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ESPN Deportes Radio being shut down
ESPN Deportes Radio, which debuted in 2005 and has affiliate stations in 15 US states, will shut down on September 8.
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HBA Media retains international distribution rights to duo of horse racing events
Horse-racing media agency HBA Media has signed a multi-year renewal of the international media rights to the Lexus Melbourne Cup and the Breeders’ Cup.
CBC acquires rights to Canadian Elite Basketball League
Canadian public-service broadcaster CBC has agreed a rights deal with the fledgling Canadian Elite Basketball League
Yankees exploring creating YES Radio
The Yankees are exploring creating YES Radio. The Yankees are closing in on reacquiring a controlling stake in YES Network in partnership with Amazon and Sinclair
CBS chief executive confident of retaining NFL rights
Joe Ianniello, the acting CBS chief executive, is confident the network will secure a renewal of its NFL rights from 2022, when they are scheduled to go to market.
NASCAR moving historical footage to AWS cloud
Nascar has designated Amazon Web Services (AWS) as the circuit's preferred cloud computing, cloud machine learning, and cloud artificial intelligence provider
ESPN experiments with NBA live stream aimed at teenagers
ESPN unveiled a live stream of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on the ESPN App on Sunday evening that was aimed exclusively at a teenage audience
Stadium gains rights to Major League Lacrosse
Multiplatform US sports network extends lacrosse interests into the professional ranks
Rush Street Interactive debuts IMG Arena’s streaming service in the US
IMG Arena, the betting division of the IMG agency, has agreed a partnership with US gaming operator Rush Street Interactive that sees the latter’s SugarHouse online sportsbook become the first in the U…
Lucy Rutishauser, Sinclair Broadcast Group chief financial officer
Bob Williams speaks to Lucy Rutishauser, Sinclair Broadcast Group's chief financial officer, about the network's purchase of the Fox regional sports networks
ESPN+ adds Copa America to football portfolio
ESPN+ has again expanded its football portfolio by acquiring the exclusive English-language rights in the United States for the 2019 Copa America
Authentic Brands acquires Sports Illustrated intellectual property
Uniquely structured deal sees New York brand development company gain rights to venerable sports media brand while Meredith to keep publishing SI for at least two years.
IMG and UFC parent Endeavor files for IPO
Endeavor Group Holdings, the parent company of the IMG agency and mixed martial arts promotion the UFC, has filed for an initial public offering in a move that had long been mooted by the sports industry
FanDuel signs innovative partnership with fuboTV
FanDuel, the fantasy sports, bookmaker and gaming company, has announced a multi-faceted partnership with OTT streaming service fuboTV
Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty sign new local TV deals
Ahead of the new WNBA season beginning May 24, the Atlanta Dream and New York Liberty completed new local TV deals
USGA launches OTT app to deliver bonus content
The United States Golf Association has launched a new OTT app that will deliver content from its various championships
Poker Central and CBS to stream 2019 World Series of Poker
Poker Central and CBS have announced a partnership to live stream the 50th annual World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet events
Silver: NBA will consider earlier West Coast games to boost TV numbers
The NBA may soon be moving up the games involving some of its marquee teams and players in a move to improve television viewership