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Univision shakes up executive leadership team following ownership change
Univision, the US Spanish-language broadcaster, has announced a major shake-up of its executive leadership team, headlined by Pierluigi Gazzolo being appointed to the newly-created role of president o…
Le Batard, Skipper forming media company
Popular American sports talk radio personality Dan Le Batard is teaming up with former ESPN colleague John Skipper to create a new media company, according to multiple reports
NBA, SiriusXM expand partnership to include additional streaming rights
The National Basketball Association and leading US satellite and digital radio network SiriusXM have expanded their partnership to include additional streaming rights
NFL ends 2020 regular season down 7 per cent in ratings
The National Football League, which battled a series of operational challenges related to the Covid-19 pandemic throughout its 2020 regular season, ended the schedule down 7 per cent in domestic television…
CBS Sports Network to remain on Hulu in extended ViacomCBS distribution deal
ViacomCBS has announced an extended distribution agreement with Disney’s Hulu + Live TV, which keeps cable channel CBS Sports Network on the live television streaming service.
ESPN’s Ravens-Titans Wild Card MegaCast to include ESPN+ betting-infused stream
ESPN's first National Football League Wild Card MegaCast, featuring the Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans clash at Nissan Stadium on January 10, has been expanded to include a sports betting-infused stream…
NFL sets slate for “Super Wild Card Weekend”
The National Football League has finalized the schedule for its first-ever “Super Wild Card Weekend,” the opening component of its expanded 14-team playoffs.
European Tour Productions’ 2019 turnover neared £100m as profit rises
European Tour Productions, the Tour’s host broadcast and media-rights sales arm in which the US-based PGA Tour recently agreed to acquire a minority stake, has reported turnover of £99.5m (€110.4m/$134.5m)
NBC Sports to broadcast NWHL’s Isobel Cup semifinals, final in landmark deal
NBC Sports has announced that the National Women’s Hockey League 2021 Isobel Cup semifinals and final will air live exclusively on cable network NBCSN on February 4-5.
Athletes Unlimited Volleyball unveils Dallas move, media-rights deals
Athletes Unlimited, the start-up network of professional sports leagues, has announced that its inaugural indoor volleyball season will take place at Fair Park Coliseum in Dallas, Texas, from February 2…
NFL ‘poised to generate’ more than $100bn in new domestic rights deals
The National Football League is poised to generate more than $100bn (€82bn) in a series of new long-term domestic television rights deals, further highlighting just how powerful the sports property is t…
ESPN+ to expand PGA Tour featured-hole coverage
The PGA Tour and ESPN have reached an agreement for direct-to-consumer platform ESPN+ to stream live, featured-hole coverage from 23 Tour events in 2021
ESPN+ to get integration into Hulu, Xfinity
The direct-to-consumer ESPN+ will be gaining a set of sizable bumps in exposure and functionality with the integration of the streaming service into sister offering Hulu, while also being offered directly…
ESPN signs landmark rights pact with the SEC
ESPN has signed a landmark media rights agreement with the Southeastern Conference, gaining exclusive rights to the Power Five conference’s premium football package beginning with the 2024-25 academic y…
Fox CFO suggests network could drop NFL Thursday package
Fox Corp. could elect to drop its Thursday night rights package with the National Football League if bidding becomes too high, the company’s chief financial officer said.
Peacock extends growth curve, reaches 26 million sign-ups
Peacock is continuing its sharp growth trajectory as NBCUniversal chief executive Jeff Shell said the new streaming service has now surpassed 26 million sign-ups
NBA G League, Overtime strike Ignite content partnership
The National Basketball Association G League and digital sports media network Overtime have struck a content development partnership to create unique daily video material including game, event and behind-the-scenes…
FloSports commits to four-year UCI rights deal
Subscription streaming platform FloSports has acquired rights in North America to various UCI World Championships in a four-year agreement