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LaLiga signs beIN extension in USA and Canada through to 2024
Spanish football’s LaLiga has signed an extension to its existing contract in the United States and Canada with Qatar-headquartered pay-TV broadcaster beIN Sports through to the end of the 2023-24 season.
Stadium to deliver college football games on Facebook
US-based multi-platform sports network Stadium has revealed its college American football schedule for the new season, with 15 games to be available exclusively via social media platform Facebook
CBS, Viacom announce merger deal
US media groups CBS and Viacom have announced they have entered into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock merger, forming a new $28bn-(€25bn)-plus revenue company.
US court revives antitrust complaint against NFL Sunday Ticket
Federal appellate court rules that lawsuit can proceed alleging NFL out-of-market game package restricts consumer choice
New NBA schedule features earlier shift in many national broadcast windows
Shift to earlier start times for nationally broadcast doubleheaders follows shift of LeBron James to Los Angeles and ratings declines last season
CBS, AT&T secure new carriage deal
The CBS network and telco AT&T have signed a multi-year carriage agreement, through which CBS-owned local broadcast stations and the CBS Sports Network will be made available on AT&T video platforms across…
YouTube TV secures carriage deal for ACC Network
YouTube TV, the OTT service operated by Google-owned video-sharing website YouTube, has announced it will carry the ESPN-owned ACC Network channel when the latter launches later this month
Disney details Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu bundle offer
The Walt Disney Company has announced details of a $12.99 (€11.61) bundle that will provide access to the Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu streaming services.
Twitch named exclusive live streaming partner of USA Basketball
Twitch has been named the exclusive live streaming partner of USA Basketball, in a deal announced by the governing body and the National Basketball Association.
FREE | US College Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape of US College sports.
FloSports to show UMass American football
OTT platform FloSports has acquired rights for University of Massachusetts home American football games.
The deal will cover the 2019 and 2020 seasons
BeIN maintains Comcast battle with latest FCC appeal
Pay-television broadcaster beIN Sports has resumed its battle with US telco Comcast by calling on the Federal Communications Commission to review an earlier decision on the carriage dispute between the…
ISB appointed host broadcaster of 2021 World Games
Madrid-headquartered International Sports Broadcasting (ISB) has been announced as the host broadcaster for the 2021 edition of the World Games multi-sport event, which will be staged in the US city of…
ESPN+ to acquire Bundesliga rights from 2020 – report
Direct-to-consumer streaming service ESPN+ is close to adding the Bundesliga to its array of global soccer rights in the United States, according to the New York Post
DAZN expands beyond subscriber base with Twitter-based episode of ‘ChangeUp’
Special event on social media network marks the first time the MLB program has been shown to non-subscribers since March debut
US College Sport Data Report, 2019
In the latest interactive monthly data report, SportBusiness Media analyses the media-rights landscape of US College sports.
NBCUniversal and Twitter agree to content partnership for Tokyo Olympics
NBCUniversal and Twitter are partnering for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to show limited live event coverage, highlights, and a daily studio show on the @NBCOlympics handle during the Summer Games.
NBCUniversal projecting over $1.2bn in ad sales from Tokyo 2020
U.S mass-media conglomerate NBCUniversal is expecting to bring in more than $1