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Francis promoted, Webster appointed in Sky Sports reshuffle
Barney Francis has been promoted to the new role of chief executive of future sport at pay-television broadcaster Sky, with Rob Webster named as his replacement as managing director of the UK arm of Sky…
Fox sublicenses Big East basketball games to CBS Sports from 2019-25
Fox Sports will sublicense Big East men's college basketball matches to CBS Sports from 2019-20 to 2024-25.
In total 20 games a season will air on CBS networks over the six seasons
Disney interested in NFL Sunday Ticket
Disney chief executive Bob Iger has indicated an interest in purchasing the NFL Sunday Ticket package if it became available, according to a report
FloSports lands US rights to IIHF World Championship
Streaming service FloSports has secured rights in the US to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s 2019 Men’s World Championship.
Tennis Channel bolsters college coverage with USTA, NCAA deal
Tennis Channel and the US Tennis Association, in conjunction with the National Collegiate Athletic Association, have agreed a three-year deal to makes the pay-television broadcaster the exclusive broadcaster…
Fox Sports enters betting sphere with Stars deal
The Fox Sports division of US network Fox has made a significant move into sports betting through an agreement with Stars Group that will lead to the launch of Fox Bet, the first-of-its-kind national media…
Univision Deportes to rebrand as TUDN
Hispanic media company Univision Communications has said it will rebrand its US pay-television broadcaster Univision Deportes as ‘TUDN’.
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Platforms need to ‘come together’ to fight piracy, big and small
To deal with the twin threats of changing consumer behaviour and piracy, sports media needs to take more combined action and create more unique content
Stadium network gains US rights to UK wrestling series
US broadcaster Stadium has acquired rights in the country to the UK’s WOS Wrestling series, the parties announced Tuesday.
FloSports signs four-year rights deal with US-based Colonial Athletic Association
Streaming service FloSports has signed a four-year deal with the US-based Colonial Athletic Association for live and on-demand rights to the college conference’s roster of 22 sports, including its American f…
ESPN partners with Arena Football League
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal to become a national rights partner of the Arena Football League.
The contract covers all of the US-based league’s 2019 regular-season games.
DAZN appoints former ESPN, Fox Sports exec Horowitz
OTT streaming service DAZN has hired Jamie Horowitz, a former ESPN and Fox Sports executive, to the newly-created role of executive vice-president of content for North America, according to multiple reports
XFL steps up launch plans with ESPN, Fox Sports deals
The XFL has agreed multi-year rights deals with US sports broadcaster ESPN and the Fox Sports division of the Fox network as the new American football league prepares for its 2020 launch
Sinclair confirms Fox RSNs acquisition
Sinclair Broadcasting Group has confirmed the acquisition of 21 Fox regional sports networks from US media giant Disney in a deal worth $10.6bn (€9.5bn).
Sinclair poised to secure 21 Fox RSNs in $10bn deal
Sinclair Broadcasting Group is on the brink of acquiring 21 Fox regional sports networks from Disney in a deal worth more than $10bn (€8.94bn).
NBC Sports jumping further into gaming with Kentucky Derby coverage
NBC Sports is growing its footprint in sports betting with this weekend's Kentucky Derby coverage
Yahoo Fantasy Football mobile app to stream live NFL games
US telco Verizon will expand its streaming-rights deal with the NFL to incorporate the Yahoo Fantasy Football app on smartphones and tablets from the 2019 season
FanDuel strikes deal with Sportradar for Bundesliga, tennis betting streaming rights
FanDuel Group, the US sports betting operator, has become the first in the country to agree a deal for betting streaming rights