North America

The Action Network, a media start-up that provides analytics and betting content, received a big boost in terms of funding on Thursday – $17.5m (€15m) in Series B funding led by Fertitta Capital.
Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League has agreed a new multi-year global content deal with social media platform Snapchat
Football

The National Women’s Soccer League and A+E Networks have ended their three year partnership a year early.
Baseball

Yahoo Sports has announced it is building a digital subscription product for the New York Mets MLB franchise
Football

New third-tier US soccer league USL League One has agreed a media-rights deal with Disney-owned OTT platform ESPN+
Football

The Mediapro agency has agreed a 10-year deal to distribute media-rights for effectively all Canadian soccer, including home matches of the national team and the new Canadian Premier League

OTT provider FloSports' portfolio of championships and properties gained a boost as the broadcaster will again air the Big 12 conference winter and spring championships
Baseball

The owner of Major League Baseball team the Los Angeles Angels, Arte Moreno, reaffirmed earlier this week that he's interested in buying the two Regional Sports Networks which air the Angels' matches
Boxing

Tyson Fury’s co-promotional deal with Top Rank and Queensberry Promotions cannot guarantee all his next five fights appear on ESPN in the US, SportBusiness understands.
Basketball

North American basketball league the NBA has agreed a game highlights deal with social media platform Facebook
Multi-sport

A number of US sports and entertainment bodies, trade associations and international broadcasters have made submissions to the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) demanding the Kingdom…
Boxing

DAZN will show Anthony Joshua’s next heavyweight title defence in the US, agreeing a deal with Matchroom Boxing’s UK arm to acquire the rights.
Baseball

The Chicago Cubs have confirmed the launch of their long-awaited regional sports network, which will begin in February 2020 in partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group
Surfing

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has signed an exclusive rights deal with the World Surf League
American Football

ESPN's decision to broadcast two hours of the NFL Scouting Combine – a week-long showcase where college football players perform physical and mental skills in front of coaches, general managers and sc…
Gymnastics

Sports-streaming service FloSports has acquired rights in Canada to events organised by the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)

The fate of the 22 Regional Sports Networks, owned by 21st Century Fox but slated for divestment as part of the Disney purchase of Fox assets continues to grow more complicated

Major League Baseball's owners are backing commissioner Rob Manfred's plan to buy  21 of the 22 regional sports networks currently up for auction. Disney is selling the RSNs a condition of its $71.