Recent Posts tagged with rights deals
By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Wednesday, October 17, 2018 - 11:50 am
Canelo Alvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs), one of the biggest pay-per-view boxing draws, has signed an 11-fight, $365 million deal with live-streaming outfit DAZN. According to the announcement, the deal with Alvarez will […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 11:48 am
WWE has inked a new pair of five-year rights deals that will see Monday Night Raw return to USA Network and SmackDown Live move to Fox broadcast network. The deals […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Wednesday, June 27, 2018 - 10:29 am
Viacom-owned MMA promoter Bellator has inked a multiyear global distribution agreement with Perform Group’s DAZN sports-streaming service. The nine-figure global deal will see 22 Bellator fights streamed live and on demand every year on […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Thursday, May 10, 2018 - 7:47 pm
Perform Group announced on Thursday creation of an eight-year, $1 billion joint venture with Matchroom Boxing that the two UK-based companies are calling the biggest boxing deal ever. The Matchroom […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, December 19, 2017 - 3:00 pm
Rogers Media and CBC have signed a new seven-year sub-licensing agreement for English-language broadcasts of Hockey Night in Canada and the Stanley Cup playoffs, beginning with the 2019-20 season. The new deal, […]
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By SVG Staff | Tuesday, August 2, 2016 - 1:13 pm
CBS Sports and active lifestyle/endurance events company Tough Mudder have agreed to a multi-year partnership that brings Tough Mudder to broadcast, cable and digital on CBS Sports, CBS Sports Network […]
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By SVG Staff | Friday, May 20, 2016 - 1:43 pm
ESPN and Special Olympics have inked two new agreements: a new, three-year global programming agreement and an extension, and expansion, of ESPN’s Global Presenting Sponsorship of Special Olympics Unified Sports. […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Monday, October 26, 2015 - 12:18 pm
The Brooklyn Nets have reached a new agreement for media rights with the YES Network. Last month, SBJ’s John Ourand reported that the Nets used a contractual “reset” that occurs […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 2:39 pm
The latest installment in a parade of lucrative MLB rights deals with regional sports networks has arrived, as the St. Louis Cardinals and FOX Sports Midwest have inked at 15-year […]
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By Jason Dachman, Chief Editor | Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 6:08 pm
Earlier this month, MP & Silva inked a landmark deal to represent the NFL in its media-rights negotiations for 42 territories across Europe. The five-year, reportedly $500 million agreement signals […]
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