North America
Fox Sports betting show ‘Lock It In’ pilots New York area special edition
Fox Sports 1's nationally-televised sports betting show Lock It InĀ pilotedĀ a special regional edition in the New York area over the weekend.
Atlanta United extends regional broadcast deals with Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast
Major League Soccer team Atlanta United has extended its regional broadcast deals with Fox Sports South and Fox Sports Southeast until 2022
Lagardère Sports valued at €110m in proposed H.I.G. Capital takeover
LagardĆØre, the France-based media conglomerate, has announced plans to sell 75 per cent of the LagardĆØre Sports agency to H.I.G. Capital, the Miami-based private equity and asset management firm.
NEP and Eurovision Services form US-focused media services project
Eurovision Services, the business arm of the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, has signed a US-focused agreement with outsourced broadcast production company NEP Group
TBS to showcase Fifa 20 content through ELeague tie-up
US media company Turner Sportsā ELeague esports property has agreed a wide-ranging tournament and content distribution deal with Electronic Arts focusing on the games developerās Fifa 20 football title.
NBC Sports surpasses $1bn in US ad sales for Tokyo 2020
Network still expects to set new Olympics sales record
Learfield IMG College hires Fanatics commercial chief
The Learfield IMG College agency has appointed Cole Gahagan, chief commercial officer of licensed sports merchandise manufacturer and retailer Fanatics, as its president of content, revenue and enterpriseā¦
Stats Perform lands respected Hirdt brothers for senior roles
Sports data provider Stats Perform has hired brothers Steve and Peter Hirdt, long regarded as innovators in US sports broadcast research and content, to senior roles
MyCujoo steps up USL2 streaming output with new deal
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has struck a deal with the United Soccer League to broadcast more than 500 USL League Two matches during the US competitionās 2020 season.
Uefa benefits from US digital battle as club competition values soar
Competition to create effective digital offerings in the US drove a hike in value for Uefaās club competitions for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle. CBS overcame strong opposition to surprise the market in acquiring English-language rights, while Univision renewed its high-performing Spanish-language rights.
NBA drops two Golden State Warriors games from national TV
The Golden State Warriors' dramatic slump in form this season has been compounded by the National Basketball Association taking two of the team's games off national television this month
New York Yankees ‘partnering with Amazon for local streaming-rights deal’
The New York Yankees are reportedly looking to partner with e-commerce giant Amazon to becomeĀ the first Major League Baseball team to offer games to in-market viewers without a cable TV subscription.
ABC to broadcast five Euro 2020 matches
US broadcast network ABC will air five matches from the 2020 European Championship next summer. This will includeĀ two group stage matches, two round-of-16 games and one quarter-final.
NWSL, Octagon seeking three-year deals from broadcast partners to ensure long-term growth
The National Womenās Soccer League and consulting partner Octagon will be seeking a minimum three-year commitment from English- and Spanish-language broadcast partners in the United States to ensure tā¦
CBS Sports draws huge rating for Cowboys-Bills holiday clash
Thanksgiving Day matchup between Dallas and Buffalo is most-watched NFL regular-season game in three years
Fox Sports garners season-best college football audience with Ohio State-Michigan
Resumption of classic Big 10 rivalry is big draw for network
CBC Sports continues Canadian basketball coverage in new deal to 2022
The CBC Sports division of Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has extended its media-rights deal with the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) until 2022 in a three-year extension
Octagon strikes media content partnership with MiLB
Agency to aid affiliated minors in striking new distribution opportunities