Americas
Ally and Disney to shine spotlight on women’s sport through ACC-focused deal
US financial services company Ally has agreed a multi-year marketing deal with the Walt Disney Company focusing on the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) college sports organisation that is designed to advance…
Afizzionados adds Barcelona to European club portfolio
Mexican pay-television sports channel Afizzionados has added Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona to its portfolio of sponsorship deals with major European teams
NBA unveils live game avatar experience within app
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has unveiled new personalised options that would be part of the future live game streaming experience, including the eye-catching feature for fans to scan their…
Miami FC lands local broadcast deal with CBS Miami
The United Soccer League's Miami FC has agreed a broadcast deal with local television station CBS Miami for the 2023 USL Championship season
Paramount+ adds 9.9m subs in Q4, to increase subscription price
The subscription price for the Paramount+ streaming service is set to increase in some markets, after it added 9.9 million subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2022 and grew revenue by 81 per cent year-on-year
T-Mobile offers free MLS Apple Season Pass access, DirecTV in commercial premises deal
Mobile carrier T-Mobile is providing Major League Soccer's MLS Season Pass on Apple TV free to its customers and Metro by T-Mobile customers under a company promotion
Genius player tracking tech deployed during Trail Blazers broadcasts
Genius Sports has aligned with the National Basketball Association's Portland Trail Blazers to run immersive broadcasts using the company's Second Spectrum optical tracking technology
IMG to distribute Combate Global worldwide media rights
IMG has signed a 'multi-year' deal with United States-based Combate Global to distribute the Hispanic mixed martial arts franchise's worldwide media rights, excluding the US
NHRA to upgrade OTT platform in deal with Endeavor Streaming
Endeavor Streaming and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) have agreed a 'multi-year' deal to re-launch NHRA.tv, the racing association's OTT platform
Beleaguered Diamond Sports Group skips $140m debt interest payment
Diamond Sports Group, which runs Regional Sports Network (RSN) Bally Sports and is owned by telecoms conglomerate Sinclair, could face Chapter 11 bankruptcy after missing a $140m (€131.2
NBC Sports, Peacock retain Tour de France rights to 2029
NBC Sports and the Peacock streaming service will continue to broadcast US coverage of the Tour de France and other major European road races following a six-year extension signed with promoter Amaury…
IMG, NEP to support MLS Season Pass production on Apple TV
Major League Soccer has appointed the IMG agency and outside broadcast and services provider NEP Group to support live match and studio productions ahead of the start of its 10-year streaming deal with…
ESPN, Disney to air animated NHL game
The National Hockey League, domestic rights-holder ESPN and Disney Channel have created a first-ever live, animated NHL game telecast that will feature the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers on March…
Athletes Unlimited games to air on WNBA League Pass
The Women's National Basketball Association's League Pass will broadcast 25 of Athletes Unlimited's 30 basketball games from its upcoming season for no additional cost to subscribers
Super Bowl draws near-record 113m viewers on Fox platforms
Super Bowl LVII drew 113 million viewers across all Fox platforms, making the game the third-most watched television show of all time in the United States
SEC fiscal year revenue declines four per cent
The Southeastern Conference announced that $721.8m (€672.5m) of its total revenue for the 2021-22 fiscal year was distributed among the conference's 14 universities, but the conference saw a four-per-cent decline in revenue.
SportsGrid launches 24-hour betting channel on Amazon’s Freevee
Content and technology company SportsGrid and Amazon Prime Video have reached a global distribution agreement for Amazon's Freevee to the launch SportsGrid Network FAST channel, which will be the first…
NFL to face class action over Sunday Ticket prices
A U.S. judge has ruled that the National Football League must face a $6bn (€5.6bn) class action lawsuit alleging the league unlawfully limited the amount of games shown and drove up the cost of its Sunday Ticket package.