North America

Multi-sport

Prominent Massachusetts-based gaming company DraftKings is continuing its furious run of activity in 2021 by completing a deal to acquire the Vegas Sports Information Network Inc
Multi-sport

International broadcaster Eleven has completed a deal to acquire American digital media entity Team Whistle in an agreement aimed at forging greater synergies between entities already within the portfolio…
Horse Racing

Fox Sports is accelerating its transition from a media outlet to both a content producer and gaming company through a new rights deal with the New York Racing Association that also gives the network an…
Multi-sport

CBS Sports has retained prominent announcer Jim Nantz, the longtime face of the network’s sports coverage, in a new contract following a lengthy and protracted negotiation.
Football

The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has continued a busy week of soccer rights acquisitions by announcing details of its coverage of Argentinian club competitions
Baseball

Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins, as expected, have completed a multiyear local rights renewal with Bally Sports Florida, solidifying one of its critical revenue streams and making them the last c…
Baseball

Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and the YES Network have revived a long-planned digital rights deal with Amazon in which the ecommerce and streaming video giant will show 21 live Yankees games t…
Football

Mediapro Canada, part of the international production and media-rights agency, has invited broadcasters to submit offers for Canadian Premier League rights in their territories, SportBusiness understands
Football

CBS Sports has continued to add to its expansive soccer portfolio by gaining a substantial package of English-language rights to Concacaf qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Football

CBS Sports has acquired the United States broadcast rights to Serie A for the 2021-24 cycle in a deal worth around $200m (€170m) over its duration.
Football

TUDN, the United States-based Spanish-language sports network, has secured the exclusive Spanish-language rights to the 2021 Copa América.
Multi-sport

Experienced US sports media industry executive David Levy has been appointed the new chairman of sports data company Genius Sports Group
Multi-sport

Sports data and betting services company Sportradar has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Synergy Sports, the US-based sports technology and analytics firm
Golf

US sports betting operator BetMGM is to offer IMG Arena’s golf data and live streaming service to its betting customers.
Ice Hockey

The NHL has secured a 33-per-cent increase in its US media rights income from the sale of its 'A' package alone.
American Football

The National Football League has solidified its domestic media rights distribution well into the next decade and reaffirmed its position as the pre-eminent programming in all of American television, regardless…
Rugby League

Organisers of the 2021 Rugby League World Cup have opted to go to market with broadcast rights in Australia, before looking to strike deals in New Zealand, Canada and the US
Football

Matches from the Scottish Premiership will be streamed in seven international markets by OneFootball in a deal between the football-based media platform and the Infront agency