USA

Multi-sport
USA

SNTV, the sports video news agency that is a joint venture between IMG and the Associated Press, has closed down its New York-based US operation, SportBusiness understands
Esports
USA

US-based interactive entertainment company Activision Blizzard has held talks with NBC Sports Group over the possibility of returning its Overwatch League esports competition to US linear television, it…
Esports
USA

NBC Sports has unveiled its second esports motorsport competition to help fill the void amid the sports shutdown caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic
Football
USA

Major League Soccer's Inter Miami has signed a local English-language broadcast deal with CBS Miami in a multiyear partnership
Baseball
USA

SportsNet LA, the regional sports network devoted to Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers, will finally be carried on DirecTV and other multichannel video distribution platforms controlled by A…
Multi-sport
USA

Veteran media executive Jason Kilar has been named chief executive of US entertainment giant WarnerMedia
Esports
USA

The United Soccer League has secured ESPN distribution for the new Rocket League esports competition it has created to help fill the void during the sports shutdown enforced by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Esports
USA

IndyCar is partnering with NBC Sports for the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, a new esports competition featuring a field of NTT Indycar Series drivers.
American Football
USA

National Football League team owners have voted to approve the expansion of the league's playoffs from 12 to 14 teams for the 2020 season
Wrestling
USA

Pay-television broadcaster Sony Pictures Networks has finalised an extension and expansion to its rights deal in the Indian subcontinent with US-based wrestling organisation WWE, securing exclusive access…
Basketball
USA

ESPN has moved up the release date for its highly anticipated 10-part documentary series The Last Dance from June to a new start of April 19 due to widespread viewer demand amid the ongoing sports hiatus.
Multi-sport
USA

The YES Network, the regional sports network majority controlled by Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees, live tweeted commentary of classic Yankees games, the latest effort to create new programming a…
Basketball
USA

Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league is partnering with media production company Endemol to create a planned reality show basketball tournament amid the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Multi-sport
Global

US-based media group Discovery has borrowed $500m (€456.9m) under its credit facility as it seeks to tackle the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Esports
USA

Fox Sports has reached an agreement with Nascar to broadcast the remainder of the US stock car racing series's new esports competition, the eNascar iRacing Pro Invitational Series
Motorsport
Canada

Formula One Management, the commercial rights-holder of Formula One, has rounded out a successful North American rights cycle by increasing its fees in Canada by roughly a fifth, while also earning a healthy rights fee in the US.
Wrestling
USA

World Wrestling Entertainment has announced it is offering free access for a month to subscription digital product WWE Network
Multi-sport
USA

US sports-focused streaming service and channel aggregator fuboTV is to merge with FaceBank Group, a celebrity and sports-focused virtual entertainment company