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ESPN faces fight to keep hold of US Formula 1 broadcast rights
ESPN faces a battle to keep hold of United States broadcast rights to Formula 1 in 2023 when the motorsport series will have three grands prix in the key international territory
Eric Conrad, EVP of sports acquisitions, to leave TelevisaUnivision
Conrad was a highly influential executive during a period of consistent growth for Univision prior to this year's merger with Televisa.
North Carolina-Duke Final Four game draws historic audience
Final Four clash is projected to be second-best college basketball audience ever on US cable TV
Mets plan ‘full-court press’ to alert fans of first Apple TV+ game
Slotting of planned Scherzer debut on streaming service has roiled team's fans
Nielsen reverses course, agrees to private equity takeover
Improved offer leads to deal for prominent media measurement firm
NFL considers creating NFL+ subscription streaming service
The National Football League is considering developing its own subscription streaming service which would include mobile rights, NFL chief media and business officer Brian Rolapp has confirmed.
BeIN to show Premier Padel tour in 37 markets
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports will show the inaugural edition of the Premier Padel tour across 37 countries including Australia, France, New Zealand, Singapore and Turkey
Amazon brings in Michaels, Herbstreit for ‘TNF’
Online retail and streaming giant sets announcer lineup for NFL games
USL establishes New York business presence with new broadcast and media vertical
The United Soccer League is establishing a business presence in New York with the creation of a new broadcast and media vertical, which aims to expand the organization's media business.
PLL signs four-year media rights agreement with ESPN
Disney-owned networks expand an already-growing presence in lacrosse
Tebas hopes ESPN deal will push LaLiga to become most popular soccer league in US
Javier Tebas, the president of Spain’s LaLiga, is hoping the organization's rights deal with ESPN in the United States will push LaLiga to become the most popular soccer league in America.
Nielsen rejects private equity takeover offer
Prominent US-based media measurement firm turns down $15bn bid
MLB sets plans for 2022 version of MLB.TV
Flagship out-of-market streaming product returns for new season
ESPN finalizes ‘MNF’ announcer deals with Buck, Aikman
Former Fox Sports voices shift to Disney-owned network
Endeavor earnings swing back to a loss, but 2022 optimism high
UFC posts its best financial year in its 28-year history, helping boost parent company
Apple dips a toe with MLB but has plans for NFL cannonball
Apple’s first foray into sport may appear similar to Amazon’s low-cost experimentation, but the tech giant plans to accelerate into a wide-ranging premium sports strategy.
MLB nears streaming agreement with Peacock
League extending its presence further on direct-to-consumer streaming platforms
Genius Sports Q4 revenues up 78.7 per cent but Ebitda down
Global sports data provider Genius Sports posted $84m (€76.4m) in revenues in its fourth fiscal quarter, an increase of 78.7 per cent from the comparable period in 2020.