Eric Fisher, US Editor

American Football

With sports fans starved for live content amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the first round of the 2020 National Football League Draft more than delivered on bullish expectations and set a new event…
Wrestling

World Wrestling Entertainment showed surprising buoyancy in its first-quarter 2020 earnings, showing solid earnings and revenue growth despite issues early this year with executive departures and digital…
Baseball

SportsNet LA, the regional sports network devoted to Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, will finally be carried on DirecTV and other multichannel video distribution platforms controlled by A…
Basketball

ESPN has moved up the release date for its highly anticipated 10-part documentary series The Last Dance from June to a new start of April 19 due to widespread viewer demand amid the ongoing sports hiatus.
Multi-sport

The YES Network, the regional sports network majority controlled by Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, live tweeted commentary of classic Yankees games, the latest effort to create new programming a…
Multi-sport

ESPN parent company Disney said it is seeing increased user consumption and advertiser interest in its entertainment properties while the US sports industry remains at a standstill due to the ongoing Covid-19…
Multi-sport

With a plethora of linear and digital networks to fill, as well as social media extensions, and no live games in the US happening due to the Covid-19 pandemic, ESPN is grappling with how to maintain a…
Multi-sport

The ongoing carriage battle between Sinclair Broadcast Group and YouTube TV has taken another troubled turn as the streaming provider has dropped some Fox regional sports networks controlled by Sinclair,…
Multi-sport

NBC Sports said it has sold $1.25bn in US ad sales for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, setting a new record for any broadcaster for the Games
Olympic Games

US network tops 2016 Rio sales with nearly five months to go before Games set to start