Eric Fisher, US Editor

American Football

John Nallen, Fox Corp. chief operating officer, said the company is at a “very, very early stage” of negotiating a potential rights renewal with the National Football League.
Baseball

Major League Baseball is closing in on a seven-year media rights extension with WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports that would be worth in excess of $3.5bn, according to industry sources.
Baseball

Major League Baseball, making its public-facing re-entry from the Covid-19 pandemic with its First-Year Player Draft this week, continued the sports industry’s run of strong ratings increases among a c…
Basketball

WarnerMedia’s TNT is planning a special one-hour live edition of its acclaimed National Basketball Association studio show Inside the NBA on June 4 at 8 p.m.
Multi-sport

ESPN+ subscribers have largely leveled off after a period of marked acceleration, providing a window into how the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has battered many parts of the business of corporate parent The…
Baseball

Live baseball is returning to US audiences following the completion of a new media rights deal between ESPN and the Eclat Media Group for rights to South Korea’s KBO League.
Multi-sport

Brian Roberts, Comcast chairman and chief executive, said the US cable industry giant is talking with various American pro sports leagues about possible rights fee relief that could ideally be passed on…
Multi-sport

New York state attorney general Letitia James called on seven major US cable and satellite television companies to reduce the fees they are charging consumers that are attributable to live sports rights…
American Football

The National Football League has struck a three-year contract extension with Amazon in which the ecommerce giant will continue to stream "Thursday Night Football" through the 2022 season
American Football

The National Football League continued its strong 2020 Draft viewership momentum, completing the three-day event with its highest average audience ever