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Basketball
Media

The National Basketball Association has announced that the inaugural NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT and ESPN2 on February 19 as part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.
Multiple Sports
Media

Ticket marketplace to remain integrated in ESPN digital properties
Olympic Games
Media

Disney-owned outlet becomes the latest to not send staffers to China
NFL
Media

League generates an average 21 per cent domestic audience lift for start of its playoffs
NFL
Media

Free-to-air broadcaster Seven Network has renewed its rights in Australia for the National Football League for three years, 2022 to 2024. Seven will continue to show live coverage of 50 games per season
Football
Media

Media group Disney is in the final stages of agreeing a three-season deal for exclusive English Premier League rights across South America, SportBusiness understands.
NFL
Media

Every US rightsholder sees audience growth
US College Sport
Events

Championship game is most-watched program on American cable in two years
Motorsport
Media

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN and OTT platform Star+, both owned by Disney, have acquired rights in Latin America, including Brazil, for the US motor racing series IndyCar
Baseball
Media

Network forms new booth, alternate presentation for flagship MLB property
Multiple Sports
Media

Streaming service YouTube TV has restored all Disney-owned networks including ESPN and ABC to its platform after the two parties agreed a new distribution agreement on December 19 after a brief blackout…
Motorsport
Host Broadcast & Production

The rising popularity of Formula 1 in the United States has been further shown by ESPN networks averaging 934,000 viewers per race in 2021, shattering the previous domestic broadcast record of 748,000…
Golf
Media

ESPN and the PGA Tour have unveiled details for the inaugural season of PGA Tour Live on ESPN+ in 2022, which will more than triple the total coverage of the Tour's direct-to-consumer streaming service.
Basketball
Media

Veteran American sports commentator Beth Mowins will make history on December 3 when she becomes the first woman to call a National Basketball Association regular-season game on ESPN
Multiple Sports
Media

ESPN will become the first sports organization to monetize a Twitter Space on December 2 when listeners will pay a $0.99 entry donation to benefit The V Foundation for cancer research
Polo
Media

The United States Polo Association has secured a landmark domestic media rights deal with ESPN, which will will bring the finals of the top seven US and World Championship polo events in 2022 to the sports…
US College Sport
Media

Helbiz Media, a division of US-based micro-mobility company Helbiz, has acquired rights in Italy to American football and basketball championships organised by the National Collegiate Athletics Association…
Multiple Sports
Media

Cord-cutting phenomenon continues to hit US sports media titan