Americas
Sports TV Rights lands Bolivian basketball league deal
The Sports TV Rights agency has acquired broadcast rights in Bolivia to the Libobasquet, the top division of basketball in the South American country
ESPN+ subscriptions increase to 14.9m as Disney streaming services continue to grow
The Walt Disney Co.'s sports streaming service ESPN+ has now secured 14.9 million paid subscribers, up from 13.8 million subscribers in May
NHL takes up option to sell Disney Streaming Services stake for $350m
The National Hockey League has taken up its option to sell its 10-per-cent shareholding in Disney Streaming Services, the interactive media and internet company formerly known as BAMTech Media, to The…
Music City GP proves immediate success for IndyCar, NBC Sports
The inaugural Music City Grand Prix has proven an immediate success for the NTT IndyCar Series and NBC Sports, with the Nashville road race drawing an average 1.2 million viewers on cable network NBCSN
NWSL partners with Sport Buff to drive Twitch engagement
The National Women’s Soccer League has announced a multiseason partnership with fan engagement and gamification company Sport Buff to enhance the league's global presence on streaming service Twitch.
IMG/TWI international media rights pioneer Peter Smith dies aged 76
Peter Smith, a long-standing executive at the IMG agency and the force behind the creation of the agency’s international broadcast rights business, has died at the age of 76.
NBCUniversal draws lowest-ever Summer Olympic audience for Tokyo 2020
NBCUniversal attracted its lowest-ever domestic audience for the Summer Olympics since first covering the global showpiece event in 1988, with the Tokyo Games drawing an average of 15.
MLB, Barstool Sports ‘in talks’ over midweek media rights package
Sports and culture media company Barstool Sports could potentially significantly expand its presence in the North American sports industry by signing an agreement with Major League Baseball over a series…
OneFootball retains coverage of selected DFB-Pokal ties in UK, Ireland
Germany-based digital platform OneFootball has continued its live coverage in the UK and Ireland of German club football competition the DFB-Pokal
Sinclair heightens focus on sports betting
Major RSN owner touts plans for "in-game betting, but on steroids"
Notre Dame Football home opener to be exclusively streamed on Peacock
Notre Dame's college football home opener against Toledo on September 11 will be broadcast exclusively on NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock
Gold Cup Final draws 5.7 million viewers on TUDN
The United States' victory over Mexico in the Concacaf Gold Cup Final proved a huge draw on Univision's Spanish-language sports television channel TUDN, averaging 5.
Independent report details NCAA gender disparities
Equity review recommends joint Final Four for two Division I basketball tournaments
Advertising recovery drives Discovery’s healthy Q2 international revenue increase
Media group Discovery has reported $1.09bn (€919.5m) in second-quarter revenues for its International Networks division and now also boasts 18 million direct-to-consumer streaming subscribers.
Big 12 says TV revenue to be cut in half without Texas, OU
Conference details projected impacts in hearing before Texas lawmakers
Mexican OTT platform seeUplay to stream Liga MX youth leagues
Mexican OTT streaming company seeUplay has launched a new platform for non-televised Mexican football, which will broadcast live coverage of Liga MX youth leagues to domestic audiences for the first time
ESPN unveils studio talent for US LaLiga coverage
ESPN has unveiled its English- and Spanish-language studio talent for the network's upcoming United States media rights deal with LaLiga, which kicks off on August 13
Real Madrid partners with Cinedigm to create branded streaming channel in US
LaLiga giants Real Madrid has partnered with United States-based entertainment company Cinedigm to create a branded sports streaming channel in North America.