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DC United calls time on FloSports streaming deal
Major League Soccer team DC United has called time on its local broadcast deal with subscription-based OTT provider FloSports after less than a season
BeIN’s embattled US operation pays premium to secure marquee LaLiga rights
Pay-television broadcaster beIN will pay a more than 10-per-cent uplift in rights fees for Spanish football’s LaLiga over the course of its new four-season renewal in North America, SportBusiness Media understands, despite the challenging conditions beIN faces in that market.
MLB posts series of television, digital gains
Major League Baseball this season posted a series of gains in linear and digital television consumption, contrasting with the sport’s ongoing attendance decline.
Bundesliga embraces OTT in six-year US rights deal with ESPN
Matches from German football’s Bundesliga will be chiefly showcased stateside on ESPN+, Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, in a long-term rights deal that starts next season.
USA, UK and Germany among Team’s first markets for Uefa club competitions
An invitation to submit offers (ISO) will soon be launched in the US market for rights to the Uefa Champions League, the Europa League and the new third-tier Europa Conference League covering the 2021-22…
Prominent media measurement firm settles SEC charges
Media measurement and analytics firm Comscore, widely used by sports leagues and media entities over the past 15 years to measure their digital reach, has settled fraud charges with the US Securities &…
ESPN placing special editions of studio shows on Facebook Watch
One-year deal involves streaming exclusive versions of popular non-game ESPN programs such as College Game Day,
Australia’s NBL to stream games in US via Facebook Watch
New streaming agreement seeks to take advantage of two potential NBA Draft lottery picks playing in the league this season
Liverpool FC expands content partnership with Turner Sports
Liverpool FC has extended its partnership with Turner Sports, in which exclusive content from in-house channel LCTV will be distributed in the United States via Turner's sports streaming service B/R Live
NFL extends, expands video deal with Facebook
Facebook Watch-oriented deal continues tie between the most popular US pro sports league and the world's largest social media portal
NFL starts 2019 season with 5-per-cent boost in TV audience
Strong start to 2019 also extends to digital and social media, and merchandise sales
MLB to make YouTube game available in key spots in Pacific Rim
League to distribute live streamed game into quartet of prominent international baseball markets
AMC Theatres to air out-of-market Sunday NFL games
American cinema chain AMC Theatres has announced it will air select out-of-market Sunday NFL games at a number of participating venues across the United States this season
NFL season opener posts highest US overnight TV rating of any sports event since February
Strong ratings performance for 2019 opening game gives NFL momentum heading into first full weekend of play
LAFC becomes first MLS team on TikTok
LAFC has become the first Major League Soccer team to create an official channel on short-form video platform TikTok
ACC Network secures Cox carriage deal
The ACC Network has gained a further boost after agreeing a carriage deal with Cox Communications, which follows similar partnerships with Charter and Dish Network
NWHL secures first media rights fee after signing Twitch streaming deal
The National Women's Hockey League is continuing to bounce back from a troubled off-season by announcing an exclusive live-streaming deal with the Amazon-owned Twitch
BeIN widens US access to Spanish Segunda División with Azteca América deal
The North American arm of Qatar-headquartered pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has agreed a sublicensing deal for coverage of LaLiga Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish club football, with …