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AFL rekindles US ties with ESPN, enjoys domestic ratings boost
Australian rules football league the AFL has returned to the screens of ESPN in the United States, with the sports broadcaster agreeing a deal to cover the remainder of its 2020 season
MLB nears media rights extension with Turner Sports
Major League Baseball is closing in on a seven-year media rights extension with WarnerMedia’s Turner Sports that would be worth in excess of $3.5bn, according to industry sources.
PGA Tour seals ESPN+ featured-hole streaming partnership for 2020 season
The PGA Tour and ESPN have reached an agreement for direct-to-consumer platform ESPN+ to stream live, featured-hole coverage from 12 Tour events this season
NBC Sports’ Premier League coverage to include enhanced audio
NBC Sports has revealed that its coverage of the Premier League in the coming weeks will include "atmospheric enhanced audio" in order to improve the broadcast experience of games that will have no spectators…
Ratings for start of MLB Draft up 102 per cent
Major League Baseball, making its public-facing re-entry from the Covid-19 pandemic with its First-Year Player Draft this week, continued the sports industry’s run of strong ratings increases among a c…
The Basketball Tournament announces 2020 venue, multiyear ESPN extension
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) will be held exclusively at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, from July 4-14 and broadcast on ESPN, it has been announced.
LaLiga North America, PointsBet partner to create gambling-focused programming
Ahead of LaLiga's return to live competition this week, LaLiga North America and global sportsbook operator PointsBet have teamed up to create a new slate of gambling-focused digital programming
PGA Tour, Twitter unveil multicast fan-engagement initiative
The PGA Tour and social-media platform Twitter have teamed up to create an innovative live content fan-engagement initiative to mark the golf circuit's return to competition this week
Players to be microphoned at Charles Schwab Challenge
A number of competitors at this week's Charles Schwab Challenge will be microphoned in order to improve the broadcast experience of the first event back on the PGA Tour in the wake of the global Covid-19…
NBC streaming service Peacock to broadcast Premier League games this month
Comcast and NBCUniversal’s new Peacock subscription streaming video service will debut live sports later this month when the English Premier League makes its return from the global Covid-19 pandemic.
“Inside The NBA” returns with special edition
WarnerMedia’s TNT is planning a special one-hour live edition of its acclaimed National Basketball Association studio show Inside the NBA on June 4 at 8 p.m.
FREE | Soccer in the United States report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape for soccer in the United States.
ESPN to broadcast MLB Draft for first time since 2008
The 2020 Major League Baseball Draft will be held remotely on June 10-11 and carried on multiple networks for the first time, it has been announced
Soccer in the United States report, 2020
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape for soccer in the United States.
BeIN lands exclusive rights to Austria’s ÖFB Cup final
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Media Group has secured exclusive rights across multiple international territories to tonight’s final of the ÖFB Cup, the national knockout clubs tournament in Austria.
Bundesliga and KBO showcased on DraftKings’ mobile live streaming app
US daily fantasy sports operator and gaming company DraftKings is to offer live streaming sports coverage through its mobile app
Rory McIlroy and Gordon Hayward highlight inaugural Peloton All-Star Ride
ESPN is partnering with US exercise equipment and media company Peloton to stage a virtual indoor cycling race featuring athletes and celebrities from across the sports landscape to benefit Covid-19 relief …
Genius’ new ‘Grand Slam’ tennis series creates content for betting markets
Sports data and technology company Genius Sports has teamed up with US-based tennis talent agency Topnotch Management (TNM) to create the Grand Slam Tennis Tours MatchPlay 120 series, a new tournament f…