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US media group E.W. Scripps has promoted Quinn Pacini to the position of vice-president of broadcast operations for its new sports division

The football associations of Uruguay, Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela have taken the innovative approach to pool their international media rights for the South American qualifiers for the 2026 Fifa World…

Nick Khan, chief executive of WWE, has revealed that the wrestling organisation will be staging an event in India in September, and suggested that its flagship SmackDown programme could move from its current…

US sports broadcaster ESPN is reportedly planning to launch a new streaming service as a standalone subscription-based live sports package

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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…

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.

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.

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.

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

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…

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

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.