North America
Mountain West Conference signs $270m media-rights deal with Fox, CBS
The Mountain West Conference has announced a six-year media-rights deal with CBS and Fox Sports for college football and men's basketball games
BetMGM adds live sports streaming armed with football and tennis
US online sports betting platform BetMGM has begun offering live streams of sports events as a means of enhancing its service in the rapidly developing US gambling market
NBA extends content partnership with Twitter, Turner Sports
The National Basketball Association has announced a multi-year extension of its live content and highlights partnership with Twitter and Turner Sports
PGA Tour extends Xumo TV streaming partnership
The PGA Tour has extended its partnership with Xumo TV, which includes highlights, player interviews, tournament previews, and Featured Holes coverage from PGA Tour Live.
Hockey Canada signs long-term media-rights deal with TSN, RDS
Hockey Canada has announced a long-term media-rights agreement with Canadian broadcasters TSN and RDS which extends through the 2033-34 season, continuing their long-standing partnership that dates back…
NFL generates 7-per-cent US ratings boost during Wild Card weekend
First weekend of playoffs continues audience gains for the league shown during the regular season
Fox regional sports networks dropped by fuboTV
US sports-focused OTT streaming service fuboTV has dropped Fox's 22 regional sports networks amid rising licensing costs
Matchroom’s Hearn recommends DAZN subscription hike in US
Subscription OTT streaming platform DAZN should more than double its monthly US subscription fee in order to lock in a long-term commitment from boxing fans, according to Eddie Hearn, managing director…
Comcast ‘in exclusive negotiations’ to acquire Xumo OTT service
Comcast is reported to be in advanced negotiations to acquire Xumo, the free, ad-supported streaming service as the US-based cable giant considers ways to ramp up its over-the-top offerings
NFL finishes 2019 regular season up 5 per cent in US ratings
Audience boost is second in a row after two years of decline, and comes despite poor team performance in top three markets
Canadian Supreme Court overturns Super Bowl ad ruling
The Supreme Court of Canada has overturned a contentious ruling by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission concerning the viewing of US television commercials during domestic broadcasts…
Apple speaks with Pac-12 in exploration of content opportunities
Apple has had talks with US college sports property the Pac-12 Conference as it looks to bolster its Apple TV and TV+ OTT video entertainment products
MLS to enjoy record network TV coverage in 2020
Major League Soccer will have the most comprehensive US broadcast network schedule in league history in its 25th season next year
TUDN and Univision networks generated 50 per cent of all soccer viewership in US in 2019
US Spanish-language sports television channel TUDN and its sister Univision networks combined to generate approximately 50 per cent of all soccer viewership in the United States in 2019, according to parent…
Blake Broadcasting agrees multi-territory rights deal with ESL and DreamHack
Media company Blake Broadcasting (BBN) has agreed a multi-year deal to broadcast ESL and DreamHack esports tournaments in the United States, Canada and Asia, with the exception of China
NBA plans 5G smartphone broadcasts at 2020 All Star Game
The National Basketball Association is looking to continue to experiment with its innovative 5G smartphone broadcast initiative at next year's NBA All Star Game at the United Center in Chicago
DAZN adds Garcia to boxing roster
Subscription OTT sports streaming platform DAZN has added another leading boxer to its portfolio in the US, after four-division world champion Mikey Garcia signed with the Matchroom Boxing USA agency
Octagon aligns with Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation
Agency to provide media rights evaluation and counsel to Latin American winter baseball leagues