North America
Fox Sports anticipates strong ratings bump with MLB return
Fox Sports executives are expecting a ratings bump of about 40 per cent for the start later this month of its coverage of the revised 2020 Major League Baseball schedule
Fox Sports partners with Google Cloud to improve production capabilities
Fox Sports is teaming up with Google Cloud in a partnership designed to speed up the network’s existing production capabilities.
CBS “thrilled” with NWSL Challenge Cup
CBS said it is "thrilled" with the quality and excitement of the National Women's Soccer League Challenge Cup and the reception of fans to network's coverage of the event
Fox eyes future renewals after parting ways with US Golf Association
US broadcaster Fox elected to walk away from its rights to US Golf Association events to free up funds for properties more fitting its portfolio, market experts have told SportBusiness Media.
Fox Sports features artificial crowd noise at MLS Is Back Tournament – unlike ESPN coverage
Fox Sports has announced that its broadcast coverage of the MLS Is Back Tournament in Orlando, Florida, will feature artificial crowd noise
ESPN agrees multi-year deal with music distributor UnitedMasters
ESPN has entered into a multi-year agreement with independent artist distribution platform UnitedMasters
NBC Sports to move all non-televised Premier League games to Peacock
NBC Sports has announced it will move all non-televised Premier League games to NBCUniversal's new subscription-based, over-the-top video service Peacock beginning with the 2020-21 season.
NFL extends Pluto TV programming partnership
The National Football League has extended its programming partnership with US streaming service Pluto TV in a multiyear deal
FuboTV revenue rises 78 per cent in Q1
US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV posted a 78-per-cent increase in overall revenues during its fiscal first quarter, thanks to spikes in subscriptions, advertising sales, …
NBC’s Peacock to stream Premier League games for free on national debut day
Comcast and NBCUniversal’s new Peacock subscription streaming video service will exclusively present NBC Sports’ full Premier League match and studio coverage for free as part of its national debut on Ju…
Ninja starts streaming on YouTube after Mixer shutdown
Esports superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins has begun streaming on Google platform YouTube following the recent shutdown of Microsoft's Mixer service.
CBS acquires Uefa Champions League rights two years early after Turner opts out of deal
CBS has picked up the English-language rights to the Uefa Champions League in the United States two years early after current rights-holder Turner Sports called time on its deal
PLL Championship Series secures four games on main NBC network
The Premier Lacrosse League has secured four games of the upcoming PLL Championship Series on the main NBC network, as well as 10 games on cable network NBCSN
Colin Kaepernick, Walt Disney Co. sign wide-ranging production deal
The Walt Disney Company has announced a wide-ranging production deal with former National Football League quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s production arm Ra Vision Media.
ESPN looking to “own the morning” with MLS Is Back Tournament
ESPN is confident that the early kickoffs during Major League Soccer's MLS Is Back Tournament will lead to significant domestic television ratings during the mornings for the sports network this summer.
NHL international digital platforms enjoy traffic spike after efforts to drive fan engagement
The National Hockey League is reaping the rewards of increased engagement of its international audience with a significant rise in traffic of its foreign-language digital platforms
Mediapro Canada to produce CEBL using AI-driven AutomaticTV
The Canadian-arm of production and rights agency Mediapro has announced that it will produce every game of the 2020 Canadian Elite Basketball League Summer Series tournament