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US College Sport

The Big Ten Network (BTN) is shutting down its BTN2Go OTT platform and will move all its network content to the Fox Sports app, including games, studio shows and original programming
Golf

Golf’s PGA Tour has expanded the content available through its OTT platform by adding early-round featured groups coverage from seven events between September and December.
Esports

Epic Games, developer and publisher of the Fortnite game franchise, has appointed the IMG agency to produce and distribute the first Fortnite World Cup esports competition
Football

Hispanic media company Univision Communications' rebranding of its sports operations to TUDN is an attempt to make its presence in the United States and Mexico greater than the sum of its parts, its president…
Tennis

US franchise-based competition World TeamTennis has detailed a raft of broadcast and digital media agreements for its 2019 seasons, including a first streaming deal in China
Football

OTT streaming service FloSports has acquired rights in the US and Canada to new pre-season football tournament the EA Ligue 1 Games

Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group’s sports unit has confirmed that it received a request for information last month from European regulators about the company’s contacts with a competitor as part of an …
Baseball

NY judge uncertain whether he can overturn a MLB arbitration ruling in favor of Washington Nationals
Ice Hockey

OTT platform DAZN has reportedly held talks with North American ice hockey league the NHL about creating a whiparound show, furthering its interest in this type of content
Football

Major League Soccer and Liga MX have announced the broadcast partners for the inaugural Leagues Cup, a new mid-season competition featuring teams from both leagues which begins on July 23
Motorsport

Fox Sports has agreed a three-season deal to broadcast Extreme E, a new electric SUV off-road racing series, across the US, Canada and the Caribbean
Basketball

Zion Williamson's highly-anticipated debut for the New Orleans Pelicans on July 5 set a record for the highest-rated NBA Summer League game ever
Football

The National Women’s Soccer League, the sport’s top division in the United States, has today (Thursday) secured a return to national television after agreeing a deal with sports broadcaster ESPN.

US telco AT&T is considering selling its four regional sports networks as part of a wider plan to slash the company's debts, according to Bloomberg

BeIN Sports has suffered a fresh blow in the United States after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) dismissed the network’s latest carriage complaint against Comcast/Xfinity.
Football

Liverpool FC has signed a media-rights partnership with Turner Sports for the club's tour of the United States later this month
Lacrosse

The Premier Lacrosse League has been able to significantly increase its social-media engagement by sharing its content with its players and key influencers in real time
Baseball

Baltimore Orioles-controlled RSN again claims league was improperly partial in its long-running media dispute with the Washington Nationals