USA

NBC Sports Philadelphia has become the latest US regional sports network to introduce betting-focused broadcasts
Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse has opted to take back its media rights as part of a major overhaul as it prepares to face increased competition in the US marketplace
Bull Riding

CBS Sports has extended its exclusive media-rights deal with Professional Bull Riders through 2028
US College Sport

ESPN has agreed a a 12-year contract extension for the American Athletic Conference’s global media rights from 2020-21.
Multi-sport

US Spanish-language television network Univision, owner of sports channel Univision Deportes Network, has struck a long-term carriage agreement with satellite operator Dish Network, ending a nine-month…
Football

Digital video distribution platform SendtoNews has acquired exclusive rights to distribute Major League Soccer’s video content to local digital publishers across the US and Canada.
American Football

The NFL is looking to expand its Sunday Ticket package for out-of-market games beyond its exclusive deal with DirecTV and into the digital frontier
Basketball

Bob Williams speaks to Chris Benyarko, the NBA's senior vice-president of direct to consumer, about the league's manifold micro-payments initiatives.
Football

US broadcaster ESPN has denied a report claiming it has acquired exclusive English- and Portuguese-language rights to the 2019 Copa América.
Baseball

In its latest sports content acquisition, Amazon has announced that MLB.TV – Major League Baseball's out-of-market package – will be made available on its Prime Video channels in the United States.

The Walt Disney Company has completed its acquisition of the majority of 21st Century Fox’s assets, with the remainder - including Fox Sports - now spun off into a new company, the Fox Corporation.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)

UFC has deepened its partnership with ESPN with a deal which places its pay-per-view events exclusively on OTT streaming service ESPN+ in the United States until 2025.
Football

ESPN has extended its agreement with Relevent Sports Group to broadcast International Champions Cup football matches in the United States until 2021.
Basketball

The NBA is expanding its innovative micro-transactions initiative by allowing fans to watch portions of games in 10-minute increments
American Football

In order for NBC to align the 2022 Super Bowl with the Beijing Winter Olympics, the network has agreed a deal to switch its next telecast of the NFL showpiece game with CBS

A number of US media and technology companies have teamed up with smart-television company Vizio to form a consortium to develop technical standards to support the delivery of tailored advertising to households, potentially …

ESPN's ACC Network will launch in August and will be carried by DirecTV from its inception
Baseball

Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs has unveiled a revamped YouTube channel, offering a preview of content that will be available on its regional sports network, due to launch in 2020