North America

Golf
Media

ESPN’s exclusive ‘multi-year’ US rights deal announced today (Thursday) for golf’s new TGL league will place a strong focus on linear programming as it aims to entice casual sports fans. The
Baseball
Media

Two of Houston's top sports franchises, Major League Baseball's Astros and the National Basketball Association's Rockets, have acquired AT&T SportsNet Southwest, one of Warner Bros
Cricket
Media

Times Internet, owner of cricket-dedicated broadcaster Willow, has secured exclusive Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) rights in North America, the Middle East and North Africa, and Southeast…
Basketball
Media

Utah Jazz fans will be able to stream their team's matches in the National Basketball Association for as little as $5 (€4.75) per game, as part of a new direct-to-consumer initiative.
Multiple Sports
Events

Endeavor has lost an appeal lodged in a Californian court against HDI Global Insurance over “commercial property” losses related to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Liberty Media is looking to combine the Liberty SiriusXM tracking stock group with US radio broadcaster Sirius XM to form a "new, consolidated public company"
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

CBS Sports have announced that chairman Sean McManus will retire in April 2024 and be replaced by David Berson after a 27-year run leading the division
American Football
Data

Genius Sports is to leverage its landmark betting video and data rights contract with the National Football League by launching streams that allow customers to place bets within a live video player and…
Multiple Sports

The streaming aspect of the deal between Disney and cable company Charter Communications may have set the groundwork for future deals involving other carriers and networks.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

NBCUniversal has ended its search for a new president of its NBC Sports operation, promoting veteran executive Rick Cordella rather than choosing an outside hire
Wrestling
Media

World Wrestling Entertainment's showpiece Friday Night Smackdown programming is to move from Fox back to USA Network after a five-year exclusive rights deal was struck with NBCUniversal
American Football
Media

The National Football League's viewership in the United States continues to have a strong start to the new season, recording its highest ratings across the first two weeks since 2016 with an average of…
Multiple Sports
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports has unveiled a Bleacher Report (B/R) Sports add-on tier to its rebranded US streaming service Max
Multiple Sports
Media

ESPN is now laser-focused on investment conversations and retaining domestic National Basketball Association rights after completing a tough carriage renegotiation with Charter Spectrum, its president…
Basketball
Attendance

The Women's National Basketball Association set multiple records during the 2023 regular season, including drawing the league's best viewership in 21 years
American Football
Media

The return of the National Football League, combined with a strong slate of college games, drew major audiences across US television, including a record for Monday Night Football on ESPN
Football

The ubiquity of streaming and the rise of WFH lifestyles has turned the Uefa Champions League’s daytime window in the US into a blessing, helping Relevent Sports Group more than double its media rights value from 2024-25 onward.
Multiple Sports
Media

Disney and Charter Communications have announced a new multi-year distribution deal that restores select Disney stations, including ESPN, to Spectrum's customers