Disney bullish on NBA retention, ESPN+ subs slip in Q2
Disney is confident of retaining its National Basketball Association rights ahead of a new deal that would begin in 2025, chief executive Bob Iger has declared
Norris win draws largest-ever live US audience for F1 Grand Prix
Lando Norris' first Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix on May 5 drew the largest live audience for an F1 race in the United States with 3.1 million tuning into ABC's telecast
NHL first-round playoffs draw second-highest all-time viewership
The National Hockey League's first-round of the playoffs have drawn an average viewership of 934,000, making it the second-most watched first round of all time
Bulls, Blackhawks, White Sox ‘partnering’ to form new RSN
Three Chicago sports teams — the National Basketball Association's Bulls, the National Hockey League's Blackhawks, and Major League Baseball's White Sox — are partnering with Standard Media Group to for…
Fubo, DirecTV lead fight for Congress hearing into streaming JV
FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Casano-Antonellis named head of communications for streaming JV
Former Disney+, Hulu and Vimeo executive Jessica Casano-Antonellis has been named senior-vice-president of communications for the coming sports streaming joint venture, reporting directly to its chief…
Diamond Sports seals DirecTV carriage after Comcast blackout
Regional sports network (RSN) owner and operator Diamond Sports Group has secured a multi-year renewal with DirecTV, the third-largest distributor in the United States reaching 11.3 million households
Diamond Sports RSNs blacked out on Comcast, but Cox renewal secured
Diamond Sports Group, the regional sports network (RSN) owner and operator that is fighting to come out of bankruptcy, has suffered a blow after its carriage deal with Comcast expired without a new agreement in place.
Fubo, WBD fail to reach carriage agreement
Fubo has announced that it has failed to reach an agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery for its networks
NBC ‘preparing’ $2.5bn NBA rights bid to rival TNT Sports
NBC is looking to get back into National Basketball Association media rights with a $2.5bn (€2.3bn)-per-year offer that would oust Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports.