USA

Ice Hockey

The National Hockey League has taken up its option to sell its 10-per-cent shareholding in Disney Streaming Services, the interactive media and internet company formerly known as BAMTech Media, to The…
Motorsport

The inaugural Music City Grand Prix has proven an immediate success for the NTT IndyCar Series and NBC Sports, with the Nashville road race drawing an average 1.2 million viewers on cable network NBCSN
Football

The National Women’s Soccer League has announced a multiseason partnership with fan engagement and gamification company Sport Buff to enhance the league's global presence on streaming service Twitch.
Multiple Sports

Peter Smith, a long-standing executive at the IMG agency and the force behind the creation of the agency’s international broadcast rights business, has died at the age of 76.
Olympic Sports

NBCUniversal attracted its lowest-ever domestic audience for the Summer Olympics since first covering the global showpiece event in 1988, with the Tokyo Games drawing an average of 15.
Baseball

Sports and culture media company Barstool Sports could potentially significantly expand its presence in the North American sports industry by signing an agreement with Major League Baseball over a series…
Multiple Sports

Major RSN owner touts plans for "in-game betting, but on steroids"
US College Sports

Notre Dame's college football home opener against Toledo on September 11 will be broadcast exclusively on NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock
Football

The United States' victory over Mexico in the Concacaf Gold Cup Final proved a huge draw on Univision's Spanish-language sports television channel TUDN, averaging 5.
Basketball
Events

Equity review recommends joint Final Four for two Division I basketball tournaments
Multiple Sports

Media group Discovery has reported $1.09bn (€919.5m) in second-quarter revenues for its International Networks division and now also boasts 18 million direct-to-consumer streaming subscribers.
US College Sports

Conference details projected impacts in hearing before Texas lawmakers
Football

ESPN has unveiled its English- and Spanish-language studio talent for the network's upcoming United States media rights deal with LaLiga, which kicks off on August 13
Football

LaLiga giants Real Madrid has partnered with United States-based entertainment company Cinedigm to create a branded sports streaming channel in North America.
US College Sports

Texas and Oklahoma receive sought-after invitations to join the SEC
Multi-sport

Sky, the Comcast-owned European pay-television broadcaster, has reported a 28-per-cent increase in second quarter-revenues to $5.22bn (€4.3
Tennis

Both deals were completed in private negotiations without extensive discussions with other broadcasters in the respective territories.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Company chairman and CEO touts organic growth across multiple operating units