Americas
Professional Pickleball Association to air on ABC
Growing sport gains further commercial lift with broadcast network exposure
Premier Streaming Network to debut in 2023
New venture joins increasingly crowded space of combat sports offerings
Staylive to support launch of SportsMax streaming service
Staylive, the Spring Media-owned OTT streaming service provider, has agreed a deal with Caribbean-based pay-TV broadcaster SportsMax to deliver a direct-to-consumer content streaming platform through the…
Disney pays MLB $900m for remaining stake in BAMTech
ESPN parent completes series of transactions for streaming technology entity
TyC Sports hit by complaint over World Cup access in Argentina
Cámara Argentina de Internet (Cabase), an entity which represents companies and organisations from across the country’s internet ecosystem, has filed a complaint against subscription broadcaster TyC Sp…
FC Diez Media head of broadcast rights Aquilino moves on
Felipe Aquilino, head of media rights at FC Diez Media, the IMG-owned agency that sells commercial rights to the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) competitions, has left his position
NFL, domestic media partners set series of audience records
League generates its best-ever average viewership for Thanksgiving Day games
England-USA draws 20 million viewers in US
Highly anticipated World Cup match draws record-setting American audience
Globo hammers out details of 2026 World Cup rights package
Brazilian media group Globo has finalised the details of its 2026 Fifa World Cup rights package as part of its renegotiations with football’s world governing body over its deal for this year’s tournament in …
Fox Sports grants US showcase for PTO Tour’s debut season
The Professional Triathletes Organisation has reached a programming agreement with Fox Sports to televise highlights of all PTO Tour races from its 2022 season across the USA next month.
Helbiz seeks partners for media arm amid focus on core business
Helbiz, the US-based micro-mobility company, has announced it is seeking partners for its media business, Helbiz Live, as it undertakes several measures to reduce costs
Formula 1 sets US television audience record in 2022
Unprecedented audiences further solidify historic year of growth for property
World Cup opener, US-Wales match draw large US audiences
Viewership for initial matches paces far ahead of 2018 tournament
Mountrigi to show profit from 2022 World Cup deals across LatAm
Mountrigi has profited from its Fifa media rights investment across the 2019-22 cycle, but is expected to earn far more from its rights to the 2026 Fifa World Cup held across the US, Mexico and Canada.
Bellator makes network TV breakthrough with CBS broadcast
Mixed martial arts promotion Bellator will receive its first exposure on US network television with the announcement that CBS will broadcast its opening event of 2023.
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Fifa opens up Qatar 2022 coverage in Brazil with streaming deals
Fifa has agreed what it claims is a landmark deal for its Fifa+ streaming service to provide the entire 2022 World Cup for free in Brazil, while content agreements have also been signed with the Disney…
Qatar Airways to sponsor Fox Sports’ US World Cup coverage
Qatar Airways, the state-backed airline, will sponsor Fox Sports' coverage of the 2022 Fifa World Cup in the United States, it has emerged
TuneIn, Fox Sports partner for Fifa World Cup audio simulcasts
Live-streaming audio service TuneIn has secured an agreement with Fox Sports to simulcast the network's English-language commentary in the United States of the upcoming Fifa World Cup in Qatar