Tennis Channel extended its rights agreement with ATP Media to air ATP World Tour Masters events. The new deal gives Tennis Channel live, OTT streaming rights to Masters events, which will be offered through its Tennis Channel Plus subscription service. The network also has expanded VOD rights and network access to classic matches and clips from the ATP Media archive (BROADCASTING CABLE, 2/12).
The Asset OgilvyEntertainment agency extended its broadcast rights deal in Greece and Cyprus for La Liga. The three-year deal will run from '18-19 to '20-21. The agreement incorporates clip rights, a new addition which was not available in the previous package (SOCCEREX, 2/14).
Motorcycle manufacturer Ducati Motor Holding renewed its exclusive global licensing representation agreement with IMG. A number of new licensees are set to launch products in '18. These include Locman watches, an int'l eyewear collection of sunglasses and prescription glasses by Mondottica, an apparel, footwear and accessories collection in India with online retailer Flipkart and niche Ducati wooden balance bikes in Europe and North America (IMG).
Sports broadcaster SuperSport and South Africa Rugby agreed to "waive radio broadcast rights fees" for Super Rugby for the South African Broadcasting Corp. The announcement comes after the national broadcaster revealed a few days ago that it was "facing financial constraints to acquire the rights to broadcast live Super Rugby matches on its radio channels" (EWN, 2/14).
CONCACAF announced it will "continue to draw upon the services of Solive to drive visibility and engagement around its competitions on social media." The Paris-based live publishing software company will work with the confederation to "distribute content across a range of social platforms," beginning with this month’s CONCACAF Champions League matches (SOCCEREX, 2/14).
Esports event and production company PGL appointed IMG to represent the firm in negotiating and selling its global media rights. PGL has multiple events scheduled this year, including two Dota 2 Majors, each with a prize pool of $1M, as well as the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive invitationals (THE ESPORTS OBSERVER, 2/14).
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