North America
Fox, CBS pick up Premier Rugby Sevens rights ahead of new season
Premier Rugby Sevens, the US-based rugby sevens league, has agreed rights deals with the CBS and Fox networks for its upcoming 2023 season
Meta signs VR-focused deals with Peacock, NBA 2K League
Technology company Meta has agreed a deal for its virtual reality platforms to carry content from NBC Universal’s Peacock streaming service, while it has signed a separate VR-focused deal with the NBA 2…
Sinclair’s Tennis Channel added to YouTube TV
Sinclair Broadcast Group has announced a distribution agreement with YouTube TV to add carriage of its Tennis Channel service to the latter’s line-up in the US market.
WBD ‘building attack strategy’ for sports as unified ‘Max’ OTT service unveiled
As Warner Bros. Discovery announced the merger of its two streaming platforms, HBO Max and discovery+, into one offering the company will call Max, chief executive officer David Zaslav has said that it is "building an attack strategy" over the next few months for sports streaming in the US market.
Outside Interactive signs UTMB World Series deal, L’Équipe renews rights
Outdoor recreation media and services company Outside Interactive has reached an agreement with the UTMB World Series to showcase the global trail running circuit’s 2023 season, while French media group L…
YouTube sets NFL Sunday Ticket prices
YouTube has announced its subscription details for the out-of-market streaming service NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone channels ahead of the 2023 NFL season
CBS totals over 16m viewers on Masters final day
CBS Sports' Sunday broadcast of the Masters, which included the conclusion of the third round and the final round, earned 16
Sportradar, Big Ten sign two-year OTT streaming extension
Sportradar has agreed a renewal through the 2024-25 college athletics season with the Big Ten Network to run its streaming service, B1G+
MLB announces film deal with Imagine Entertainment
Major League Baseball has announced a new multi-year partnership with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment to create scripted and non-scripted film and television projects
Spotify’s The Ringer launches video content on FanDuel TV
Spotify-owned sports and culture media company The Ringer is launching sports-themed programming on FanDuel TV
NCAA men’s Final Four, championship suffer viewership decline
The audiences for the NCAA men's basketball tournament Final Four and national championship in Houston saw declines, with the championship game averaging 14
DirecTV showing Yankees’ Prime Video broadcasts at commercial locations
DirecTV for Business has reached an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to distribute the entire 20-game slate of New York Yankees Major League Baseball regular-season games being shown on the streaming…
NCAA women’s basketball breaks all records on ESPN platforms
The championship game of the NCAA women's basketball tournament has broken viewership records on ESPN platforms, with 9
WWE, UFC consider combined streaming offering following Endeavor takeover
A combined streaming deal for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and World Wrestling Entertainment is a possibility following Endeavor’s takeover agreement for the wrestling promotion.
BeIN extends non-exclusive PTO Tour deal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has extended its rights deal for the PTO Tour
Rogers seals takeover of rival telco Shaw
Rogers Communications has completed its takeover of rival telco Shaw Communications, with the two parties pledging to bundle more products to more Canadians, including sports and media content
Opening Day sets record merchandise sales, record viewers on MLB.TV
Major League Baseball's Opening Day set records on its out-of-market streaming service MLB.TV and earned a record in online merchandise sales
Bally’s becomes MiLB’s first national rights-holder
Global casino and entertainment company Bally's Corporation has entered into a multi-year agreement with Minor League Baseball (MiLB) to become the league's first national media rights-holder and exclusive…