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US sports broadcaster ESPN has said it will cut about 300 jobs, with chief executive John Skipper stating that while the demand for sports remains undiminished, the landscape the company operates in has “never been more complex.”

The South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) has taken over control of broadcast and sponsorship rights to the 2016 Copa América Centenario national team tournament.

The NBC Sports Digital division of media company NBCUniversal has launched a new project that focuses on the production of short-form original digital content for various platforms.

The World Surf League has agreed a rights partnership with US pay-television broadcaster Universal Sports Network.

The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has expanded a rights deal for coverage of the Bundesliga, the top division of football in Germany.

Online video platform provider RR Media has launched a dedicated sports media service platform, solaRR Active.

Social networking service Twitter suspended the accounts of websites Deadspin and SB Nation on Monday evening after American football league the NFL filed notices relating to their use of copyrighted video highlights.

US pay-television operator DirecTV has launched an application, Big Knockout Boxing VR, that allows users to watch a boxing event in virtual reality from a ringside seat.

The NBC Sports Group division of media company NBCUniversal has struck a deal to assume live coverage in the US of golf’s Open Championship from the 2016 edition of the British event – a year earlier than planned.

John Manning, research anaylst for SportBusiness Intelligence examines US Open tennis television audiences in selected European markets and the USA

Endemol Beyond USA, the digital division of media group Endemol Shine North America, has launched a new digital network dedicated to eSports and gaming.

US network ABC has struck a deal to broadcast the final round of the last event of the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s 2015 LPGA Tour season.

Social media platform Facebook will simulcast its first-ever live sports programming tomorrow (Thursday) by covering the NBA Real Training Camp featuring the North American basketball league’s Cleveland Cavaliers franchise.

The Mid-American Conference US collegiate sports competition has struck a multi-year media rights deal with the Ohio-based Buckeye CableSystem Sports Network regional sports broadcaster.

United World Wrestling, the sport’s global governing body, has said the 2015 Wrestling World Championships has become the most-viewed non-Olympic event in its history.

American Sports Network, the college sports platform operated by US television broadcasting company Sinclair Networks Group, has secured rights deals with a number of collegiate ice hockey organisations in the country.