North America
Amazon, Apple ‘passed on’ LIV Golf media rights deal in US
Technology giants Amazon and Apple both reportedly passed on the opportunity to become the media rights partner of Saudi-backed startup LIV Golf in the United States, highlighting the difficulties the…
NFL records series of gains in Week 1 domestic viewership
Each of league's US rightsholders see markers of audience growth
NBC Sports posts best ‘SNF’ opener rating since 2015
Buccaneers-Cowboys clash delivers 35 per cent viewership boost
WNBA’s 2022 playoffs are the most-viewed in 20 years
The 2022 Women’s National Basketball Association playoffs have been the most-viewed playoffs since 2002 as the league gets set for the Finals beginning September 11 between the Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut S…
TuneIn signs international deal with NFL
Live audio streaming service TuneIn has struck an international distribution partnership with the National Football League ahead of its 2022 season, allowing fans around the world to be able to listen…
WNBA, FanDuel complete partnership renewal
New contract term to include league highlight rights for FanDuel TV
ESPN has best college football opening weekend since 2016
ESPN announced its most-watched kickoff weekend of college football since 2016 and second-best since 2009 after airing 17 games across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU
Fox Sports virtually sold out of Super Bowl LVII ads
Fox Sports has disclosed it has already sold 95 per cent of its advertising inventory for Super Bowl LVII, with around five 30-second slots left to sell.
Pat McAfee joins ESPN’s College GameDay
Former National Football League punter and American football analyst Pat PcAfee has joined ESPN’s popular college football pregame show, College GameDay as a full-time member on a multiyear deal.
Pacers extend local media rights deal with Bally Sports Indiana
The National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers have secured a multiyear media rights extension with longtime local broadcast partner Bally Sports Indiana
DAZN strikes NFL renewals in Canada and DACH, free-to-air in DACH moving to RTL
Sports streaming platform DAZN has renewed its NFL rights in Canada from the forthcoming season onwards as well as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland from 2023
Williams draws record ESPN audience for presumptive swansong
US Open also continues to post series of new attendance records
OneFootball to offer PPV Serie B matches in US
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has expanded its relationship with media platform OneFootball for Serie B by agreeing a pay-per-view rights deal for the United States
Williams fuels record-level US Open viewership on ESPN
Serena Williams’ final US Open run produced record attendance and viewership numbers during her second-round singles match against world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit.
TelevisaUnivision to stream all Uefa club competitions in US
Spanish-language media company TelevisaUnivision has announced that its new Vix+ subscription streaming service will broadcast all Uefa club competitions during the 2022-23 season in the United States,…
ESPN doubles EFL fee to maintain English football portfolio
ESPN has doubled the amount it pays for English Football League rights in the US, despite only being able to agree a two-season deal with the Pitch International agency.
YES Network to air encore AC Milan matches following takeover
Yankee Global Enterprises, the parent company of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, has made an immediate move after acquiring a minority equity stake in AC Milan by securing a deal for the YES…
Big 12 to explore media rights extension with Fox, ESPN
The Big 12 Conference said it will enter into accelerated discussions with current media partners Fox and ESPN about a possible extension of their rights contracts