Sub-Saharan Africa

Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

South Africa Rugby has extended its contract with multinational automotive brand Land Rover
Cricket
Media

SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has signed a three-year rights deal with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
Media

French pay-television operator Canal Plus has further increased its holding in pan-African media group Multichoice, the parent company of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Basketball
Events

The newly built Tokyo Aquatics Centre was unveiled during an event on October 24, marking the completion of all venues built for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics - The Japan Times
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Pan-African media group MultiChoice has signed a five-year sponsorship deal with the South African Football Association (SAFA)
Events

China wants to use football to unite its nation and to build bridges with countries around the world, Chinese Football Association secretary general Liu Yi said in a rare interview with international media…
Football
Media

The legality of a seven-season media rights deal between the Football Kenya Federation and pay-television broadcaster StarTimes is being challenged by a group of clubs led by Mathare United chairman Bob…
Industry Moves

Marc Jury has been named chief executive of SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates across sub-Saharan Africa, as part of a wider shake-up at parent company Multichoice
Media

The Nigerian division of pan-African media group Multichoice has argued that a proposed pay-as-you-go billing model is not technically or commercially viable
Rugby Union
Events

The Rugby Championship organiser Sanzaar has announced South Africa will not travel to Australia to play in the 2020 championship
Rugby Union
Sponsorship & Marketing

The South African Rugby Union (SARU) has renewed its sponsorship contract with banking firm FNB
Football
Media

European football’s governing body Uefa, the English Premier League and pay-television broadcaster Canal Plus International have welcomed a court ruling in Rwanda concerning the piracy of their broadcast c…
Events

Asian football's governing body the AFC said player welfare was its "main priority" after criticism from the global players' union that it had been slow to provide support for players since the coronavirus…
Horse Racing
Media

This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
Football
Media

The president of South Africa’s football association Danny Jordaan has criticised pay-television broadcaster SuperSport after the pair failed to agree a broadcast deal for an international friendly match t…
Football
Media

SuperSport, the sub-Saharan African pay-television broadcaster, has acquired exclusive rights to the Ethiopian Premier League top-tier football competition
Cricket
Media

A report into misconduct committed by Cricket South Africa officials has found that Global Sports Commerce, the governing body’s commercial and international media rights agency for its Mzansi Super L…
Sailing
Media

A raft of broadcast rights contracts signed for sailing’s 36th America’s Cup include deals with both public-service and pay-television broadcasters in Italy and the UK, as a priority is placed on maximum exp…