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CFP viewership rebounds for Georgia-Alabama title clash
Championship game is most-watched program on American cable in two years
Fox Sports, Twitter expand pact for World Cup integrations
New contract term to prominently feature Twitter Spaces
MLB, Apple in advanced talks regarding potential rights deal
Negotiations centering around weekday game inventory previously held by ESPN
Sinclair nears digital rights deal with NBA, new financing
Agreement advances efforts for planned regional streaming service
ESPN retools talent lineup for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
Network forms new booth, alternate presentation for flagship MLB property
The New York Times acquiring The Athletic in $550m deal
Deal ends lengthy effort by prominent sports media outlet to find a buyer
Athletes Unlimited unveils 2022 basketball, volleyball broadcast details
Athletes Unlimited, the startup network of professional sports leagues, has unveiled the domestic broadcast details of its women’s professional basketball and volleyball competitions in early 2022.
Peacock to stream all NBCUniversal coverage of 2022 Beijing Olympics
NBCUniversal is bolstering is 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics efforts by placing all its coverage from the Games on the premium tier of streaming service Peacock
Fox Sports acquires domestic rights to Belmont Stakes through 2030
Fox Sports has acquired the domestic broadcast rights to the Belmont Stakes in an eight-year agreement which starts in 2023 and runs through 2030
Wasserman’s Brody named Wave Sports + Entertainment’s director of rights partnerships
Wave Sports + Entertainment, the California-based digital sports media company, has recruited Seth Brody as its director of rights partnerships
Tennis Channel expands WTA rights to four European countries
Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned outlet takes big step in global expansion
Discovery receives European Commission backing for WarnerMedia merger
Media group Discovery has announced that the European Commission has granted unconditional antitrust clearance to the company’s proposed acquisition of telecoms giant AT&T’s WarnerMedia business.
Crypto.com joins FTX in buying Super Bowl LVI ad
Crypto.com has joined fellow cryptocurrency platform FTX in buying a Super Bowl commercial next February as part of the industry's expansive marketing push into the North American sports landscape
777 Partners-backed Ata Football secures women’s Serie A in US, Canada and Germany
Atalanta Media-owned women’s football streaming platform Ata Football has signed a two-year deal to cover Italy’s top-tier women’s Serie A in the US, Canada and Germany.
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YouTube TV, Disney secure carriage deal after brief blackout
Streaming service YouTube TV has restored all Disney-owned networks including ESPN and ABC to its platform after the two parties agreed a new distribution agreement on December 19 after a brief blackout…
MLS ‘seeking’ $300m a year for new domestic rights deal
Major League Soccer is reportedly seeking $300m (€267m) a year for its new domestic rights deal, which would begin at the start of the 2023 season.
Premier League leaves cash on the table in NBC renewal
The English Premier League secured a monstrous increase in its new six-season deal with Comcast-owned NBC in the United States, but sources say it left a significant amount on the table by deciding to stick with the incumbent.
Sportfive appoints Glat, Loy to lead US operation
The Sportfive agency has appointed veteran sports executives Neil Glat and Steve Loy to head its United States leadership team as part of a new strategic direction in the North American market