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ESPN agrees one-year SPFL deal in US, secures Latin American rights
The Disney-owned direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ has acquired US broadcast rights to the Scottish Premiership in one of a string of broadcast deals finalised by the Infront agency
NBC Sports brings back boxing with Ring City USA partnership
NBC Sports and start-up boxing broadcast and content platform Ring City USA have announced a partnership to televise a series of boxing matches on cable channel NBCSN through 2021.
Turner Sports signs sportsbook deals with both DraftKings, FanDuel
The competitiveness of the emerging American sports betting landscape and increasingly discrete nature of sportsbook-related sponsorships were on full display as Turner Sports signed a pair of distinct…
Amazon picks up streaming rights to NFL Wild Card game
Online retail and streaming giant Amazon is continuing to expand its presence within the National Football League, securing rights to stream one of the league's two newly formed Wild Card playoff games,…
Turner Sports signs sportsbook deals with both DraftKings, FanDuel
Separate agreements divided between network's NBA programming, other properties
Bears secure content partnership with Marquee Sports Network
The National Football League's Chicago Bears have struck a content partnership with regional sports network Marquee Sports Network
Tennis Channel strikes exclusive multiyear ATP Tour rights deal
Tennis Channel will become the principal home of men's tennis in the United States after signing a wide-ranging television and digital rights agreement with ATP Media, the broadcast arm of the Association…
Fox Sports, SuperSport and ESPN Latin America among British Champions Day broadcasters
This weekend’s British Champions Day horse-racing event at Ascot will enjoy international broadcast exposure, with US network Fox Sports and sub-Saharan pay-television operator SuperSport among the broadcasters t…
ESPN Deportes secures Spanish-language rights to Super Bowl LV
ESPN Deportes has gained the domestic Spanish-language rights to broadcast Super Bowl LV, which is scheduled to take place at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2021.
PGA Tour to integrate betting odds into linear telecast for first time
The PGA Tour has announced that this week's CJ Cup at Shadow Creek will be the organization's first tournament to feature live betting odds during a linear telecast
ESPN extends long-running Southland Conference deal
ESPN and its direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ have signed a multi-year extension to a rights deal with the Southland Conference US college sports conference
French top-tier women’s football secures overseas coverage
France’s Division 1 Féminine, the top tier of women’s football in the country, is to receive broadcast coverage in the US, UK, Germany and Italy from the 2020-21 season.
NBC Olympics, Twitter extend partnership through 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
The NBC Olympics division of US media company NBCUniversal has extended its content partnership with social media platform Twitter in a deal which covers the postponed Tokyo Summer Olympics set for the …
Rai, Sky and BBC among first wave of America’s Cup broadcasters
A raft of broadcast rights contracts signed for sailing’s 36th America’s Cup include deals with both public-service and pay-television broadcasters in Italy and the UK, as a priority is placed on maximum exp…
Amazon plans enhanced features for Thursday night NFL streaming
Online retail and video streaming giant Amazon is rolling out a series of new features and original programming for the October 8 start of its Thursday Night Football streaming for the National Football…
Yankees, Dodgers get primetime slots for MLB Division Series
Major League Baseball be prominently featuring the New York Yankees and Los Angeles, perennially two of the league’s most popular clubs, during this week’s Division Series playoffs, with each team to …
IndyCar secures record nine races on main NBC network in 2021
The NTT IndyCar Series will feature a record nine races on the NBC broadcast network in 2021
Fox Sports strikes multiyear media rights deal with The Spring League
US network Fox Sports has signed a multiyear media-rights deal with professional developmental American football league The Spring League