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YouTube TV, Sinclair agree to contract reprieve
YouTube TV has agreed to a temporary reprieve in its carriage battle with Sinclair Broadcast Group, keeping Fox regional sports networks on the prominent streaming platform for the time being
NBC Sports adds MotoGP to its motorsport portfolio
NBC Sports will broadcast all MotoGP races across its platforms beginning in 2020, including four races on the main NBC network
Infront Moto Racing strikes CBS motocross rights renewal
CBS Sports Network has extended its FIM Motocross World Championship rights agreement in the US with the recently-rebranded Infront Moto Racing.
The broadcaster’s new agreement runs from 2020 to 2022.
YouTube TV losing Fox RSNs following carriage dispute with Sinclair
YouTube TV has announced it will no longer carry the Fox regional sports networks following a carriage dispute with Sinclair Broadcast Group
Olympics rights-holder Discovery monitors coronavirus and ‘follows IOC’s lead’
Discovery, the US-based media group that holds Olympics broadcast rights across Europe, has said that it is closely following the potential impact of the coronavirus outbreak on this summer’s Olympic G…
Big3 extends CBS broadcast deal for 2020
Ice Cube’s Big3 basketball league has extended its domestic broadcast partnership with CBS Sports for the 2020 season.
Comcast seals Xumo acquisition
US-based cable giant Comcast has completed a deal to acquire Xumo, the advertising-supported streaming service based in Irvine, California
MLS signs data-tracking partnership with Second Spectrum
Major League Soccer has announced a multi-year partnership with technology company Second Spectrum to become the league’s first official advanced tracking data provider.
Iger steps down as Disney CEO, Chapek succeeds him
Bob Iger abruptly stepped down on February 25 as chief executive of The Walt Disney Co., an executive shift poised to cause significant shockwaves both in and out of sports
Champions League rights-holder Univision sold to private equity firms
A consortium headed up by private equity firms Searchlight Capital Partners and ForgeLight LLC have acquired a controlling stake in Spanish-language broadcaster and Uefa Champions League rights-holder…
Rights-holders urge US to keep Saudi on watchlist over piracy
Major sports federations have urged the US government to keep Saudi Arabia on its main list of countries that do not adequately protect intellectual property as a result of the widespread piracy of content…
WWE ‘in talks with ESPN+’ over PPV streaming deal
World Wrestling Entertainment is engaged in discussions with ESPN about putting its pay-per-view events on direct-to-consumer streaming service ESPN+, according to The Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Cubs’ Marquee Sports Network debuts
Marquee Sports Network, the long-planned regional sports network from Major League Baseball’s Chicago Cubs, debuted over the Feb.
ESPN opts for two-man booth for Sunday Night Baseball
ESPN has reset its announcer team for its flagship Major League Baseball broadcast property, Sunday Night Baseball, going with a two-man booth
Lagardère Sports to be rebranded and Felsing returns in H.I.G. takeover
H.I.G. Europe, an arm of the international private equity and asset management firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Lagardère Sports agency.
Digital media expert Ruibal joins Horse & Country TV board
Claude Ruibal, the experienced digital sports media executive, has joined the board of Horse & Country TV (H&C), the international equestrian sports network
Chicago Fire signs local broadcast deal with WGN-TV
Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire has announced a local broadcast deal with WGN-TV in a multi-year partnership
IMG Arena extends NHL betting rights to US market
IMG Arena, the sports betting arm of the IMG agency, has expanded its deal with ice hockey’s NHL by securing rights to provide US sports betting operators with live streams of select out-of-market games.