North America
NBC, Twitter acquire US rights to Drone Racing League
The US-based Drone Racing League has agreed new US rights partnerships with the NBC Sports and social media platform Twitter
Golden Knights launch Spanish-language social-media accounts
The Vegas Golden Knights are looking to further engage their Hispanic fanbase by launching Spanish-language Instagram and Twitter accounts
FC Cincinnati becomes second MLS side to sign with OTT service FloSports
FloSports, a new OTT entrant to the soccer media-rights landscape, has secured the broadcast rights for a second MLS side, FC Cincinnati
NBC and Sky announce golf Players Championship collaboration
US network NBC and UK pay-television broadcaster Sky announced Monday that they will collaborate on coverage of golf’s Players Championship, the US PGA tour’s flagship event, which takes place this wee…
Golovkin seals six-fight deal with DAZN
Boxing superstar Gennady Golovkin’s next six fights will be available on DAZN, the OTT platform has announced.
Yankees on brink of completing $3.5bn YES Network takeover
In a deal that represents the first domino to fall in the sale of the Fox regional sports networks, the New York Yankees are on the brink of completing a $3.5bn (€3.1
Sportsnet expands coverage of IndyCar series
Canadian pay-television broadcaster Sportsnet has expanded its coverage of the IndyCar motor-racing series to include all races and qualifying sessions on its OTT streaming platform
NFL considers Sunday-afternoon rights reshuffle – report
The NFL American football league, together with some of its US rights partners, is considering reworking its Sunday-afternoon packages, according to Variety
Centerbridge could team up with Ice Cube on RSN bid
Rapper Ice Cube has received a potential boost in his effort to buy Fox's Regional Sports Networks
TSN, RDS claim first with OTT day pass, slash monthly cost
Canadian pay-television sports broadcasters TSN and RDS have introduced what they claim is the country’s first 24-hour streaming subscription option, along with cutting the monthly cost of their OTT p…
Jeff Zucker to manage Turner Sports
The AT&T-Time Warner merger fallout could see a shift in the leadership of Turner Sports. Jeff Zucker, president of CNN is being tapped to add the merged AT&T's sports programming to his management portfolio
Levy set to leave as Turner president
David Levy is set to leave his position as president of media company Turner, according to multiple reports
DAZN adds North American rights to UK Open darts coverage
Streaming platform DAZN has acquired exclusive rights in North America to this year’s edition of the UK Open darts event.
Cubs’ RSN could generate $40-$50m in cash flow
MLB team the Chicago Cubs' new RSN, which will launch next year in partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group, could net somewhere between $40m (€35m) and $50m in positive cash flow. Ma
Columbus Crew enters 2019 season with new rights partners
Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew has agreed a new multi-year local broadcast rights deal with SportsTime Ohio and Fox Sports Ohio
Fox reveals Fifa Women’s World Cup coverage plans
Fox Sports, the official English-language broadcaster in the US for the 2019 Fifa Women's World Cup has unveiled the initial aspects of its coverage plans
Football incubator project gives Mediapro calling card to lucrative Canadian market
Mediapro’s February deal with Canadian Soccer Business involves a moderate degree of financial risk for the Spanish company but the potential gains are substantial.
Discovery CEO heralds shift to ‘opportunistic’ sports-rights approach
David Zaslav, president and chief executive of Discovery, has said that the US media company is keen on adding to its sports portfolio, and that it is “opportunistic” in using sport as a means to drive eng…