North America
Monumental to acquire NBC Sports Washington
Monumental Sports & Entertainment and Comcast Corp. have announced an agreement which will see MSE acquire full ownership NBC Sports Washington, one of NBCUniversal’s six regional sports networks.
CBS to air NWSL championship game in primetime for first time
The National Women's Soccer League championship game will be aired in primetime for the first time on the CBS network this year thanks to the help of league sponsor Ally Financial
Amazon, DirecTV secure deal for ‘TNF’ restaurant, bar rights
Amazon has secured a multiyear deal with satellite TV provider DirecTV to ensure distribution of Prime Video’s exclusive National Football League Thursday Night Football telecasts to more than 300,000 sp…
Falcons to open in-house digital production facility
The National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons are building a multimillion-dollar digital production facility at its training complex, allowing the team to amplify the quantity and quality of its team-based c…
One Championship plans first US fights, talks up Amazon rights deal
Asian mixed martial arts promotion One Championship intends to host its first events in the US market next year
49ers partner with Grupo Fórmula for Mexico radio rights
The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers announced an agreement with Mexican radio giant Grupo Fórmula to broadcast all 49ers games on Radio Fórmula to 36 radio stations in 22 cities across Mex…
Paramount keeps hold of Uefa club competitions in landmark $1.5bn, six-year US rights deal
Paramount Global, owner of the CBS Sports Network and Paramount+ streaming service, has retained English-language rights to Uefa club competitions in a landmark six-year deal worth around $250m (€248.6
DAZN signs multi-fight agreement with Canada’s United Boxing Promotions
DAZN has secured more boxing content after agreeing a multi-fight domestic and international rights agreement with United Boxing Promotions, the Canadian boxing promoter
Fox to air USWNT game against England in October
Fox Sports will air the highly anticipated international soccer friendly between the reigning back-to-back Fifa World Cup champion United States Women’s National Team and European champions England on i…
Big Ten signs landmark media rights deals with CBS, Fox, NBC
Agreements are by far the most lucrative conference pacts in US college sports history
LA Rams strike media rights deals in four countries
The National Football League's Los Angeles Rams are expanding their international reach by securing media rights agreements to air the team's preseason games in Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and China …
Sinclair to debut Bally Sports+ nationwide on September 26
Effort represents a key litmus test of future health of RSN model
WNBA boasts of business success for 2022 regular season
The Women's National Basketball Association has recorded a 16 per cent domestic viewership increase this year across its national television partners from 2021, highlighting a multitude of successful business…
DAZN renews EFL rights in key European markets and Canada
Global streaming service DAZN has renewed its exclusive rights to the English Football League's Championship, League One and League Two as well as the EFL Cup in German-speaking countries, Italy, Spain…
Amazon ‘TNF’ ratings to be measured by Nielsen
Amazon has secured a landmark three-year agreement with American data and information company Nielsen to measure Prime Video's exclusive National Football League Thursday Night Football telecasts
Betting channel SportsGrid Network secures fuboTV carriage
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has agreed a carriage deal in the US and Canada with SportsGrid Network, a streaming channel with a sports betting audience
MLB, Fox post sharp ratings decline for second ‘FoD’ game
Viewership falls by nearly half for return engagement in Iowa
Cowboys expand Mexico presence with TelevisaUnivision agreement
The National Football League's Dallas Cowboys are significantly enhancing their presence in Mexico by securing a landmark partnership with Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision in the country.