North America

Lacrosse
USA

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
American Football
USA

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.
Motorsport
USA

NBC Universal has acquired US rights to the inaugural 2019 season of W Series, the women’s motorsport championship.
USA

For first time ever, the Uefa Women's Champions League Final will be aired live in the United States
Football
USA

ESPN has said it is “stacking up global soccer as much we can” for its direct-to-consumer digital product ESPN+.
Wrestling
USA

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
Baseball
USA

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…
Football
USA

Football streaming platform MyCujoo has acquired rights to the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of the US game
Football
USA

US football league MLS has partnered with free-streaming service Pluto TV to launch a dedicated channel in the country
Golf
USA

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
United Kingdom

Barney Francis has been promoted to the new role of chief executive of future sport at pay-television broadcaster Sky, with Rob Webster named as his replacement as managing director of the UK arm of Sky…
Basketball
USA

Fox Sports will sublicense Big East men's college basketball matches to CBS Sports from 2019-20 to 2024-25. In total 20 games a season will air on CBS networks over the six seasons
American Football
USA

Disney chief executive Bob Iger has indicated an interest in purchasing the NFL Sunday Ticket package if it became available, according to a report
Ice Hockey
USA

Streaming service FloSports has secured rights in the US to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2019 Men’s World Championship.
Tennis
USA

Tennis Channel and the US Tennis Association, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, have agreed a three-year deal to makes the pay-television broadcaster the exclusive broadcaster…
USA

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has made a significant move into sports betting through an agreement with Stars Group that will lead to the launch of Fox Bet, the first-of-its-kind national media…
USA

Hispanic media company Univision Communications has said it will rebrand its US pay-television broadcaster Univision Deportes as ‘TUDN’. T
Multi-sport
USA

To deal with the twin threats of changing consumer behaviour and piracy, sports media needs to take more combined action and create more unique content