ESPN+ to carry MLB spring training games
Disney OTT platform ESPN+ will air Major League Baseball spring training games beginning this Saturday
Action Network secures further investment
The Action Network, a media start-up that provides analytics and betting content, received a big boost in terms of funding on Thursday – $17.5m (€15m) in Series B funding led by Fertitta Capital.
A+E Networks end partnership with NWSL
The National Women’s Soccer League and A+E Networks have ended their three year partnership a year early.
Yahoo Sports building Mets, NBC partnerships
Yahoo Sports has announced it is building a digital subscription product for the New York Mets MLB franchise
USL League One sign rights deal with ESPN
New third-tier US soccer league USL League One has agreed a media-rights deal with Disney-owned OTT platform ESPN+
FloSports expands portfolio with Big 12 championships
OTT provider FloSports' portfolio of championships and properties gained a boost as the broadcaster will again air the Big 12 conference winter and spring championships
Angels owner interested in purchasing two RSNs
The owner of Major League Baseball team the Los Angeles Angels, Arte Moreno, reaffirmed earlier this week that he's interested in buying the two Regional Sports Networks which air the Angels' matches
RSN bidding grows more complicated with Moreno interest
The fate of the 22 Regional Sports Networks, owned by 21st Century Fox but slated for divestment as part of the Disney purchase of Fox assets continues to grow more complicated
Super Bowl ad sales declined in 2019
Super Bowl advertising sales fell more than six per cent from 2018 according to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek
Wu Lei debut watched by over 40 million in China
27 year-old Chinese football star Wu Lei's €2m ($203m) move to Espanyol in LaLiga went largely unnoticed in Europe as the January transfer window closed. Wu Lei previously featured for Shanghai SIPG.