USA

Baseball
Fan Engagement

YES Network, the New York regional sports network, has launched a live stats feature to its app that runs in unison with New York Yankees Major League Baseball broadcasts
Baseball
Finance & Law

Diamond Sports Group, the parent company for regional sports network (RSN) Bally Sports, has paid the rights fee for Major League Baseball's Texas Rangers broadcasts
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

US internet company Yahoo has appointed Ryan Spoon as the new president of its sports division. Spoon comes to Yahoo Sports after working at digital collectibles and fantasy game company Sorare
Football
Media

Fox Sports, the English-language broadcaster in the United States for the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup, says that it has sold 90 per cent of its available match-day units
Basketball
Media

The National Basketball Association's playoffs averaged 5.47 million viewers across ABC, ESPN, and TNT, making them the most-watched playoffs in the past five years
Golf
Media

Streaming service Netflix is reportedly in talks to enter the live sports broadcast market through the creation of a celebrity-driven golf tournament featuring professional golfers and Formula 1 drivers
Motorsport
Media

Live-streaming audio service TuneIn has announced a deal with Formula 1 to become the official audio broadcaster of F1 in the United States and Canada for the remainder of the 2023 season
Motorsport
Media

ESPN, the American broadcaster for Formula 1, has announced an alternate broadcast hosted by Red Bull Racing reserve driver Daniel Ricciardo and actor and F1 fan Will Arnett for the Canadian Grand Prix…
US College Sport
Industry Moves

Pete Bevacqua is to quit his role as chairman of NBC Sports Group to become athletic director at Notre Dame, the prestigious US university
Football
Media

The United Soccer League (USL), the organising body for US leagues below Major League Soccer (MLS), has renewed its radio rights deal with SiriusXM to 2025
Multiple Sports
Media

Sport technology ecosystem Hype Sports Innovation and broadcaster CBS Sports have agreed to a partnership that focuses on creating new technology and innovation for the network’s sports programming.
Football
Media

Apple has spoken publicly for the first time about its coverage of Major League Soccer (MLS), deeming the first few months of the long-term partnership to have been a success and "better than forecasted"
Football
Media

AI-powered video content company WSC Sports has signed a long-term deal with Spanish-language broadcaster TelevisaUnivision to generate highlights for 15 soccer properties in the United States and Mexico
Baseball
Finance & Law

Major League Baseball is taking over production and distribution of San Diego Padres games with immediate effect after Diamond Sports Group, the owner and operator of 19 Bally Sports regional sports networks…
American Football
Media

DirecTV and EverPass Media, a new media platform created by the National Football League and RedBird Capital Partners, have announced a multi-year deal to air NFL Sunday Ticket at commercial establishments…
Football
Media

The Lamar Hunt US Open Cup semi-final and final will air on CBS Sports platforms. Rights-holder Warner Bros
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Three US executives at the centre of Meta’s sports-related endeavours, Rob Shaw, Kevin Cote and Dev Sethi, have left the technology company as part of the latest round of layoffs at the firm.
Golf
Media

The final round of the PGA Championship recorded the worst viewership for the event in 15 years on CBS in the United States. Just 4