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Bleacher Report showcases B/R Gridiron brand at Super Bowl LIV
US digital sports media outlet Bleacher Report this week is making a large-scale push at Super Bowl LIV for its new football content brand, B/R Gridiron
Fox Sports signs multi-year, multi-tournament deal with Concacaf
US broadcaster Fox Sports and regional soccer federation Concacaf have agreed to a multi-year English-language rights deal, which includes the 2021 and 2023 Gold Cups as well as USA men’s and women’s Oly…
Minute Media buys digital sports media outlet FanSided
Minute Media, a New York-based digital media conglomerate, has continued its aggressive run of dealmaking, acquiring FanSided from the Meredith Corp
NBC Olympics renews Snapchat deal for Tokyo 2020
The NBC Olympics division of US media company NBCUniversal has extended its partnership with social media platform Snapchat to cover the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo
Boise State sues Mountain West over conference’s new TV contract
Boise State University has filed a legal complaint against the Mountain West Conference, alleging bad faith and breach of contract in the conference's new six-year, $270m television contract with CBS a…
Sky hits 24m subscriber barrier as full-year revenue down 3 per cent
European pay-television broadcaster Sky recorded both revenue and subscriber increases for the fourth quarter of 2019, but a fall in total revenue for the full year, according to results presented today…
Zion Williamson’s Pelicans debut expected to provide NBA timely TV ratings boost
Zion Williamson's highly-anticipated debut for the New Orleans Pelicans, in a nationally-televised prime-time game against the San Antonio Spurs on January 22, is expected to give the National Basketball…
Horse & Country TV makes US move with EQSN streaming acquisition
International equestrian sports network Horse & Country TV (H&C) has acquired US equestrian streaming provider EQ Sports Net (EQSN), a deal it says will offer fans of the sport an experience unmatched…
NFL conference title games take unexpected ratings dip
Collective audience is smallest since 2009, bucking season-long audience improvement for league
CBC agrees deal with DAZN for Canada Women’s Fiba Olympic qualifiers
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has agreed a content-sharing deal with OTT platform DAZN to show the latter’s coverage of the national team’s matches at the Fiba Women's Olympic qualification tournament.
NBC’s Peacock to stream live Tokyo 2020 opening and closing ceremonies
Comcast and NBCUniversal's new Peacock subscription streaming video service will contain a significant amount of live sports coverage, including extensive coverage of this summer's Tokyo Olympics
WarnerMedia commits to All Elite Wrestling in three-year rights deal
US media and entertainment company WarnerMedia has expanded its rights agreement with the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion following a successful initial collaboration
Major League Wrestling engages ICM Partners for media rights distribution
The ICM Partners agency has agreed a deal with Major League Wrestling to sell television and streaming rights for the competition
Comcast launches sports tech accelerator with three US sports bodies
US media company Comcast NBCUniversal has launched SportsTech, a new global accelerator programme for sports technology start-ups
College Football Playoff title game draws nearly 26m US viewers
Both title game, entire playoff series shows audience growth
Professional 3-on-3 ice hockey to debut in North America, CBS Sports lands rights
A new 3-on-3 professional ice hockey league called 3ICE is scheduled to debut in North America in 2021
OneSoccer supplants TSN with Concacaf Gold Cup deal
OneSoccer, Mediapro’s OTT sports streaming service in Canada, has acquired exclusive rights to the 2021 and 2023 editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup, the national team tournament for associations from N…
ESPN+ adds Copa del Rey to extensive soccer portfolio in multi-year deal
ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, has gained the exclusive US media rights to Spanish soccer cup competition the Copa del Rey as part of a new multi-year agreement with the Royal Spanish Fo…