North America

Curling

Broadcasting of curling’s ongoing World Women’s Championship in Calgary has been delayed by a further 24 hours after four members of the broadcast staff tested positive for Covid-19 over the weekend.
NFL

The National Football League’s 2021 Draft finished up with the third-highest viewership in the event’s history.
Football

Fox Sports has secured the English-language rights in the United States to this summer's Copa America as part of a multi-year deal with South American soccer federation Conmebol
Baseball

ESPN and Star Wars, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
NFL

The National Football League reaffirmed its position as the most valuable property in the United States media landscape when the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft on April 29 outdrew the Oscars for the…
Multi-sport

American telecommunications giant Verizon is largely exiting the digital media space as it is selling Verizon Media assets, including Yahoo and AOL, to alternative investment firm Apollo Global Management…
Football

US Hispanic media company Univision has announced it will make its newly-launched ad-supported streaming service PrendeTV a key part of its Uefa Euro 2020 coverage
NFL

Online retail and streaming video giant Amazon has reached a supplemental agreement with the National Football League to accelerate its exclusive domestic media rights to Thursday Night Football by one…
Basketball

The Women’s National Basketball Association has announced a wide-ranging multiyear partnership with American-based multinational technology giant Google, which has been designated a top-tier WNBA Changemaker s…
Multi-sport

Endeavor’s initial public offering will generate funds to provide “flexibility” over how the business is run, pay down debt and enable further acquisitions, according to Mark Shapiro, president at the s…
Rugby Union

The Spring Media agency has teamed up with production company Rugby Factory to distribute the latter’s new ‘RugbyTown’ documentary series outside of the US market. T
Football

The United Soccer League is expanding its global footprint by striking a broadcast agreement with ESPN International, which covers over 58 million linear homes and 46 million digital homes in 55 territories…
Esports

ESPN will broadcast the inaugural Madden NFL 21 Bowl: Draft Edition, which is taking place on May 2 and 4, via its app and website.
Multi-sport

Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has raised $511.2m (€421.9m) in a US initial public offering through the placing of 21.3 million shares at $24 apiece, the upper end of its originally-stated range.
Multi-sport

Media group Discovery has reported a 7-per-cent increase in first-quarter revenues at its International Networks division, generating $987m (€816m) in the first three months of 2021.
Multi-sport

Prominent American daily fantasy and sports betting operator DraftKings has significantly broadened its content footprint by striking a wide-ranging partnership with Meadowlark Media that notably includes…
Ice Hockey

Ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky famously said that as a player, he skated “to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”
Ice Hockey
Fan Engagement

Bleacher Report, House of Highlights form critical elements of new rights agreement