Americas
Playfly adds Baylor to college rights portfolio
Baylor Athletics has signed a new 10-year multimedia rights agreement with sports marketing and media company Playfly Sports Properties.
NWSL matches to air on TSN in Canada
The National Women's Soccer League has announced a deal with Canadian sports broadcaster TSN to air league matches in English, including the championship game, on its network and streaming service TSN+
CBS Sports launches FAST soccer network, US Open Cup to stream on Bleacher Report
CBS Sports has announced a free 24-hour, soccer-specific streaming channel called CBS Sports Golazo Network
WNBA, ESPN announce 2023 broadcast schedule
The Women's National Basketball Association has announced its 2023 schedule on broadcast partner ESPN and other Disney-owned networks such as ABC and ESPN2
Brazil and Latin America next up for Uefa club competition rights sales
Broadcasters in Brazil and the rest of Latin America must lodge their Uefa club competition rights bids later this month, SportBusiness understands
Sports Innovation Lab, Ally target equitable media spend on women’s sports
Boston-based data company Sports Innovation Lab and Ally Financial have launched the Women's Sports Club in an effort to create equitable media spend on women's sports properties
Netflix renews golf and tennis docuseries
Netflix has announced that it has renewed its golf and tennis documentary series "Full Swing" and "Break Point" for second seasons
TUDN claims Spanish-language audio rights to World Baseball Classic
Spanish-language broadcaster TUDN Audio Network has reached an agreement to cover the upcoming World Baseball Classic
Band, TV Brasil ‘in negotiations’ over Série B rights
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) is said to be holding talks with public broadcaster TV Brasil and commercial broadcaster Band over rights to Campeonato Brasileiro Série B, the second tier of …
Tennis Channel expands US reach with Vidgo streaming deal
Tennis Channel, the single-sport streaming service owned by Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group, has agreed a carriage deal in the US with Vidgo
ESPN ‘targets status’ as streaming hub connecting all live sports
US sports broadcaster ESPN is reported to be considering introducing a service whereby it would direct users to other streaming platforms in an effort to position itself as the “TV guide of live sports”.
NFL deal helps Google park tanks on traditional pay-TV’s lawn
For YouTube, as a sports content platform, the deal represents a dramatic acceleration of its ambitions in pay-television in the US.
ESPN retains F1 in Latin America and Caribbean, Sport1 nets highlights in Germany
Formula 1 has renewed its media rights agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean with sports broadcaster ESPN until the end of the 2025 season
FanDuel to stream MLB games as part of new deal with league
Major League Baseball has named FanDuel a co-exclusive official sports betting partner in North America in a multi-year deal that will include FanDuel's app and OTT platform FanDuel+ airing MLB
MLB adds execs to local media group amid RSN worries for 17 teams
Major League Baseball has added three executives to its new local media department amid financial struggles for 17 teams' regional sports networks (RSN) at Bally Sports and AT&T SportsNet
DirecTV sponsors USA Baseball for World Baseball Classic
DirecTV will sponsor USA Baseball's team at the upcoming 2023 World Baseball Classic (WBC) in a deal that includes a jersey patch on the left sleeve of the Americans' uniforms
Deltatre, Sportec ramp up MLS association with new deal
Major League Soccer has agreed a multi-year deal with sports technology companies Sportec Solutions and Deltatre to create data feeds from all MLS matches for Apple’s MLS Season Pass service.
MSG to launch streaming service MSG+ this summer
Regional sports network Madison Square Garden (MSG) Networks has announced it will launch streaming service MSG+ this summer