North America
Kraken to feature NHL’s first all-Black broadcast team
JT Brown and Everett Fitzhugh will become the first all-Black broadcast team in National Hockey League history when the Seattle Kraken face the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Life Centre on February 17.
Cartoon Network to air special edition of NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
WarnerMedia's Cartoon Network will present a half-hour, commercial-free special edition of this year's National Basketball Association All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, hosted by animated stars Teen Titans Go!
Sporting Kansas City cuts short Bally Sports local rights deal due to streaming issues
Major League Soccer's Sporting Kansas City has called time on its local rights deal with regional sports network Bally Sports Kansas City a year early due to widespread frustration with the Sinclair Broadcast …
NBCUniversal executives trying to make most of “difficult” Beijing Winter Olympics
NBCUniversal executives are doing their utmost to take the positives from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which have generated historically low TV ratings in the United States but have helped build the…
ViacomCBS takes fresh swing at golf with Nickelodeon Slime Cup
After two successive National Football League Wild Card games aimed at children, ViacomCBS is aiming to do the same for golf with the Nickelodeon Slime Cup.
MLS enlists celebrity team owners for 2022 season campaign video
Major League Soccer has enlisted some of the biggest personalities in the league, including a number of celebrity team owners, for the first broadcast spot of its “Our Soccer” campaign for the 2022 sea…
Formula E seals renewals with Fox Sports Mexico, Bell Media in Canada
Formula E has secured multi-year renewals with Fox Sports Mexico and Bell Media in Canada for linear and digital rights to its World Championship
Disney reverses prior concerns with robust earnings report
Streaming growth, Manning contract extension highlight latest results
Amazon begins ‘TNF’ brand campaign ahead of Super Bowl LVI
Online retail giant to run ad during NFL title game touting upcoming coverage
Nascar’s Clash at the Coliseum pays dividends with 4.283m viewers on Fox
Nascar's decision to move the Busch Light Clash from Daytona, Florida, to the Los Angeles Coliseum has reaped immediate rewards with the preseason exhibition race securing an impressive 4
Bids of up to five years invited for Spanish Super Cup rights in Americas
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has become the latest rights-holder to look to the vibrant market in the Americas by launching an invitation to tender for broadcast rights to the Spanish Super Cup
FloSports secures exclusive Sanzaar media rights deal in US
United States-based streaming service FloSports has secured an exclusive broadcast agreement with Southern Hemisphere rugby union alliance Sanzaar through 2025, SportBusiness can reveal.
eToro becomes latest crypto brand to secure Super Bowl LVI ad
Cryptocurrency trading platform eToro has become the third crypto brand to announce it has secured an adverting slot for Super Bowl LVI, joining FTX and Crypto.com
TNT, ESPN2 to simulcast inaugural NBA HBCU Classic
The National Basketball Association has announced that the inaugural NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT and ESPN2 on February 19 as part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.
Beijing 2022 Opening Ceremony draws 16m viewers on NBC, down 43 per cent from 2018
The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony attracted a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) of nearly 16 million viewers across multiple NBCUniversal platforms in the United States, representing a record-low …
FuboTV lands exclusive Fifa Club World Cup rights in Canada
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has continued to bolster its soccer presence in Canada by picking up exclusive rights to the Fifa Club World Cup
NBC Sports confirms full sellout for Super Bowl LVI ads
Multiple held-back units sell for $7m each, with the network setting new records for the event.
FuboTV to carry NBCUniversal’s Beijing 2022 coverage
US-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has reached an agreement to carry NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, which officially begin on Friday.