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Formula One closes North American rights cycle with Canadian fee rise
Formula E per-race fee in sub-Saharan Africa grows by a fifth in one-season StarTimes deal
ESPN continues football spending spree with Copa del Rey acquisition
Uefa benefits from US digital battle as club competition values soar
Bundesliga agrees big fee rise in US with ESPN, but takes exposure gamble
USL Championship final to be aired on ESPN for first time
Patriot League seals multi-year digital rights deal with ESPN+
NFL TV ratings deliver mixed view in Week 1
ESPN expands sports betting presence with Caesars, DraftKings deals
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ESPN pays up for UFC rights in Australia and NZ; UFC hoping for pay-per-view boom
US boxing landscape transformed by new deals, but broadcasters more cautious than advertised
ESPN doubles down on football to bolster ESPN+ offering
Optus pays up for Uefa rights despite World Cup ‘balls up’
Facebook and Turner force UCL rights fee down 40% in Brazil
Facebook and Esporte Interativo are set to strike a deal for Uefa Champions League rights in Brazil at a much-reduced price
OTT stipulations lead F1 from NBC to ESPN in key US market
The desire for flexibility around its yet-to-launch OTT service drove Formula One Management to agree a new deal with sports broadcaster ESPN in the US last month.
Big Ten bucks trend by agreeing shorter-term deals than its rivals
The Big Ten collegiate athletic conference has agreed a set of new domestic media-rights deals, increasing the value of the existing package by almost 300 per cent.
ANFP earns increase in value of Chilean national team matches
The Chilean football federation has earned a slight increase in the value of its national team friendly and qualifier matches in a new deal with Chilevisión.
Latin American broadcasters await Club World Cup outcome
Weak offers from broadcasters focused on other properties have delayed the award of 2017 Fifa Club World Cup rights in Latin America.
US Open rights up modestly in Australia after new ESPN deal
The value of US Open tennis rights in Australia and New Zealand increased slightly last month, despite Australian incumbent Fox Sports choosing not to renew its deal.
Football rights frenzy begins in Brazil with EPL and Uefa sales
The summer of 2017 will prove a critical period in determining where major football rights in Brazil will end up for the next few years.
Bids in for Argentine football but questions remain unanswered
ESPN returns to Africa following wide-ranging Kwesé TV deal
ESPN’s multi-faceted agreement with telco Econet’s Kwesé TV pay-television platform brings the sports broadcaster back to sub-Saharan Africa after an absence of more than three years.
ATP follows WTA in securing Latin American increase
The ATP World Tour earned a strong increase in the value of its rights in Latin America last month after renewing its deal with ESPN.
MotoGP grows in Americas
MotoGP’s deals in the Americas with beIN Media Group and ESPN have significantly increased the value of the motorcycling series in the region.
ESPN grows in Asia with partnerships in China and India
ESPN’s partnership with Chinese internet company Tencent last month is the latest stage in the broadcaster’s evolution into a global digital player
Russell Wolff, executive vice-president, ESPN international
Interview with Russell Wolff, executive vice-president, ESPN international, on the media company’s partnership with internet operator Tencent in China.
ESPN pays decent increase to renew Australian Open
Tennis Australia has renewed its deal with ESPN for Australian Open rights in Latin America and the Caribbean without putting the rights on the market.
Sanzar negotiates tough home markets and wins big in UK, France and Middle East
Southern hemisphere rugby rights have increased significantly in global value, driven by explosive growth in the UK, France and the Middle East, and supported by strong returns in difficult core markets.