TNT Sports continues post-NBA rights haul with Mountain West deal
As Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports searches for more domestic deals ahead of the loss of its National Basketball Association rights, the company has announced a multi-year agreement for Mountain West Conference college football games.
NFL to appeal $4.8bn Sunday Ticket class action verdict
The National Football League has said it will contest the verdict of a class action lawsuit that has ordered the league to pay $4.8bn (€4.48bn) to subscribers of the league’s domestic out-of-market broadcast package, NFL Sunday Ticket.
Big East renews with Fox, adds NBC, TNT in six-year rights deals
US college's Big East Conference has announced new six-year domestic media rights agreements with Fox Sports, NBC Sports and TNT Sports
Soccer Champions Tour signs ESPN broadcast deal
The DirecTV Soccer Champions Tour has agreed a deal with ESPN platforms in the United States to show the six-game summer friendly tournament featuring five of Europe’s top clubs.
Setanta Sports lands PFL rights in Eurasia, Philippines
Setanta Sports has signed a multi-year media rights deal to air the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and Bellator in Eurasia and the Philippines
NWSL achieves huge uplift, though cash rights fee short of ’40x’ increase
The US’s top-tier National Women’s Soccer League has achieved a substantial increase in its media rights fees, though the cash value of its agreements is understood to be short of the ‘40x’ total uplift that has been reported.
International fanbase driving NBA’s social media success
Nearly 70 per cent of the NBA's social media engagement across central, team and player accounts comes from outside the United States, with its roster of international stars making the league a truly global attraction.
Stanley Cup Game 5 draws 8.5m viewers in North America
Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final averaged 8.5 million viewers across North America, a 61-per-cent increase from last year's equivalent
International fanbase driving NBA’s social media success
Nearly 70 per cent of the NBA's social media engagement across central, team and player accounts comes from outside the United States, with its roster of international stars making the league a truly global…
Fox Sports draws 1.8m for England Euro opener
Fox Sports drew an average of 1.8 million viewers in the United States for England's opening match of the Euros in which the Three Lions defeated Serbia 1-0