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Liga MX private equity talks continue as league ponders centralisation
Talks over Apollo Global Management’s potential investment in Mexico’s top-tier football league, Liga MX, continue to rumble on six months after the private equity house’s initial approach, according to multiple sources close to the matter.
NYC Marathon to gain Spanish-language feed, enhanced tech
The TCS New York City Marathon will have a domestic Spanish-language broadcast for the first time this year, as the November 6 race returns to its full capacity of 50,000 runners for the first time in…
CBS Sports returns as Big3 primary broadcast partner in 2023
CBS Sports will return as the Big3 basketball league's primary domestic broadcast partner in 2023, it has been announced
Effect Sport renews agreement with NFL in Brazil
Brazilian agency Effect Sport has renewed its commercial representation agreement in Brazil with the NFL for the next three years
ESPN2 to air Wrexham’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round fixture in States
Welsh lower-league soccer club Wrexham AFC, which is jointly owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will significantly increase its reach in the United States on October 15 when the…
MLS local broadcasts come to uncertain end for announcers
This past weekend not only marked the conclusion of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season but it also meant the final local television broadcasts as the league transitions to its 10-year global rights…
Twitter to offer live look-ins of every 2022 MLB postseason game
Social media platform to aid in fan engagement around playoff contests
NBA’s Silver: more media change in next five years than in last 30
Commissioner details how accelerating pace of technological revolution will lead to seismic shifts in how sports are presented to fans
EXCLUSIVE: LIV Golf outlines global go-to-market strategy for first media rights cycle
LIV Golf has embarked on a global ‘roadshow’ of presentations and meetings with broadcasters as it launches its first rights cycle that will target exclusive deals worldwide.
MLB generates another set of consumption records for MLB.TV
Adoption continues to grow for league's out-of-market streaming service
FuboTV, Altitude Sports strike Avalanche, Nuggets carriage agreement
United States-based sports streaming platform fuboTV has secured a multiyear carriage agreement with regional sports network Altitude Sports to expand the television coverage of the National Hockey League's…
Peacock becomes US home for Supercross and Pro Motocross
NBCUniversal’s Peacock OTT subscription service will stream live coverage of all Supercross and Pro Motocross races, including the SuperMotoCross World Championship, as part of a multi-year media rights e…
Fite picks up Rugby League World Cup rights in multiple territories
Streaming platform Fite has acquired rights in multiple territories to the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, which will take place in England
Cavaliers to cover Bally Sports+ costs for season-ticket holders
The National Basketball Association's Cleveland Cavaliers have announced they will pick up the costs for regional sports direct-to consumer streaming service Bally Sports+ for fans with full- or half-season …
Disney, Dish Network reach carriage deal to end brief blackout
Suite of channels including ESPN had gone dark on satellite service, Sling TV
New York Jets, TalkSport agree to six-game broadcasting deal
The National Football League's New York Jets and TalkSport have reached an agreement to broadcast six of the NFL team’s regular season games this season on the British sports radio station.
Deadline set for Copa del Rey betting video rights bids
Agencies interested in acquiring exclusive international betting video rights to Spanish football’s Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup must submit their first-round offers by October 21 after the Spanish F…
Former NBA star Bibby joins FCH as senior strategist, head coach
Fan Controlled Sports & Entertainment has named former NBA star Mike Bibby as the new senior strategist and head coach their newly formed new basketball league Fan Controlled Hoops