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NBA sees domestic ratings boost in playoffs’ first round
In another sign of normalcy returning to the American sports industry, the National Basketball Association said its domestic television ratings for the first round of the 2021 playoffs were up both from…
NBC Sports plans 7,000 hours of domestic Olympics coverage
NBC Sports has finalized plans for 7,000 hours of domestic media coverage from the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, a new event record and what the network is touting as the "biggest media event ever
Triller joins CBS Sports as Big3 domestic rights partner
Upstart social media company Triller has continued its expansion by joining CBS Sports as a domestic broadcast partner of Ice Cube's Big3 basketball league
USFL plans 2022 revival with aid of Fox Sports
The United States Football League, a short-lived but widely discussed element of the American pro sports landscape in the 1980s as it unsuccessfully sought to challenge the dominant National Football League,…
ESPN gives big promotion to programming head Magnus
ESPN has rewarded one of its most critical and longest-tenured executives with a sizable promotion, elevating Burke Magnus to a new title and role of president of programming and original content
CBS Sports adds AFC rights to Paramount+ portfolio
The CBS Sports division of the US network CBS has secured exclusive broadcast rights to Asian Football Confederation competitions in the United States for the next three years
Sports holdings play key role in improved Endeavor financials
A little more than month after finally becoming a public company, Endeavor Group Holdings Inc. reported net income of $2.4m (€1.9
FuboTV pays strong fee for US rights to South American World Cup Qualifiers
Digital pay-television platform FuboTV is looking to diversify its business in the latter half of 2021, acquiring exclusive digital streaming and betting rights in the US to South American qualifiers for the 2022 Fifa World Cup.
Gretzky set to join Turner Sports as a lead NHL analyst
Turner Sports has prevailed in a high-stakes push to land hockey icon Wayne Gretzky as a lead analyst for its forthcoming National Hockey League coverage, according to industry sources and multiple reports,…
Polo deal indicative of beIN’s reshaped US rights model
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has acquired rights to broadcast a monthly polo series in a deal with the United States Polo Association
Disney to shut down 100 cable channels in streaming push
The Walt Disney Co. plans to close 100 of its international cable television channels this year as it continues to heavily emphasize its streaming operations in its long-term media strategy
US Soccer, SUM to end long-running commercial relationship
The United States Soccer Federation is bringing its commercial rights in-house, in turn ending a long-running relationship the Major League Soccer-controlled Soccer United Marketing that dates to 2004
NBA creates multi-platform betting-focused content initiative
The National Basketball Association, a consistent first-mover in the maturation of the American legal sports betting landscape, is looking to help set the industry pace once again with the formation of…
Jeter to be subject of planned ESPN documentary series
Derek Jeter, chief executive and co-owner of Major League Baseball’s Miami Marlins and previously a New York Yankees superstar, is the latest prominent former athlete to get the in-depth documentary t…
Reynolds, McElhenney secure FX docuseries on Wrexham AFC takeover
Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have secured a two-season docuseries on Disney-owned pay television channel FX charting their takeover of Welsh lower-league soccer club Wrexham AFC
Telemundo secures US Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl LVI
Telemundo Deportes has secured the exclusive Spanish-language rights in the United States to Super Bowl LVI, which will be staged on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, California
CBS Sports seals three-season Brazilian league deal for Paramount+
The CBS Sports division of US network CBS has finalised a three-season deal for the rights to the top division of Brazilian club football, Campeonato Brasileiro Série A.
AT&T’s WarnerMedia merges with Discovery to battle streaming giants
US telecoms giant AT&T has spun off its media arm, WarnerMedia, and merged it with media group Discovery in a major agreement announced today (Monday)