North America

Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav and Paramount Global chief executive Bob Bakish have met to discuss a potential merger between the two media giants, according to multiple reports
Ice Hockey
Media

The National Hockey League (NHL) has become the fourth North American major sports league to align with Deltatre, with the sports technology company introducing a new digital experience.
Multiple Sports
Media

Technology company Amazon is in talks with Diamond Sports Group over a potential investment and streaming partnership deal with the regional-sports broadcaster.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Liberty Media's Liberty SiriusXM (LSXM) tracking stock group will be combined with US radio broadcaster SiriusXM to create a new public company under the SiriusXM name and brand
Baseball
Media

ESPN will televise four international Major League Baseball games across three continents in 2024, after striking new deals for the Seoul Series and Mexico City Series
Football
Media

Brazilian media group Globo has reclaimed rights to the Copa América after securing exclusivity in the country to next year’s tournament, while brewing giant AB InBev will sponsor the event through its Michelob Ultra brand.
Football
Attendance

The arrival of Lionel Messi pushed Major League Soccer into the worldwide soccer conversation and helped the league overdeliver on its expectations for global media partner Apple, commissioner Don Garber…
Football
Media

Bell Media's TSN and RDS have acquired the exclusive media rights to the 2024 Copa América, making all matches available live on TSN, TSN+ and RDS platforms in Canada.
Boxing
Media

Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion has found a new broadcast home in the United States following the shutting down of Showtime Sports, announcing an exclusive tie-up with Amazon Prime…
American Football
Media

Amazon Prime Video's Thursday Night Football (TNF) broadcast of the Seattle Seahawks-Dallas Cowboys NFL game on November 30 drew its best-ever audience with an average of 15.26 million viewers
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has renewed its rights in the US to the Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts promotion
Motorsport
Media

Nascar has signed seven-year domestic media rights contracts for its premier Nascar Cup Series with broadcasters Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports that will begin in 2025 and run…
Football
Media

The United Soccer League, America's second-tier, will see its annual domestic media rights revenue rise sharply over the next four seasons thanks to new deals with Paramount and ESPN.
Baseball
Industry Moves

Major League Baseball has hired Josh Clark as senior vice-president of content distribution as the league and its broadcast department wades through the ongoing regional sports network (RSN) turmoil
US College Sport
Media

US college athletes competing in the Big Ten Conference are to be given the chance to build their personal brands and explore commercial opportunities via the use of digital media clips featuring them…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Evolution Media Capital, the merchant banking arm of CAA, has joined forces with strategic advisory firm M. Klein & Company to launch a new entity which they claim will significantly step up their presence in the sports and entertainment investment space.
Rugby Union
Governance

Major League Rugby has signed a wide-ranging commercial partnership with digital consultant and software provider Globant, which encompasses an overhaul of its over-the-top (OTT) platform, The Rugby Network
Football
Media

The National Women's Soccer League has agreed the largest media rights deals in women's sport in contracts spanning four years worth $60m (€56m) annually, with games airing on CBS, ESPN, Amazon and Scripps S…