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FloSports adds SIAC to college sports roster
Sports-streaming service FloSports has agreed a multi-year rights deal with college sports organisation the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
DAZN eyes original programming to fill schedules
DAZN, the OTT platform operated by digital sports media company Perform, is to produce original lifestyle content in a bid to fill its schedule amid its international expansion plan
PGA Tour Live ‘evolves’ with NBC Sports partnership
Golf’s PGA Tour has today (Tuesday) struck a multi-year digital partnership with the NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal for its OTT subscription video service, PGA Tour Live.
Twitter promotes Adeshola to lead US sports interests
Social media company Twitter has promoted TJ Adeshola to the role of head of US sports as it continues a reorganisation of its global content partnerships group
NFLPA invests in sports streaming challenger
Live-streaming platform SportsCastr has received investment from the players’ union of American football league the NFL.
World Dodgeball Association signs global rights partner ahead of New York showpiece
The World Dodgeball Association has entered into a multi-year global rights partnership with the Protocol Sports Marketing agency
NFL extends Snapchat partnership
American football league the NFL has extended and expanded its partnership with Snap Inc., the parent company of social media platform Snapchat
Record reach secured for Women’s Softball World Championship
The World Baseball Softball Confederation has said broadcast and online rights agreements covering 84 countries and territories have been reached for the upcoming Women's Softball World Championship
Eleven Sports signs US-focused partnership with FloSports
Sports-streaming service FloSports has reached an agreement with international sports broadcaster Eleven Sports to distribute a programming feed of a range of events to its subscribers in the United States
BT Sport set to give up NBA, UFC rights
UK pay-television broadcaster BT Sport is set to lose its rights to North American basketball league the NBA and mixed martial arts promotion the Ultimate Fighting Championship
Disney, Fox shareholders approve transaction
The shareholders of media companies Disney and 21st Century Fox have voted to approve the former’s deal to acquire a host of Fox assets.
Sky illustrates takeover appeal with strong financials
European pay-television broadcaster Sky has today (Thursday) reported a five per cent increase in group revenues in its annual financial results, as US media companies 21st Century Fox and Comcast continue …
Copa90 forges content partnership with NextVR
London-based digital media company Copa90 has agreed a content partnership with US broadcast technology company NextVR
NBC Sports Group brings in Bevacqua from PGA of America
NBC Sports Group has appointed Pete Bevacqua to the newly-created role of president of the North American media group
ESPN extends long-running deal with Big South Conference
US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a multi-year extension to its rights deal with college sports organisation the Big South Conference
Comcast exits race for 21st Century Fox assets, focuses on Sky
US media company Comcast has today (Thursday) announced it will end its pursuit of the assets 21st Century Fox has agreed to sell to the Walt Disney Company in favour of concentrating on its takeover bid…
DAZN set for September 10 launch in US
Digital sports media company Perform has revealed that its DAZN OTT platform will launch in the US on September 10 priced at $9.99 (€8.5
ESPN backs US Olympian’s new beach volleyball series
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a rights deal to cover the new beach volleyball series being launched by America’s multi-Olympic gold medallist Kerri Walsh Jennings.