North America

Multi-sport

NBCUniversal has announced it will broadcast a record 1,200 hours from the Tokyo Paralympics this summer, including inaugural primetime coverage on the main NBC network.
Multi-sport

Sinclair Broadcast Group is nearing completion on a reconstructed new mobile application that will support its sports streaming efforts, particularly those from its portfolio of 21 regional sports networks,…
Football

ViacomCBS's streaming service Paramount+ has announced a series of new soccer rights to coincide with an expansive debut of the rebranded digital platform
Ice Hockey

The Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association has extended its broadcast reach by securing agreements with the NHL Network and Sportsnet to air the first 2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour game this weekend in…
Basketball

The Canadian Elite Basketball League is set to launch a new global streaming platform on the back of a multi-year deal with OTT solutions company StreamAMG
American Football

The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has struck a multi-year agreement with popular short-form video sharing platform TikTok in which the mixed martial arts property will materially expand its social media…
American Football

Start-up American football property Fan Controlled Football enjoyed a strong debut with its February 13 start of play, as it the league’s official mobile app was the most-downloaded sports app on the A…
Ice Hockey

The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association has announced a partnership with the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks, who will host two games on the 2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour next month
Baseball

Major League Baseball’s Milwaukee Brewers have signed a multiyear rights extension with Sinclair Broadcast Group, securing a key piece of revenue and media distribution in advance of the 2021 season.
Baseball

La Vida Baseball, a multi-language Latino baseball lifestyle media company, has developed a new, large-scale content initiative devoted to the life and legacy of the late Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto…
Baseball

Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins said they will allow around 25 per cent attendance at Marlins Park this season, making the club among the first in the league to detail plans for allowing attending f…
Football

Live coverage of Belgian football’s Jupiler Pro League is to be shown in the US on subscription streaming service ESPN+ as part of a wider five-year agreement with the Disney-owned broadcaster.
Basketball

US-based sports technology and analytics firm Synergy Sports has signed a multi-year agreement with the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), through which it will commercialise the league’s content b…
American Football

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Football

The Uefa Champions League final is making a return to network television in the United States this year, with the main CBS channel airing the showpiece European soccer fixture at Istanbul’s Atatürk Ol…
Wrestling

Sports streaming service FloSports has acquired wrestling event management platform Trackwrestling from NBC Sports Group subsidiary SportsEngine, including all of the company’s assets and existing broadcast r…
Multi-sport

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV is looking to ramp up its sports rights additions as it aims to recruit an executive in charge of content strategy and acquisitions