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Fox and Twitter to expand partnership for 2019 Women’s World Cup
Fox Sports and Twitter are expanding their partnership for this summer's Fifa Women's World Cup in France
DC United signs deal with OTT streaming service FloSports
DC United has signed a multi-year contract with subscription-based OTT service FloSports to carry its non-nationally-televised games.
NBC Sports Washington to offer alternate betting-based broadcasts
The rising impact of betting on the professional sports landscape in the US will be on display on Friday when NBC Sports Washington will offer an alternate gambling-based telecast of Washington Wizards' g…
PGA Tour extends Twitter streaming partnership
Golf’s PGA Tour has today (Monday) renewed and expanded its content agreement with Twitter, with the social media platform to distribute nearly 140 hours of live competition from OTT service PGA Tour L…
CBS gaining more than $5m per 30-second Super Bowl ad
CBS is enjoying robust Super Bowl advert sales with a month to go before the NFL showpiece event. The network is receiving more than $5m (€4.4m) per 30-second spot.
NFL launches voice guide for Amazon Alexa to help casual fans
The NFL this week launched a new skill for Amazon Alexa devices that will teach fans about players, rules and the history of American football
NFL enjoys five-per-cent ratings increase in 2018
NFL's television ratings rebound was confirmed with news that its broadcasts rose five per cent in viewership from 2017 to 2018.
The average game in 2018 drew 15.8 million viewers, compared with 14
Yankees engage with Amazon, Sinclair for Yes Network deal – report
Major League Baseball franchise the New York Yankees is reportedly in talks with e-commerce giant Amazon and US media company Sinclair Broadcast Group about a partnership to secure control of its regional…
NBC Sports Chicago signs new deals with Bulls, White Sox and Blackhawks
NBC Sports Chicago, the regional NBC-Comcast sports channel, has signed new, multi-year rights deals with the White Sox baseball team, the Bulls basketball team and the Blackhawks ice hockey team.
PGA Tour to experiment with in-round player interviews
The PGA Tour will begin experimenting with players giving in-round interviews in an attempt to further connect with TV viewers
Turner Sports keen to bring back Woods-Mickelson ‘Match’ in 2019 and 2020
Despite a series of technical glitches, Turner Sports is reportedly keen to bring back a pay-per-view match involving Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson in 2019 and 2020
Disney seals new Verizon carriage deal
The Walt Disney Company has signed a new carriage agreement with US telco Verizon, ensuring the latter’s Fios service will continue to showcase leading college American football games that are broadcast b…
NBC Sports launches ‘Predictor’ fantasy sports app
NBC Sports is launching a series of fantasy sports contests to try and increase viewership and fan engagement
Hutton: Facebook spending on rights will remain highly targeted
Facebook has finally emerged as a major player in the global sports rights-market
Acquisition strategy is highly targeted, with India and Latin America among priorities
Whyte-Chisora on Showtime in the US
The heavyweight boxing rematch between Dillian Whyte and Dereck Chisora will be broadcast in the US on Showtime, despite the partnership between the fight’s promoter Matchroom and the streaming service D…
Univision Deportes enjoys football viewing spike
Spanish-language channels operated by Univision Deportes accounted for 53 per cent of all football television audiences in the US during the latest quarter, according to Soccer America
ESPN+ to stream every FA Cup third round match
Every English FA Cup third round match will be streamed in the United States for the first time this season.
Star India to switch to OTT in US
Star India’s channels will be withdrawn from US pay-television platforms in the New Year, with the broadcaster opting to push its programming through its Hotstar OTT service in the country.