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Canal+ acquires multi-territory broadcast rights to ICONS Cup South Africa
A new golf event now has its sponsor and its broadcaster. Canal+ has taken the rights across Sub-Saharan Africa and France in a multi-territory deal.
South Africa joins rugby’s leading unions in plan to pool media and commercial rights
Rugby’s 10 biggest unions plan to sell their rights as one. South Africa gets a share of European income, but bigger markets are expected to take a larger slice, and Africa’s emerging unions could lose a route to the top tier.
Canal+ secures exclusive Sub-Saharan rights to six Senegalese wrestling events
The appeal for Canal+ is a local property with a proven home audience and a built-in diaspora following.
AFCON 2027 to air free in 40+ African markets under CAF deal with MEL and MBS
The two agencies will build a network of national and regional broadcasters that CAF says will reach more than 500 million households in at least 40 countries.
Netflix secures exclusive Spain and Andorra rights to 2030 World Cup
Securing all 104 matches of the 2030 World Cup, in the company’s first men’s World Cup deal.
Canal+ secures AFCON 2027 broadcast rights across sub-Saharan Africa
SuperSport carries the coverage across the region, while Canal+ will show the qualifiers in French in more than 20 countries.
DAZN Acquires AFCON and CAF Champions League Rights in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
The calendar also works in DAZN's favour, the 2027 tournament runs from June 19 to July 17 across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, putting AFCON in Europe's club off-season
Sky Sports agrees one-season Cricket South Africa rights deal, securing England tour for UK viewers
The agreement was negotiated by IMG, CSA's international media rights partner.
NFL Partners with ESPN for Full-Season African Rights Through Super Bowl LXI
ESPN and ESPN2 will carry every week of the 2026 season live in more than 50 Sub-Saharan African markets.
Okapi Sports Network Secures Exclusive Rights to Kenya's 2026 Basketball Playoffs
With a commitment to work inside KBF's match-day operations, setting production standards for broadcasts, coordinating live commentary, and training team statisticians on data collection and live analytics.
DAZN Secures Three-Season LALIGA Rights Across Sub-Saharan Africa
DAZN will cover 48 markets across the region, giving subscribers access to all 380 matches a season in English and Spanish.
Disney+ becomes Formula E's global streaming home, with six African markets in range
Formula E's African distribution today runs almost entirely through pay-TV. SuperSport carries the championship across more than 40 sub-Saharan markets
Canal+ Takes Sole Control of European Club Football in Sub-Saharan Africa Until 2031
The four-season agreement, covers the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, along with the Youth League and the Super Cup. It was brokered by UC3, with Relevent Football Partners acting as UEFA's sales agency for the club competitions through 2033.
SuperSport secures all 34 matches as CAF expands Women's AFCON to 16 teams
The 16-team edition of the competition will be available well beyond the premium bouquets that have historically carried CAF's flagship men's tournaments.
beIN Locks Up Roland-Garros Rights Across MENA Through 2031
The renewal deepens a partnership that stretches back nearly two decades and hands beIN continued control of a marquee live-sports property at a moment when premium media rights are tightening across the Middle East, North Africa and Asia.
SportyTV Closes on One Billion World Cup Views, Testing Pay-TV’s Grip on African Football
The broadcaster has logged more than 920 million views across its official YouTube channel and social platforms as of Friday, with the tournament's final still to play on Sunday.
Canal+ Partners With Samsung to Put DStv Stream on Smart TVs Across Africa
DStv Stream, MultiChoice's streaming app, will now ship pre-installed on Samsung's Smart TV range across 18 new African markets, including: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, and Zimbabwe.
HONOR becomes SABC Sport's official device sponsor in South African expansion play
A deal that hands the Chinese tech brand a direct line into one of the continent's most-watched sports broadcasting operations -
SportyTV Secures Free-to-Air World Cup Rights Across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya
SportyTV's rights include the opening match, knockout fixtures and the final - reshaping free access in three of Africa's largest football markets, just as the tournament kicks off.
Who Owns the World Cup in Africa? The Broadcast Deals Behind the Tournament
As a record 10 African teams take the field in North America, the tournament arrives on screens across the continent through the most fragmented - and most African-owned - rights landscape the World Cup has ever had. See the full map.