North America

Cricket
Media

The International Cricket Council has agreed a new rights deal in the US and Canada with Times Internet Limited, whose cricket-dedicated broadcaster Willow will provide coverage of men’s and women’s eve…
Basketball
Host Broadcast & Production

TSN is to air selected Canadian Elite Basketball League games throughout the 2023 season, including the 2023 CEBL Championship Weekend in August
Baseball
Media

Major League Baseball has entered into a wide-ranging sponsorship agreement with Zoom that affords the communications platform exposure during in-game replay reviews, television broadcasts and at the league…
Baseball
Finance & Law

The years-long battle between Major League Baseball clubs the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals over television rights fees paid by regional sports network Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) is…
Football
Media

For the second straight year, the National Women's Soccer League Championship will air on primetime on CBS in the United States
Multiple Sports
Media

YouTube is to roll out a new service offering sports fans the ability to watch multiple streams at once, initially for select users in the US
Cycling
Media

The National Cycling League, a new professional cycling competition in the US, has agreed a three-year rights deal with Global Cycling Network’s GCN+ streaming service.
Basketball
Media

Disney Advertising has sold out of in-game sponsorship for the 2023 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship, which airs exclusively on ESPN platforms between March 15-April 2 this year
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Sports streaming company FloSports has announced the hiring of Jayar Donlan as chief content officer and Gene Chuang as senior vice-president of engineering
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Diamond Sports Group, the Sinclair-owned company that owns and operates 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs), has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, potentially leaving 42 professional sports…
Baseball
Finance & Law

Major League Baseball is reported to be planning to stream games for free for around six teams due to the increasing likelihood of the bankruptcy of Diamond Sports Group, which owns the Bally Sports stations…
Football
Data

The Sportfive agency has signed an extension to its international media rights distribution deal with the United Soccer League and has taken on an additional betting rights remit
Multiple Sports
Data

Sports data and betting services company Genius Sports posted revenue of $341m (€320m) for the 2022 financial year, narrowly ahead of projections, as group net loss dropped considerably from $592.8
Basketball
Media

Warner Bros. Discovery and CBS Sports, which hold domestic broadcast rights to the National Collegiate Athletic Association's men's basketball March Madness tournament, have "virtually sold out" of their advertising inventory.
Football
Finance & Law

Hernan Lopez, the former chief executive at Fox International Channels, has been convicted of participating in a scheme to pay bribes to South American football officials, while the Full Play agency has…
US College Sport
Media

Baylor Athletics has signed a new 10-year multimedia rights agreement with sports marketing and media company Playfly Sports Properties.
Football
Media

The National Women's Soccer League has announced a deal with Canadian sports broadcaster TSN to air league matches in English, including the championship game, on its network and streaming service TSN+
Football
Media

CBS Sports has announced a free 24-hour, soccer-specific streaming channel called CBS Sports Golazo Network