North America

Golf

Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson have confirmed they will stage a rematch of their 2018 head-to-head showdown in a made-for-TV event that will aid Covid-19 relief efforts
Basketball

The 2020 Women's National Basketball Association Draft enjoyed a significant ratings boost thanks in large part to the event's pride of place on the main ESPN network and the dearth of any competing sports…
Basketball

ESPN's highly-anticipated multi-part Michael Jordan documentary series The Last Dance proved an immediate ratings hit for the sports network, with the first two episodes averaging 6
Esports

NBC Sports has picked up the United States broadcasting rights to the English Premier League's new competitive gaming tournament, the ePremier League Invitational Tournament.
Multi-sport

Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has expanded its reach in Canada by agreeing to make its beIN Sports Xtra channel available via Samsung TV Plus
Baseball

US sports broadcaster ESPN is said to have approached the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) on the possibility of transmitting South Korean baseball games to its American audience
Multi-sport

David Levy has joined global merchant bank The Raine Group has a senior advisor, providing the veteran media executive a new landing spot after an short-lived stint last fall with the National Basketball…
American Football

A veteran ESPN producer says the upcoming National Football League Draft, being conducted in a virtual format for the first time due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, is the most complex event he’s ev…
American Football

National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell will reveal the selections of the 2020 NFL Draft first round from his home in Westchester County, New York, as part of a “fully virtual” event. Th
Football

TUDN, the Univision-owned US Spanish-language network, is showing archive Uefa Champions League finals as broadcasters worldwide continue to look for content amid the sports shutdown sparked by the Covid-19…
Football

Two former executives at US-based media giant 21st Century Fox and South American sports marketing agency Full Play have pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in New York as part of the long-running corruption…
Multi-sport

US sports broadcaster ESPN has asked approximately 100 of its top on-air commentators to take temporary pay cuts amid the ongoing sports competition shutdown enforced by the global Covid-19 pandemic
Esports

Major League Soccer is teaming up with domestic broadcast partner Fox Sports to create a new esports competition, which is designed to help fill the sports competition void amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
Motorsport

Dorna Sports, the commercial rights-holder of MotoGP, has prioritised exposure over the rights fee in its deal with US network NBC for the 2020-22 cycle, SportBusiness Media understands.
Football

Two former 21st Century Fox executives have been charged with allegedly paying millions of dollars in bribes to help Fox Sports win the lucrative United States broadcasting rights to the 2018 and 2022…
Football

Two former 21st Century Fox executives have been charged with allegedly paying millions of dollars in bribes to help Fox Sports win the lucrative United States broadcasting rights to the 2018 and 2022…
Basketball

The National Basketball Association and US sports network ESPN are reportedly planning to put on a H-O-R-S-E competition involving several high-profile players
Multi-sport

SNTV, the sports video news agency that is a joint venture between IMG and the Associated Press, has closed down its New York-based US operation, SportBusiness understands