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Paramount keeps hold of Uefa club competitions in landmark $1.5bn, six-year US rights deal
Paramount Global, owner of the CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming service, has retained English-language rights to Uefa club competitions in a landmark six-year deal worth around $250m (€248.6
Nickelodeon to broadcast NFL Christmas Day game
Paramount shifts kids-themed production from playoffs to regular season
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 launches new sports channel
Indian broadcaster Viacom18 has launched a new sports pay-television channel, Sports18
Premier League continues international charge with huge LatAm deals
The English Premier League has benefitted from intense competition between US media giants in Latin America to secure massive increases in deals with Disney and ViacomCBS, despite only offering rights for a three-season period.
Australian Professional Leagues acquires AFC rights
Australian Professional Leagues (APL) has secured exclusive rights to club competitions of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the governing body of Asian football, for the 2021-24 cycle
ViacomCBS rebrands as Paramount to highlight streaming focus
CBS Sports parent entity ViacomCBS has changed its corporate name to Paramount, a move which highlights the American media conglomerate's emphasis on its international Paramount+ streaming service.
ViacomCBS takes fresh swing at golf with Nickelodeon Slime Cup
After two successive National Football League Wild Card games aimed at children, ViacomCBS is aiming to do the same for golf with the Nickelodeon Slime Cup.
Murdoch and Shankar ‘to acquire Viacom18 stake’
Media executives James Murdoch and Uday Shankar are in talks to buy a 39-per-cent stake in Indian broadcaster Viacom18, in a deal that would value the company at $4bn (€3.6bn), according to media reports.
ViacomCBS nets domestic rights to Chile matches
ViacomCBS has secured domestic broadcast rights to the Chilean national team's matches from 2023 to 2026
Premier League secures increase in Australia as Optus renews cornerstone rights
Optus is thought to have faced competition from only one other bidder for the Premier League rights: US-based media group ViacomCBS.
Paramount+ secures exclusive Premier League rights in Mexico, Central America
ViacomCBS streaming service Paramount+ is expanding its global sports reach by securing exclusive Premier League rights in Mexico, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Premier League launches Australia media rights tender
The English Premier League last week launched a media rights tender in Australia for its upcoming rights cycle, 2022-23 to 2024-25, with first-round bids due by November 15
Viacom18 overpowers rivals to secure 2022 Fifa World Cup rights in India
Viacom18’s deal 2022 Fifa World Cup rights is the strongest signal yet of its intention to launch a sports-centric channel in the Indian subcontinent.
Nickelodeon to air weekly primetime kids-focused NFL highlights show
ViacomCBS children's channel Nickelodeon is significantly expanding its National Football League coverage by broadcasting the half-hour weekly primetime highlights program NFL Slimetime from September…
Streaming wars help revive Australian market as Nine and Ten launch new services
An outbreak of ‘streaming wars’ in Australia has injected life into a sports media rights market that this time last year looked threatened by a sharp decline.
ViacomCBS to revive Nickelodeon NFL game
Kids-themed production to return during Wild Card weekend in January
Viacom 18 continues sports push with Ligue 1 rights
Rising sports broadcaster Viacom 18 has secured rights in India for French Ligue 1 football
Paramount+ to offer Italian-language commentary of Serie A games
ViacomCBS will provide Italian-language commentary for its Serie A games on streaming service Paramount+ when its new United States rights deal kicks off this weekend