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Amazon ‘TNF’ ratings to be measured by Nielsen
Amazon has secured a landmark three-year agreement with American data and information company Nielsen to measure Prime Video's exclusive National Football League Thursday Night Football telecasts
Betting channel SportsGrid Network secures fuboTV carriage
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has agreed a carriage deal in the US and Canada with SportsGrid Network, a streaming channel with a sports betting audience
MLB, Fox post sharp ratings decline for second ‘FoD’ game
Viewership falls by nearly half for return engagement in Iowa
Cowboys expand Mexico presence with TelevisaUnivision agreement
The National Football League's Dallas Cowboys are significantly enhancing their presence in Mexico by securing a landmark partnership with Spanish-language media giant TelevisaUnivision in the country.
DAZN to show Women’s International Champions Cup in 175 markets
DAZN has acquired rights to the Women’s International Champions Cup (WICC) in 175 markets.
ESPN+ adds 500,000 subscribers to reach 22.8m
The Walt Disney Co. has announced that its flagship sports streaming service ESPN+ added 500,000 subscribers in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, reaching 22.8 million subscribers at the end of June
ESPN retains DFB-Pokal rights in US through 2026
ESPN has secured a multiyear extension with the German Football Association (DFB) for the exclusive United States media rights to the DFB-Pokal club competition through 2026.
ESPN extends Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup rights deals in US
ESPN has secured a multiyear extension with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in the United States
Padres, MLB see series of business boosts from trade deadline
Club to impose cap on season ticket sales for first time in franchise history
Euro 2022 final secures peak 1.2m audience in States
England's victory over Germany in the 2022 Uefa Women's European Championship final on July 31 drew an average audience of 971,000 in the United States, making it the most-watched soccer match on ESPN…
Sinclair plans full OTT version of Tennis Channel in US
Company says 'we couldn’t be more excited' about network
ESPN to broadcast Lake Placid’s World University Winter Games
US sports broadcaster ESPN has secured domestic rights to the 2023 World University Winter Games, which is being hosted in Lake Placid, New York
Amazon brings in Dude Perfect for ‘TNF’ alternative broadcasts
Amazon Prime Video has hired trick shot group Dude Perfect to call some National Football League games as part of its new exclusive coverage of Thursday Night Football in the United States
ESPN agrees two-season EFL rights extension in US
ESPN has reached an agreement to extend its US broadcast rights to the English Football League for another two seasons, SportBusiness understands
Peacock paid subscribers stay flat at 13m in Q2
Comcast NBCUniversal has suffered a blow with paid subscribers to flagship streaming service Peacock remaining stagnant at 13 million during the second quarter of the year
NFL, SiriusXM seal five-year partnership extension
The National Football League and leading United States-based satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM have unveiled a five-year extension of their broadcasting and marketing agreement.
Seven to stream revamped Duel in the Pool
Seven has acquired media rights in Australia for the revamped Duel in the Pool swimming contest.
The free-to-air commercial broadcaster will show the event on streaming platform 7plus
NFL formally unveils its NFL+ streaming service
Subscription-based offering marks a substantial expansion and retooling of league's digital strategy