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Comcast abruptly goes quiet on Peacock sign-up number
Streaming service also sees its adjusted financial loss more than double
DAZN’s Louisy joins NFL as Lewis promoted, director of women’s sport recruited
DAZN Group’s Laura Louisy has joined the National Football League in the role of director, international media strategy and business development.
World Series viewership starts with new low for non-neutral site
Start to MLB's Fall Classic shows ratings growth from last year's adjusted event
National Lacrosse League secures US rights deal with ESPN
The National Lacrosse League has secured a major boost by striking a landmark domestic rights deal with ESPN, in which every NLL game will be carried on an ESPN network or platform.
YES Network adds Watch Party function to live Nets streaming
Group-viewing component is part of broader digital push for New York-based RSN
Premier Hockey Federation secures US rights deal with ESPN+
The Premier Hockey Federation has secured a major boost by securing an exclusive United States rights deal with ESPN+, covering all 60 regular-season games, the Isobel Cup playoffs and other special events.
MLB ‘plans’ nationwide in-market streaming service
Major League Baseball is reportedly planning to develop a nationwide streaming service that would allow subscribers across the United States to watch in-market games without the need for a cable television…
ESPN gains rights to Monday night NFL Wild Card games
Disney strikes supplemental rights deal for newly reslotted playoff contests
ESPN adds aerial, on-ice cameras to NHL broadcasts
ESPN has unveiled a series of initiatives to bolster its National Hockey League coverage, including on-ice camera operators, players microphoned during their warm-ups, locker room cameras, and puck and…
FuboTV, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain strike carriage agreement
Sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV has secured a carriage agreement with regional sports network AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain ahead of the 2021-22 National Basketball Association …
NHL European primetime games expanded, rebranded to feed international interest
The National Hockey League has expanded and rebranded its "European Game of the Week" initiative to feed growing interest in the popular measure which showcases the league's biggest international star…
MLB produces strong viewership for 2021 Wild Card games
League sees robust audience growth to begin its postseason
Charlotte FC to give MLS roster spot to reality show winner
Major League Soccer and MGM Television are partnering to create a reality television series in which the winner will earn a spot on Charlotte FC's roster for the 2022 season, the expansion club's debut…
MLB.TV streaming service posts series of records in 2021
Return to full season, cord cutting helps fuel robust totals
Brady-Belichick tilt posts second-best ‘SNF’ audience ever
Highly anticipated matchup lives up to heavy viewership expectations
FloSports bolsters ice hockey offering with HockeyTech acquisition
US sports streaming service FloSports has acquired HockeyTech, the live and on-demand ice hockey streaming platform and sports data provider
ESPN+ expands ice hockey coverage with KHL rights deal
ESPN's streaming service ESPN+ is expanding its ice hockey coverage by securing a deal to broadcast more than 130 Kontinental Hockey League games this season, including all playoff and Gagarin Cup championship…
Univision TUDN draws second-highest group game numbers for PSG v Man City
American Hispanic media company Univision's television channel TUDN recorded the US's second-highest audience ever for a Uefa Champions League group stage match with its coverage of Paris St-Germain v…