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HBS hires DirecTV Latin America’s Rocha to head up North American business
Host Broadcast Services, the Infront-owned sports broadcast production company, has formed a North American subsidiary based in the US city of Miami, hiring long-serving DirecTV Latin America executive,…
Association of Pickleball Professionals lands deals with CBS, ESPN
The Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) has announced broadcast deals with CBS Sports and ESPN as the league's fourth season gets underway
NBA, Meta put VR at heart of deal extension
The National Basketball Association has signed a virtual reality-focused multiyear deal extension with global tech giant Meta
Pac-12 fires two executives over failure to disclose distribution partner overpayments
The Pac-12 Conference has fired two senior executives after an independent investigation found that they failed to disclose overpayments by a distribution partner dating back to 2016
LIV Golf unveils multiyear US rights deal with CW Network
LIV Golf has officially announced a multiyear United States rights deal with the entertainment-focused CW Network, ending the Saudi-backed breakaway tour's lengthy search for a broadcaster in a key international…
LIV Golf ‘on verge of announcing’ US rights deal with CW Network
LIV Golf's search for a broadcaster in the US market appears to have finally come to an end, with the Saudi-backed breakaway tour said to be on the brink of securing an agreement with the largely entertainment-focused…
US Soccer, Telemundo secure multiyear rights deal
The United States Soccer Federation has secured a multiyear, Spanish-language rights deal with the Comcast-owned Telemundo Deportes which will reportedly run through the 2026 Fifa World Cup in North America
NHL, SiriusXM extend broadcast agreement through 2028-29
The National Hockey League and leading United States-based satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM have unveiled a long-term extension of their broadcasting agreement through the 2028-29 season
Greenfly enlists Hutton’s expertise to drive growth
US digital media company Greenfly has become the latest organisation to enlist the services of sports broadcasting and technology veteran Peter Hutton
NWSL media deal and expansion talks still ongoing
Ahead of the National Women's Soccer League's 2023 Draft, commissioner Jessica Berman addressed the ongoing media rights discussions, expansion, salary caps, and the fallout of investigations, with each…
Netflix orders 2022 World Cup and Six Nations Rugby docuseries
Streaming giant Netflix is continuing to grow its presence in the sports industry, ordering a pair of new docuseries on the 2022 men's Fifa World Cup and Six Nations Rugby
MLB appoints veteran RSN executive Chambers to oversee local media rights
Major League Baseball has appointed veteran sports media executive Billy Chambers to the newly- created position of executive vice president of local media as the league looks to navigate the regional…
BeIN acquires rights to Ronaldo’s Al-Nassr bow against PSG
BeIN Media Group has acquired rights in multiple territories to this month’s friendly between Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain and a Riyadh all-star team including players from Al-Nassr, the Saudi Ara…
US Polo secures two-year ESPN rights extension
Globo Polo Entertainment (GPE), the USPA Global Licensing Inc.’s (USPAGL) entertainment and media subsidiary, has extended its US rights deal with ESPN for another two years, until the end of 2024.
Next League to buy services, product businesses from Infront X
Deal brings a full-circle moment for former Omnigon founders
Start of Amazon’s ‘TNF’ helps lead to dip in NFL viewership
League finishes the 2022 regular season down slightly in domestic viewership, but several linear networks posted audience gains
CFP championship sets new low with TV audience of 17.2m viewers
Blowout victory by Georgia proves to be significant audience drag
MLS, Apple announce broadcasters, Warner names US Soccer talent
League, technology giant further their planning for start of historic rights deal