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ESPN+ subscription to rise to $7 a month
The Walt Disney Co. has announced it will raise the monthly subscription fee for sports streaming service ESPN+ by $1 to $6.99 (€5.89) from August 13.
Endeavor’s PBR RidePass shifts to ad-supported, free model in Pluto TV deal
Professional Bull Riders, the Endeavor-owned international bull riding circuit, is to launch its RidePass OTT streaming offering as a free-to-view, ad-supported channel on Pluto TV, the streaming service…
Apple ‘in early talks’ with NFL about acquiring Sunday Ticket rights
United States-based tech giant Apple has reportedly begun preliminary talks with the National Football League about acquiring domestic Sunday Ticket rights for the Apple TV+ platform
MLB, DraftKings include live streaming rights in expanded deal
Major League Baseball and DraftKings have expanded their long-running partnership to enable the Massachusetts-based fantasy sports and gaming operator to stream one live game per week on its app and website
AELTC extends BBC’s Wimbledon deal to 2027 and ESPN’s to 2035
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser and commercial rights-holder of the Wimbledon grand slam, has extended its agreement for media rights to the tournament with UK public-service…
NBA Finals Game 1 ratings up from 2020 but remain historically low
Domestic television ratings for Game 1 of the National Basketball Association Finals between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks averaged 8
ESPN signs multiyear rights deal with Big West Conference
ESPN has further expanded its programming presence in American college sports, completing multiyear media rights agreement with the Big West Conference.
NLL secures Canadian broadcast deal with TSN
The National Lacrosse League has secured a landmark Canadian media rights deal with TSN, marking the organization's most comprehensive broadcast partnership in the country in its 35-year history
Authentic Brands files for initial public offering
SI brand owner looks to create new listing on NYSE
ABC to air first MLB regular-season game since 1989
US broadcast network to exclusively televise "Sunday Night Baseball" game
Sinclair makes bid for NBCUniversal RSNs
Maryland-based company eyes potential expansion of portfolio
Cowboys to make third appearance on “Hard Knocks”
Iconic NFL team returns to popular reality series
Disney nets Ligue 1 rights in Brazil for three years
The Disney media group has secured rights to broadcast the French Ligue 1 in Brazil from 2021-22 until 2023-24
Buzzer closes on star-laden $20m Series A funding round
Jordan, Gretzky, Mahomes, Osaka among bevy of icons supporting company
NBCUniversal’s Peacock acquires US rights for Lions tour of South Africa
NBC Sports has picked up exclusive United States media rights to the British & Irish Lions’ forthcoming rugby union tour to South Africa, with eight matches being aired live on NBCUniversal's streaming se…
ESPN details plans for X Games in California
US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced plans to take the X Games back to its roots with the summer edition of the action sports series set to be held in three Southern California locations this year,…
YouTube secures naming rights to SoFi Stadium concert venue
Streaming platform YouTube has secured the naming rights to the 6,000-seat performance venue at Hollywood Park’s 300-acre sports and entertainment complex in Inglewood, California, which is anchored b…
NBCUniversal to stream opening two games of 2021 Stanley Cup Final on Peacock Premium
NBCUniversal has announced it will stream the opening two games of the 2021 Stanley Cup Final, which are being televised on cable channel NBCSN, on subscription streaming service Peacock Premium