Americas

Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball is separating its streaming offerings as it launches its flagship MLB Network channel as a direct-to-consumer service, separate from MLB.TV
Basketball
Finance & Law

The National Basketball Association's next media rights deal could be heading to the courtroom after Warner Bros. Discovery met its deadline to match one of the offers on the table under the league's proposed $76bn (€70bn), 11-year contracts.
Multiple Sports
Fan Engagement

Five of the United States' leading sports properties have struck agreements with Reddit to push their content to a younger audience while in turn driving up advertising revenue for the message board platform
Basketball

Aside from the huge financials on offer, SportBusiness Media delves into what this landmark rights deal means for stakeholders across the US sports industry.
Football
Media

CBS Sports has picked up its second piece of European football business in as many days, striking a two-season rights renewal for Italy's Serie A
Football
Media

The Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) is looking to establish an in-house channel to carry domestic league matches after deciding against launching a traditional media rights tender
Football
Media

France's Professional Football League (LFP) has opted for a digital-first strategy across Latin America, signing a three-season media rights deal with Mexico-based streamer Caliente TV
Football
Media

Media rights to the English Football League in its fast-growing market of the United States are switching to CBS Sports from ESPN ahead of the 2024-25 season, it was announced today (Thursday)
Football
Media

CazéTV has made the Uefa Women’s Euro 2025 its latest acquisition after exclusivity for 25 matches at Euro 2024 delivered strong engagement across multiple platforms in Brazil.
Basketball
Media

The National Basketball Association's record domestic media rights sales process is one step away from completion, after its board of governors approved the agreements with incumbent Disney and newcomers NBC and Amazon Prime Video.
Football
Media

Fifa is inviting bids for broadcast rights to its revamped Club World Cup in different international markets after negotiations over a global streaming deal with Apple broke down
American Football
Finance & Law

The National Football League is set to allow each of its 32 franchises to sell to private equity investors, albeit up to a limit of 10 per cent only, commissioner Roger Goodell has declared
American Football
Media

The National Football League's decision to take a regular-season game to Brazil for the first time has resulted in a new media deal in the country targeting a younger audience, the streaming platform CazéTV.
US College Sport
Media

Legends, the global experiences firm, has expanded its role in the US college sports scene, signing a 10-year multi-media rights partnership with Florida State University (FSU)
Ice Hockey
Media

The Dallas Stars is set to become the first US major league sports franchise to offer free direct-to-consumer streaming of its games in a landmark move
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

After almost a year of negotiations with prospective buyers, Paramount Global has reached a deal with Skydance Media to form ‘New Paramount’ in an agreement that places the enterprise value of the merged entity at $28bn.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Guillermo Santa Cruz and James Tree, two of IMG’s most senior executives in the Americas, are leaving the agency.
Ice Hockey
Media

Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers has left Diamond Sports Group and signed with Scripps Sports to broadcast the team's games for free to the local area in South Florida