Americas

Teqball
Media

Teqball USA, the sport's US organizing body, has extended a rights deal with ESPN to show 15 live events - up from 12 last year - and eight recap shows across the Disney-owned broadcaster’s various networks.
Basketball
Media

Fox Corporation is “highly unlikely” to bid for the next set of domestic broadcast rights to the NBA basketball league, according to the company’s executive chair and CEO, Lachlan Murdoch. T
Football
Media

The National Women's Soccer League has announced a multi-year agreement with Gannett-owned USA Today Sports as the league's official media partner
Kickboxing
Media

Singapore-based kickboxing promotion Glory is working with e-commerce giant Amazon to bring its free ad-supported (FAST) channel to Amazon Freevee, Fire TV and Prime Video subscribers in the US
Pickleball
Media

The Professional Pickleball Association has signed a multi-year deal with Amazon Prime Video, which will air live coverage of four PPA Tour events
Multiple Sports
Media

TelevisaUnivision has announced a slew of Spanish language media rights in the United States, including the next Super Bowl, Copa América 2024 and top Uefa club competitions.
American Football
Media

Peacock, NBCUniversal's direct-to-consumer streaming platform, will be the home of the first exclusively live-streamed National Football League playoff game, airing a NFL wild-card playoff on Saturday…
Cricket

The International Cricket Council sealed a new deal in the US and Canada with Times Internet, despite being minded, at first, to agree a deal with ESPN.
Basketball
Media

The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) has signed a multi-year extension to its deal with technology company Meta, which will become the official virtual reality headset of the league.
Olympic Games
Media

US media group NBCUniversal has announced that its Peacock streaming service will provide live coverage of every sport and event during next year’s Olympics in Paris, a first for a summer Games.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Pete Distad, senior director of video and sports at Apple, is reportedly stepping down from his role after almost a decade with the technology company
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Walt Disney Company has posted a 7-per-cent reduction in linear networks revenue for the most recent quarter due to falls across both domestic and international channels, as ESPN’s streaming service, E…
Basketball
Media

Euroleague Basketball has secured exposure for its top-tier competition, the EuroLeague, in the United States by striking a rights deal with sports broadcaster ESPN
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Warner Bros. Discovery Inc today (Friday) posted a first-quarter loss exceeding $1bn (€910m), largely tied to its 2022 mega merger, but did announce a surprise profit for its streaming business.
Ice Hockey
Media

The National Hockey League's Vegas Golden Knights have signed a multi-year deal with Scripps to air games on local station KMCC-TV
Professional Wrestling
Events

World Wrestling Entertainment will turn its attentions to securing improved media rights deals in India and the UK once it has concluded its ongoing domestic sales process, chief executive Nick Khan has…
American Football
Media

Skydance Sports and NFL Films announced that they are developing a documentary series about the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys and its owner, president and general manager Jerry Jones
Football
Media

The National League, the fifth tier of English club football, has announced that its forthcoming season-ending play-off matches will be streamed across the United States and Canada, with the potential…