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ESPN+ close to landing SPFL rights in five-year deal with Infront
ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ is close to signing off on an agreement to show Scottish Premiership matches after Europe’s international break in a proposed long-term US rights dea…
NBC Sports Regional Networks unveil redesign of web properties
NBC Sports Regional Networks has unveiled a comprehensive redesign of its portfolio of mobile web and desktop sites, which is designed to significantly enhance the user experience.
BeIN Sports strikes international rights deal for Karate Combat
Karate Combat, a two-year-old professional, full-contact karate league, has signed an international media rights agreement with global broadcaster beIN Sports covering 37 markets including the United States
NBC Sports to use new overhead camera angle for Sunday night NFL games
NBC Sports it will deploy a new and immersive overhead camera angle for its production of Sunday Night Football during the 2020 National Football League season
PointsBet commits to $393m marketing spend in long-term NBC deal
Global betting company PointsBet has struck a five-year agreement with US media giant NBCUniversal, through which it will become the official sports betting partner of NBC Sports
TUDN signs six-season deal for Mexican second division rights
Univision-owned Spanish-language broadcaster TUDN has acquired the exclusive rights in the US market to the newly-formed Mexican second division, the Liga de Expansión MX.
Royals strike renewal of local rights deal with Sinclair
Major League Baseball’s Kansas City Royals have renewed their local rights agreement with Fox Sports Kansas City, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, in a multiyear deal.
O’Neal signs multi-year extension with WarnerMedia in expanded role
Turner Sports parent WarnerMedia has resigned Shaquille O’Neal to a multi-year contract extension, keeping the popular broadcaster with the company’s stable of networks in a significantly expanded rol…
ESPN seals Little League rights extension
ESPN will continue to air the Little League World Series, one of the foremost events in US youth sports, through 2030, as part of a newly signed, eight-year contract extension
Mariners, Root Sports deploy series of production enhancements
Major League Baseball’s Seattle Mariners and local television partner Root Sports have debuted a series of production enhancements typically reserved for national-level broadcasts.
Nascar debuts dedicated channel on Motorsport.tv
Nascar has debuted a dedicated channel on Motorsport
Amazon gains local streaming rights for Sounders FC
Online retail and streaming video giant Amazon has struck a three-year rights deal with Major League Soccer’s Seattle Sounders FC, extending the company’s growing interest in regional sports rights.
MLS, US Soccer strike content pact with Bleacher Report
Major League Soccer and the United States Soccer Federation have agreed to a content deal with sports-focused digital media platform Bleacher Report, with MLS stating the contract will grant the Turner-owned…
PGA Championship delivers TV ratings success for CBS, ESPN
The PGA Championship delivered a domestic television ratings boost for both CBS Sports and ESPN as viewers tuned in to see American Collin Morikawa take the first men's golf major championship of the year
MLB sets several streaming records in season restart
Major League Baseball said it has set several new league records for streaming of its live games during the start of the amended 2020 regular season
ESPN confirms ESPN+ price rise to $5.99 a month
The cost of a subscription to ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming platform ESPN+ is rising by $1 per month to $5.99 (€5.34) for new customers from August 12.
WTT caps successful quarantined tournament with record TV ratings
World TeamTennis's quarantined summer tournament at The Greenbrier resort in West Virginia ended on a high note with record domestic television ratings for the event's finals at the weekend
Professional Fighters League launches OTT streaming service
Mixed martial arts organization Professional Fighters League has launched a new direct-to-consumer streaming service, called the PFL MMA app