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South Africa: SuperSport acquires World Cup 2022 pay-TV rights

All 64 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2022, to be held in Qatar, will be broadcast live on SuperSport after the broadcaster concluded a broadcast deal with FIFA. SuperSport’s pay TV broadcast rights extend to all platforms across sub-Saharan Africa. HD coverage will be across multiple channels with expert analysis, in-depth digital offerings, supplementary […]

April 9, 2021

South Africa: Extreme E signs with SABC

Electric SUV racing series, Extreme E, has announced that South Africa’s SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) will televise all five of this year’s X Prix live on its linear channels, SABC1, SABC2, SABC3 and SABC Sport Channel – which began with the debut X Prix which took place in the deserts of Saudi Arabia last […]

April 9, 2021

fuboTV acquires South American World Cup qualifiers

fuboTV, the US sports-first live TV streaming platform, has acquired the exclusive live streaming rights to the Qatar World Cup 2022 Qualifying matches of South American Football Confederation. fuboTV says the agreement, a partnership with the 10 South American teams’ rights holders, strengthens its position as a sports-first live TV streaming platform and its offering […]

April 9, 2021

Indycar renews global broadcast reach

A robust line-up of international broadcast partnerships will help deliver the NTT Indycar Series to a growing global audience in 2021. A series of renewals and expanded broadcast and streaming relationships will bring the stars of North America’s premier open-wheel racing series to many markets across Europe, Asia and more. Existing and renewal partnerships will […]

April 7, 2021By Colin Mann

YuppTV acquires VIVO IPL 2021 rights

YuppTV, an OTT platform for South-Asian content, has acquired the digital broadcasting rights for VIVO IPL 2021 in close to 100 countries. With this development, YuppTV will help cricket fans across the globe to access all the live action of the 60 T20 matches slated for the VIVO IPL 2021. After shifting to the UAE […]

April 7, 2021

China: MLB, Tencent agree new deal

Major League Baseball (MLB) will continue to broadcast in China through media giant Tencent, which has shown games from the US league since 2018. The two sides have agreed to a three-year deal that will also bring MLB games to Thailand, Indonesia, and Malaysia for the first time. The agreement gives Tencent rights to broadcast […]

April 6, 2021

China: Extreme E on CCTV

Electric race series, Extreme E, which made its debut in Saudi Arabia on April 3rd, has announced that China’s CCTV broadcasted the Desert X Prix, and will also air the remaining four X Prixs on its sports platform. In addition to being aired live on CCTV.com, Extreme E’s race footage is also available on Cbox […]

April 6, 2021

DAZN to stream Extreme E in 100+ markets

The inaugural season of Extreme E, the new off-road electric race series, will be streamed live on DAZN in over 100 countries worldwide. DAZN will broadcast Extreme E in markets including France, Japan, South Africa, Poland, Scandinavia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Egypt and Portugal. The rights are non-exclusive. This deal runs for the duration of the […]

April 1, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Discovery eyes Ashes rights

Discovery, the multichannel broadcaster, has emerged as a surprise contender to acquire the rights to this winter’s Ashes cricket series as part of attempt to boost significantly sporting content across its platforms. According to reports, Discovery is preparing to take on BT Sport and Sky Sports for a four-year package worth in over £50 million for […]

March 31, 2021

TikTok partners with Extreme E

TikTok, the short-form mobile video platform, is partnering with the new off-road racing series, Extreme E, to showcase the capabilities of electric SUVs, which are set to race in some of the world’s most remote and challenging environments. Activating the partnership with a dedicated team will be digital content agency and media network, Little Dot […]

March 30, 2021By Nik Roseveare