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Fox Sports virtually sold out of Super Bowl LVII ads
Fox Sports has disclosed it has already sold 95 per cent of its advertising inventory for Super Bowl LVII, with around five 30-second slots left to sell.
Pat McAfee joins ESPN’s College GameDay
Former National Football League punter and American football analyst Pat PcAfee has joined ESPN’s popular college football pregame show, College GameDay as a full-time member on a multiyear deal.
Pacers extend local media rights deal with Bally Sports Indiana
The National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers have secured a multiyear media rights extension with longtime local broadcast partner Bally Sports Indiana
Williams draws record ESPN audience for presumptive swansong
US Open also continues to post series of new attendance records
OneFootball to offer PPV Serie B matches in US
Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has expanded its relationship with media platform OneFootball for Serie B by agreeing a pay-per-view rights deal for the United States
Williams fuels record-level US Open viewership on ESPN
Serena Williams’ final US Open run produced record attendance and viewership numbers during her second-round singles match against world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit.
TelevisaUnivision to stream all Uefa club competitions in US
Spanish-language media company TelevisaUnivision has announced that its new Vix+ subscription streaming service will broadcast all Uefa club competitions during the 2022-23 season in the United States,…
ESPN doubles EFL fee to maintain English football portfolio
ESPN has doubled the amount it pays for English Football League rights in the US, despite only being able to agree a two-season deal with the Pitch International agency.
YES Network to air encore AC Milan matches following takeover
Yankee Global Enterprises, the parent company of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, has made an immediate move after acquiring a minority equity stake in AC Milan by securing a deal for the YES…
Big 12 to explore media rights extension with Fox, ESPN
The Big 12 Conference said it will enter into accelerated discussions with current media partners Fox and ESPN about a possible extension of their rights contracts
NFL, Enthusiast Gaming unveil ‘NFL Tuesday Night Gaming’
The National Football League has partnered with Canadian gaming entertainment company Enthusiast Gaming Holdings to create NFL Tuesday Night Gaming, which will bring together NFL players and gaming content …
Williams draws peak 3.2m audience for US Open match
Serena Williams' opening match at the US Open drew an average 2.7 million domestic viewers on ESPN, with the American's straight-sets victory over Danka Kovinic peaking at 3.2 million
FloSports lands bundled US rights to URC, EPCR and Top 14
The United Rugby Championship, European Professional Club Rugby and France’s Top 14 have bundled their US media rights together for the first time and secured a deal with streaming service FloSports.
TalkSport to air 49ers games in United Kingdom
The National Football League’s San Francisco 49ers have announced an agreement with United Kingdom sports radio station TalkSport to broadcast at least 11 of the 49ers regular season and games along w…
Wrexham AFC, celebrity owners unhappy with broadcast rights
National League football’s Wrexham AFC and its celebrity owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have expressed their displeasure with the inability for the club’s games to be streamed domestically and…
NBC Sports remains bullish on PGA Tour despite LIV Golf threat
NBC Sports chairman Pete Bevacqua says he remains bullish about the future of the PGA Tour despite a number of leading players continuing to join the rival Saudi-backed breakaway tour LIV Golf
WNBA playoffs first-round viewership up 50 percent
Disney’s ESPN announced that it recorded a 50 percent increase in viewership of the Women’s National Basketball Association first round of the 2022 playoffs compared to last year’s first and second round…
Paramount beats Amazon to secure Champions League supremacy in US
About 30-per-cent fewer Champions League matches will appear on Paramount’s linear channels from 2024-25, with many more matches appearing exclusively on subscription streaming platform Paramount+.