North America
Twitter extends NFL and MLS partnerships
Twitter has extended content partnerships with MLS and the NFL as part of a series of announcements at a presentation to advertising executives in New York
Amazon linked to Sinclair partnership for Fox RSNs
US technology company Amazon is reportedly in talks to join Sinclair Broadcast Group’s bid to acquire the former Fox regional sports networks being sold off by the Walt Disney Company.
CBC deal provides visibility and credibility for inaugural Canadian Premier League season
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s deal this week to cover 20 games from the inaugural season of the Canadian Premier League will provide the seven-team start-up league with much-needed visibility a…
NLL partners with Fanseat for international streaming
The National Lacrosse League has debuted international streaming in partnership with sports entertainment service Fanseat
Mediapro Canada acquires production house Tri-Lite TV
Mediapro's Canadian business has boosted its production capability with the acquisition of Canadian media services company Tri-Lite TV
Verizon to resell YouTube TV
Telco Verizon has partnered with Google to resell YouTube TV subscriptions, which include all the major US sports channels and many regional sports networks
WNBA and CBS Sports agree to multi-year TV deal
The Women’s National Basketball Association and CBS Sports have announced a multi-year media-rights deal that begins with the upcoming 2019 season.
FloSports acquires exclusive 2019 rights to London Marathon in selected territories
OTT platform FloSports has acquired exclusive live and on-demand rights to the 2019 London Marathon across Europe, Asia, Canada and Australia
CBC picks up Canadian Premier League rights from Mediapro
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has acquired rights to the Canadian Premier League, a new tier-one club football competition in the country
NFL hits out at AT&T over U-verse, DirecTV Now carriage talks
The NFL has hit back at US telco AT&T after the latter’s decision to remove the NFL Network and Red Zone channels from its U-verse TV and DirecTV Now platforms.
Sportradar and SportsGrid team up for US sports betting network
Sports media and data provider Sportradar has agreed an exclusive partnership with sports betting content producer SportsGrid to launch a free, 24-hour US sports-betting network
MLB and Liberty Media reportedly team up in quest to purchase Fox RSNs
The quest to purchase the former Fox regional sports networks has taken yet another twist with reports that Major League Baseball has teamed up with Liberty Media Group to buy the assets, which are worth…
Woods’ Masters victory delivers mixed ratings for CBS after early start time
Tiger Woods' victory at the Masters on Sunday led to mixed TV ratings for US broadcaster CBS due to the unusually early start time of the final round
IndyCar secures LatAm partnership with Claro
US motor-racing series IndyCar has agreed a rights partnership with the Claro division of Mexican telco América Móvil.
Disney predicts up to 12 million ESPN+ subscribers by 2024
The Walt Disney Company has forecast that its OTT sports streaming service, ESPN+, will have between eight million and 12 million subscribers by the end of the 2024 fiscal year
Fox Sports, Caffeine land rights to 2019 Fifa esport events
Fox Sports has acquired media rights in the US to the finals of various EA Sports Fifa 19 Global Series events, including the season-ending Fifa eWorld Cup 2019, while social broadcasting platform Caffeine…
ESPN signs expanded content agreement with Big 12 Conference
The Big 12 Conference has signed an expanded agreement with ESPN, which will gain the rights to all its American football championship games until 2024 and create a Big 12-branded offering on OTT streaming …
Masters announces expanded digital coverage
Ahead of this week's Masters, it was announced that virtually every shot from every round will be made available on the tournament's website and app for the first time