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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
Stadium to re-air US lacrosse league finals
Multi-platform sports network Stadium will re-air the currently ongoing National Lacrosse League Finals in the US in a deal agreed with the league and its media partner Bleacher Report Live
NFL Network signs four-year Conference USA partnership
The NFL Network has signed its first partnership with a collegiate athletic conference, by agreeing to a four-year pact with Conference USA (C-USA). Terms of the deal were not announced.
NBC snaps up US rights to 2019 W Series motorsport competition
NBC Universal has acquired US rights to the inaugural 2019 season of W Series, the women’s motorsport championship.
B/R Live to air Women’s Champions League final in US
For first time ever, the Uefa Women's Champions League Final will be aired live in the United States
ESPN “stacking up” global soccer rights for ESPN+
ESPN has said it is “stacking up global soccer as much we can” for its direct-to-consumer digital product ESPN+.
All Elite Wrestling lands WarnerMedia deal ahead of launch
US media and entertainment company WarnerMedia has agreed a partnership with All Elite Wrestling as the new promotion prepares to make its debut later this month
MLB panel: Nationals owed nearly $100 million
A Major League Baseball arbitration committee has ruled the Washington Nationals are due nearly $100 million (US) in additional rights fees from the Baltimore Orioles in the latest salvo in their long-running…
MyCujoo OTT adds NPSL to US football portfolio
Football streaming platform MyCujoo has acquired rights to the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the US game
US streaming service Pluto TV adds MLS football channel
US football league MLS has partnered with free-streaming service Pluto TV to launch a dedicated channel in the country
Discovery acquires Golf Digest, broadens PGA Tour partnership
US media company Discovery has acquired the Golf Digest media brand and expanded its relationship with the PGA Tour, furthering its presence in the sport, it said on Monday