Amazon strikes deal to show 21 Yankees games on Prime Video
Prominent streaming platform and YES Network investor to simulcast local OTA games
YouTube TV, Sinclair agree to contract reprieve
YouTube TV has agreed to a temporary reprieve in its carriage battle with Sinclair Broadcast Group, keeping Fox regional sports networks on the prominent streaming platform for the time being
Iger steps down as Disney CEO, Chapek succeeds him
Bob Iger abruptly stepped down on February 25 as chief executive of The Walt Disney Co., an executive shift poised to cause significant shockwaves both in and out of sports
ESPN opts for two-man booth for Sunday Night Baseball
ESPN has reset its announcer team for its flagship Major League Baseball broadcast property, Sunday Night Baseball, going with a two-man booth
FloSports creates new baseball vertical
Texas-based sports streaming operator FloSports has created a new centralized platform for its baseball content where more than 700 collegiate and youth league games will be shown this upcoming season
Audio service Spotify acquiring Bill Simmons’ The Ringer
Subscription platform seeking to expand sports presence through platform created by popular media figure Bill Simmons
Bleacher Report showcases B/R Gridiron brand at Super Bowl LIV
US digital sports media outlet Bleacher Report this week is making a large-scale push at Super Bowl LIV for its new football content brand, B/R Gridiron
Minute Media buys digital sports media outlet FanSided
Minute Media, a New York-based digital media conglomerate, has continued its aggressive run of dealmaking, acquiring FanSided from the Meredith Corp
NFL conference title games take unexpected ratings dip
Collective audience is smallest since 2009, bucking season-long audience improvement for league
College Football Playoff title game draws nearly 26m US viewers
Both title game, entire playoff series shows audience growth