One World Sports has renewed its rights deal with the Yomiuri Giants.

The deal with the Nippon Television Network Corp., financial terms of which were not disclosed, gives One World Sports the right to carry all 71 of the club's home games, beginning with the March 27 opener. All but three of the contests are exclusive to One World Sports in the U.S.

The agreement also provides for rights to live stream the games and showcase video highlights on the network’s Watch One World Sports app.

“Live Giants baseball programming plays an integral role in our plan to build out the channel as the go-to network for global sports,” said Joel Feld, executive vice president, programming and production of One World Sports. “We are fast becoming the destination of choice for fans of international sports content regardless of the platform and we are in prime position to grow the category while providing significant value to our distribution, sales and marketing partners.”

"We have built a good relationship with One World Sports and have broadcast the Giants' baseball games in the United States for two years,” said Yukiko Kimishima, divisional president, International Business Development, Nippon TV.  “We are pleased to continue broadcasting the games in the United States for the 2015 season. I hope more and more Americans will enjoy the Japanese baseball games and teams throughout the season. I also hope that this season's broadcast will strengthen the connection between Nippon Professional Baseball and U.S. Major League Baseball."

One World Sports, available to some 30 million homes via affiliate pacts with Verizon FiOS, Dish Network, Charter Communications, Cablevision,  Mediacom Communications, Google Fiber, RCN and a number of systems through the National Cable Television Cooperative's master agreement, will have Ed Cohen, who recently signed a multiyear agreement with the network, Jon Meterparel and Keith Irizarry call the Giants' action.

MSG Networks and ESPN have netted a multiyear renewal that will keep New York Knicks and New York Rangers games on its radio affiliate in New York.

Under the agreement, financial terms of which were not disclosed, ESPN New York 98.7 FM will remain the exclusive radio home to the NBA and NHL teams.

ESPN Radio 98.7NY has broadcast Knicks and Rangers games to sports fans since 2004.

The agreement includes full pre- and post-game coverage for both teams, and a continuation of a multitiered cross-promotional effort between The Madison Square Garden Co., including the Knicks, Rangers and MSG Networks, and ESPN New York 98.7FM. 

All Knicks and Rangers audio content will also continue to be streamed live on www.ESPNNewYork.com.

“MSG Networks is proud to continue our decade-long partnership with ESPN New York 98.7FM,” said Andrea Greenberg, executive vice president, MSG Media. “The marriage between two of the most iconic brands in sports – MSG and ESPN – means that New York area fans will continue to receive top quality radio coverage of the Knicks and Rangers.”

“We are thrilled to continue our long-term association with MSG Networks,” said Tim McCarthy, general manager of  ESPN New York 98.7FM. “We are proud to have already broadcast Knicks and Rangers action for 11 consecutive years, and are glad this extension will provide consistency when listeners want coverage of two of New York’s most iconic teams. Our relationship with MSG Networks will continue to grow as we work together to promote the broadcasts.”