ESPN to offer betting-focused presentation of NBA game
ESPN on April 14 will carry its first betting-oriented alternate production of a National Basketball Association game with the debut of its Daily Wager Special on both ESPN+ and ESPN2
Meadowlark Media lands $12.6m in Series A funding
Meadowlark Media, the newly formed content venture formed by former DAZN chairman John Skipper and popular sports talk radio personality Dan Le Batard, has raised $12.6m (€10.7
YES Network posts series of ratings records
The YES Network, the regional sports network home for Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, set a series of viewership records for its coverage of the club’s April 1 Opening Day game against Toronto.
Entercom rebrands as Audacy
Entercom, a prominent Pennsylvania-based multiplatform audio company, has rebranded itself to Audacy, effective immediately, signaling its broader corporate ambitions
DraftKings acquires betting content network VSiN
Prominent Massachusetts-based gaming company DraftKings is continuing its furious run of activity in 2021 by completing a deal to acquire the Vegas Sports Information Network Inc
Eleven expands further with Team Whistle acquisition
International broadcaster Eleven has completed a deal to acquire American digital media entity Team Whistle in an agreement aimed at forging greater synergies between entities already within the portfolio…
Fox Sports dramatically extends wagering push with NYRA deal
Fox Sports is accelerating its transition from a media outlet to both a content producer and gaming company through a new rights deal with the New York Racing Association that also gives the network an…
Marlins complete rights renewal with Bally Sports Florida
Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins, as expected, have completed a multiyear local rights renewal with Bally Sports Florida, solidifying one of its critical revenue streams and making them the last c…
Yankees, YES Network, Amazon revive local streaming plans for 2021
Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and the YES Network have revived a long-planned digital rights deal with Amazon in which the ecommerce and streaming video giant will show 21 live Yankees games t…
Bruin Sports Capital strikes deal to become TGI Sport co-owner
Bruin Sports Capital has completed a deal with Australian-based Quadrant Private Equity to become co-owner of TGI Sport, a global sports technology, media, and marketing company, in a move to further expand…