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Canada Soccer, Canadian Premier League engage TikTok
Canada Soccer and the Canadian Premier League have teamed up with short-form social media video platform TikTok to provide fans with innovative content as part of plans to further raise the profile of…
YouTube nears landmark agreement for NFL Sunday Ticket
Pact with Google-owned streaming giant follows swift turn in negotiations
World Cup final draws nearly 26 million viewers in US
Across the English broadcast Fox Sports and Spanish broadcast on Telemundo, the men's 2022 Fifa World Cup final drew 25.783 million average viewers
Twitter generates 147bn impressions during 2022 Fifa World Cup
Social media platform easily surpasses results from 2018 tournament, 2020 Olympics
Apple ‘backs out of bidding’ for NFL Sunday Ticket rights
Technology giant said to longer 'see the logic' in deal for out-of-market package
FuboTV ‘target of cyber attack’ during World Cup semi-final
Streaming platform FuboTV was hit by an alleged criminal cyber attack during Wednesday’s Fifa World Cup semi-final match between France and Morocco.
Scripps in market for local, national US rights after launching sports division
US broadcast company seeks deals with leagues, teams and conferences.
MLS strikes four-year linear deal with Fox Sports as ESPN run comes to end
Major League Soccer has announced a four-year, English- and Spanish-language domestic rights deal with Fox Sports starting with the 2023 season, ending a long-standing partnership with ESPN which had carried…
ESPN, Univision ‘decide not to carry’ MLS games in 2023
Major League Soccer will potentially only have Fox Sports as a domestic linear rights partner in the United States in 2023 after both ESPN and TelevisaUnivision reportedly declined to carry select, non-exclusive…
Superstar Racing Experience, ESPN ink multiyear rights deal
Short-track motorsport series Superstar Racing Experience and ESPN have announced a multiyear media rights deal that will begin in the summer of 2023, with races on six consecutive Thursday nights at 9…
FanDuel plans to air first Super Bowl commercial
Sports gaming company FanDuel is reportedly planning to run its first Super Bowl commercial during the Fox broadcast of Super Bowl LVII, which is scheduled to be held at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, …
ARCA Menards Series extends Fox Sports deal in US through 2024
The Automobile Racing Club of America and Fox Sports announced an extension of broadcast rights for the ARCA Menards Series in the United States through the 2024 season, while also expanding the number…
ONE Championship signs Thai broadcast deal with Channel 7
Mixed martial arts organisation ONE Championship has enhanced its presence in Thailand through a media rights agreement with free-to-air television network Channel 7 HD and media company Tero Entertainment
IndyCar docuseries to air on CW Network in 2023
Penske Entertainment and the CW Network partner with Vice Media
NBA releases new Christmas spot
League looks to ramp up its promotion of Christmas Day slate of games
Warner Bros. Discovery takes The Match into Europe
Media group Warner Bros. Discovery has widened its coverage of ‘The Match’ by announcing it will broadcast the exhibition golf event in Europe for the first time.
Diamond Sports Group appoints Preschlack as CEO
Veteran sports media executive to lead Bally Sports group of RSNs
USA draws 16.55m viewers in Fifa World Cup swansong
American run in tournament ends with strong show of viewership