USA

Basketball
Finance & Law

Mark Cuban said the changing media landscape in the United States contributed to his decision to sell his majority stake in the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks
Ice Hockey
Media

The Professional Women’s Hockey League secured broadcast deals with TSN and Sporstnet, among others, in North America ahead of its inaugural season, which began yesterday (Monday).
American Football
Media

The National Football League's (NFL) Christmas Day triple-header was a television ratings success, attracting average viewership of 28.7 million
Ice Hockey
Media

The National Hockey League and Diamond Sports Group (DSG) have reached an agreement to keep 11 NHL teams on Bally Sports regional sports networks (RSNs) through the end of the season
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav and Paramount Global chief executive Bob Bakish have met to discuss a potential merger between the two media giants, according to multiple reports
Multiple Sports
Media

Technology company Amazon is in talks with Diamond Sports Group over a potential investment and streaming partnership deal with the regional-sports broadcaster.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Liberty Media's Liberty SiriusXM (LSXM) tracking stock group will be combined with US radio broadcaster SiriusXM to create a new public company under the SiriusXM name and brand
Baseball
Media

ESPN will televise four international Major League Baseball games across three continents in 2024, after striking new deals for the Seoul Series and Mexico City Series
Football
Media

Brazilian media group Globo has reclaimed rights to the Copa América after securing exclusivity in the country to next year’s tournament, while brewing giant AB InBev will sponsor the event through its Michelob Ultra brand.
Football
Attendance

The arrival of Lionel Messi pushed Major League Soccer into the worldwide soccer conversation and helped the league overdeliver on its expectations for global media partner Apple, commissioner Don Garber…
Boxing
Media

Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) promotion has found a new broadcast home in the United States following the shutting down of Showtime Sports, announcing an exclusive tie-up with Amazon Prime…
American Football
Media

Amazon Prime Video's Thursday Night Football (TNF) broadcast of the Seattle Seahawks-Dallas Cowboys NFL game on November 30 drew its best-ever audience with an average of 15.26 million viewers
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has renewed its rights in the US to the Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts promotion
Motorsport
Media

Nascar has signed seven-year domestic media rights contracts for its premier Nascar Cup Series with broadcasters Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports that will begin in 2025 and run…
Football
Media

The United Soccer League, America's second-tier, will see its annual domestic media rights revenue rise sharply over the next four seasons thanks to new deals with Paramount and ESPN.
Baseball
Industry Moves

Major League Baseball has hired Josh Clark as senior vice-president of content distribution as the league and its broadcast department wades through the ongoing regional sports network (RSN) turmoil
US College Sport
Media

US college athletes competing in the Big Ten Conference are to be given the chance to build their personal brands and explore commercial opportunities via the use of digital media clips featuring them…
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Evolution Media Capital, the merchant banking arm of CAA, has joined forces with strategic advisory firm M. Klein & Company to launch a new entity which they claim will significantly step up their presence in the sports and entertainment investment space.