights to a college basketball tournament that will be staged in Belfast, Northern Ireland next month, while it has disclosed further details behind its new online sports streaming service.
Alibaba adds Pac-12 media rights to expand Chinese partnership
US college sports conference the Pac-12 has increased its annual media-rights income in China by about 66 per cent after agreeing a long-term deal with Alisports.
Big Ten Network signs FloSports partnership
The Big Ten Network, a joint venture between US college sport organisation the Big Ten Conference and the Fox Entertainment Group division of US media company 21st Century Fox, has agreed a distribution partnership with sports streaming specialist FloSports.
Big South switches strategy with Van Wagner partnership
The Van Wagner Sports & Entertainment agency has agreed a multi-year rights partnership with US college sport organisation the Big South Conference.
Eleven teams up with Twitter on Ivy League initiative
International sports broadcaster Eleven Sports has reached an agreement with social media platform Twitter to stream live coverage of American football games from the Ivy League US collegiate sports conference.
Learfield confirms IMG College merger
The Learfield Sports agency has confirmed that it has merged with the IMG College division of the WME|IMG agency.