Prime Video strikes NBA deal in Mexico
The National Basketball Association has struck a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video in Mexico to livestream more than 50 regular-season and playoff games.
NFL ‘in advanced talks’ to take ESPN stake
Disney and the National Football League have held "advanced talks" over the latter taking an equity stake in ESPN, it has been claimed
Apple TV+ unveils MLS docuseries
Major League Soccer and Apple TV+ have unveiled their plans for an eight-part documentary series produced by Box to Box Films based on the 2024 MLS Cup season and road to MLS Cup
CBS boasts record-setting NFL regular season coverage
CBS Sports has announced a record-setting regular season across its platforms, making it the most-watched season since the network got NFL rights back in 1998.
The network averaged 24
CFP draws 25 million viewers in final four-team playoff
The College Football Playoff (CFP) national championship drew 25 million viewers on ESPN platforms on Monday night, marking the best title game audience in four years as the CFP transitions from four to…
ESPN ‘in talks over six-year College Football Playoff deal’
The College Football Playoff and ESPN are in “the midst of negotiations” to renew the network as the sole rights-holder for the premier college sports event as it expands from four to 12 teams.Acc
PWHL opener reaches 2.9m total viewers in Canada
The opening game of the inaugural Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL) season reached a total of 2.9 million viewers in Canada on New Year's Day, averaging 879,000 viewers and peaking at 1
YES, MSG Networks form streaming services JV
US-based cable and satellite broadcasters the YES Network and MSG Networks are to form a 50/50 joint venture called Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (GAME) to work on the networks' streaming services
British Basketball League agrees US deal with Bally Sports
The British Basketball League has expanded its United States broadcast reach in a deal with Bally Sports that will put games on all 18 of the Diamond Sports Group-owned regional sports networks
NCAA bundles women’s basketball into $920m, eight-year ESPN deal
The National Collegiate Athletic Association has agreed a new eight-year domestic and international rights deal with ESPN for 40 of its championships in an agreement worth $920m (€840m).