Media

Wananchi Group has defended its broadcast deal with Kenyan Premier League club AFC Leopards, stating it does not interfere with the league’s agreement with SuperSport.

Australian commercial broadcaster Ten Network is in talks to renegotiate a rights deal for the National Basketball League, the sport’s top division in Australia.

The Asian Paralympic Committee has struck a deal with the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union to help enhance the television coverage of Asian Paralympic events.

DirecTV Sports and its Root Sports regional sports network has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Mountain West US college sports conference.

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The Tour de France will continue to receive extensive free-to-air television coverage in its home market after the cycling event’s organiser, Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), extended its deal with France Televisions through to 2020.

World Snooker and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have become the latest sports organisations to seek to boost their global viewership by establishing YouTube channels.

World Snooker and the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have become the latest sports organisations to seek to boost their global viewership by establishing YouTube channels.

The International Motorsport Federation’s (FIA) Formula E Championship has agreed a deal for the MP & Silva agency to act as its exclusive partner in devising and implementing a media and broadcast strategy ahead of its debut season.

Italy’s top six clubs are facing the threat of a reduction in their income from media rights after the country’s competition watchdog called on the government to alter the current revenue distribution model in the domestic game.

TSE Consulting has expanded into three new markets by opening national offices in Turkey, Peru and the United Arab Emirates.

Australian motorsport series V8 Supercars has announced the launch of a new online streaming service that will provide live and advert-free coverage of every race from the championship season.

UEFA has announced that public-service broadcaster consortium the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has acquired rights for Euro 2016 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches in 30 European countries.

The Football Association, the governing body of football in England, has announced the launch of its first foreign-language website in Mandarin ahead of the FA Cup semi-finals this weekend.

Hip-hop superstar Shawn “Jay Z” Carter has furthered his sporting interests by launching a sports management arm of his entertainment company Roc Nation.

Perform Group has joined forces with American City Business Journals (ACBJ) to form a new company which aims to become one of the leading players in the North American digital sports media marketplace.