North America
ESPN+ adds US Open Cup to football portfolio
ESPN+, the OTT sports streaming service, has struck a deal with the US Soccer Federation for exclusive rights to the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, the country's top club knockout competition
Big3 basketball league moves to CBS Sports
Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league has secured a broadcast deal with CBS Sports following the end of a two-year contract with Fox Sports. The length of the deal and financial terms were not revealed.
DAZN confirms new deal for Premier League rights in Canada
OTT service DAZN has confirmed the addition of the English Premier League to its portfolio of live rights in Canada, in a new three-season deal, from 2019-20 to 2021-22
FCC rejects beIN Sports’ latest carriage complaint against Comcast
BeIN Sports' long-term future in the United States was put in doubt after the Federal Communications Commission dismissed the network's third carriage complaint against Comcast/Xfinity
Tennis Channel extends Citi Open deal to 2023
Pay-television broadcaster Tennis Channel has renewed its exclusive multimedia partnership with the Citi Open tournament until 2023
NBC Sports Philadelphia to introduce alternate betting-focused broadcast
NBC Sports Philadelphia has become the latest US regional sports network to introduce betting-focused broadcasts
Major League Lacrosse repatriates media rights amid restructure
Major League Lacrosse has opted to take back its media rights as part of a major overhaul as it prepares to face increased competition in the US marketplace
CBS Sports extends PBR rights to 2028
CBS Sports has extended its exclusive media-rights deal with Professional Bull Riders through 2028
ESPN, American Athletic Conference agree 12-year rights extension
ESPN has agreed a a 12-year contract extension for the American Athletic Conference’s global media rights from 2020-21.
Univision strikes carriage deal with Dish Network after nine-month standoff
US Spanish-language television network Univision, owner of sports channel Univision Deportes Network, has struck a long-term carriage agreement with satellite operator Dish Network, ending a nine-month…
MLS picks SendtoNews for local digital distribution in North America
Digital video distribution platform SendtoNews has acquired exclusive rights to distribute Major League Soccer’s video content to local digital publishers across the US and Canada.
NFL looks to secure Sunday Ticket streaming partner
The NFL is looking to expand its Sunday Ticket package for out-of-market games beyond its exclusive deal with DirecTV and into the digital frontier
Chris Benyarko, NBA senior vice-president of direct to consumer
Bob Williams speaks to Chris Benyarko, the NBA's senior vice-president of direct to consumer, about the league's manifold micro-payments initiatives.
ESPN denies Copa América 2019 deal
US broadcaster ESPN has denied a report claiming it has acquired exclusive English- and Portuguese-language rights to the 2019 Copa América.
MLB.TV added to Amazon Prime Video channels
In its latest sports content acquisition, Amazon has announced that MLB.TV – Major League Baseball's out-of-market package – will be made available on its Prime Video channels in the United States.
Disney completes 21st Century Fox deal, Fox Sports spun off into new firm
The Walt Disney Company has completed its acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox’s assets, with the remainder - including Fox Sports - now spun off into a new company, the Fox Corporation.
ESPN+ to exclusively host UFC pay-per-view fights in US until 2025
UFC has deepened its partnership with ESPN with a deal which places its pay-per-view events exclusively on OTT streaming service ESPN+ in the United States until 2025.
ESPN extends International Champions Cup US rights deal until 2021
ESPN has extended its agreement with Relevent Sports Group to broadcast International Champions Cup football matches in the United States until 2021.