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Madison Square Garden approves spin-off plan
Madison Square Garden Company, which owns US regional pay-television channels MSG Network and MSG Plus along with major league franchises the New York Knicks and the New York Rangers, has approved a spin-off of its sports and entertainment businesses from its media division.
NFL launches Game Pass service to continue digital drive
American football league the NFL has launched a new subscription streaming service designed as the latest accompaniment to the sport’s traditional television coverage.
Learfield extends Patriot League partnership
The Learfield Sports agency has agreed a five-year extension to its exclusive multimedia rights partnership with college sports conference the Patriot League.
IMG College president to move on to new role
Ben Sutton, IMG College's chairman and president, is transitioning to an honorary role at the US college sports division of the WME IMG agency.
Wrestling World Championships to be streamed online
United World Wrestling, the sport’s global governing body, has said it will stream live coverage of every match during the 2015 Wrestling World Championships in Las Vegas, US.
NeuLion expands partnership with UFC
Internet video technology provider NeuLion has expanded its partnership with the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts series.
CBS Sports expands NFL live streaming with regular season games
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has enhanced its live streaming offering for the NFL, offering regular-season games from the American football league for the first time this season.
Bayern Munich targets China and US through Goal.com partnership
German Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich has signed a global media partnership with specialist digital football platform Goal.com.
Clippers owner rejects local rights offer, considers platform launch
Steve Ballmer, the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, has reportedly rejected the latest offer for the next cycle of the North American NBA basketball franchise’s local rights and is considering launching an over-the-top streaming network to show coverage.
ESPN launches new service for college football season
US sports broadcaster ESPN has launched a new college sports service that will bring hundreds of exclusive events to its online streaming service ESPN3 to televisions.
NBC doubles fee for longer Premier League term
NBCUniversal blew its rivals out of the water to retain Premier League rights in the US earlier this month – the league’s first deal in its new international sales cycle.
CBS wanted long-term NFL Thursday Night Football deal
Leslie Moonves, the president and chief executive of CBS, has said that the US network would have liked a longer deal than a one-year extension with American football’s NFL for the Thursday Night Football package.
Roma renews NBC Sports partnership
Italian Serie A football club AS Roma has extended its broadcast partnership with the NBC Sports Regional Networks division of US media group NBCUniversal.
BeIN Media Group renews European football rights in US
Pay-television broadcaster BeIN Media Group has renewed exclusive rights in the US for the top divisions of football in Spain, Italy and France.
Fox Sports invests in NFL-focused online video firm, prepares YouTube first
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has struck an acquisition deal with online sports startup StraightCast Media, while it will today (Friday) launch its coverage of the German Bundesliga football league with a landmark live streaming provision via video-sharing platform YouTube.
DirecTV opens up access to NFL Sunday Ticket
US satellite-television provider DirecTV has significantly extended the reach of its Sunday Ticket package of programming for the NFL American football league by making its live streaming service more widely available.
NBC Sports completes Triple Crown set with Preakness Stakes extension
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has agreed a long-term extension to its broadcast agreement with the Maryland Jockey Club for the Preakness Stakes horseracing event.
NBC Sports splashes out for Premier League renewal
The NBC Sports Group division of US media company NBCUniversal has retained exclusive live rights for football’s English Premier League in a six-year deal, from 2016-17 to 2021-22.