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MLS enjoys healthy midseason domestic TV ratings
Major League Soccer is enjoying healthy domestic television ratings at its midseason point in 2021, with audiences up across ABC/ESPN, Fox Sports, and Univision from the corresponding points in the calendar…
NBL follows pay-TV deals with three-year Network Ten accord
ViacomCBS-owned Australian broadcaster Network Ten has secured free-to-air rights to Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) for the next three years.
Australia’s National Basketball League nets record fee in new deals
Australian basketball the latest to prosper in vibrant rights market as ESPN teams up with Foxtel and News Corp to deliver first-ever significant fee for league.
ESPN hoping to extend US Formula 1 rights deal beyond 2022
ESPN is eager to extend its United States media rights deal with Formula 1 beyond the 2022 season, according to John Suchenski, the network's director of programming and acquisitions
ESPN+ subscriptions increase to 14.9m as Disney streaming services continue to grow
The Walt Disney Co.'s sports streaming service ESPN+ has now secured 14.9 million paid subscribers, up from 13.8 million subscribers in May
ESPN unveils studio talent for US LaLiga coverage
ESPN has unveiled its English- and Spanish-language studio talent for the network's upcoming United States media rights deal with LaLiga, which kicks off on August 13
ESPN fires back at Big 12 accusations
Texas and Oklahoma receive sought-after invitations to join the SEC
Big 12 alleges ESPN is conspiring to aid Texas, Oklahoma exits
Conference demands network "cease and desist" poaching-related activity
NBL agrees landmark domestic rights deals with ESPN, Foxtel
Australia’s National Basketball League has hailed its new domestic media-rights deal with pay-television broadcaster ESPN as its most valuable ever and “a watershed moment”.
FC Barcelona to feature on ABC during opening weekend of 2021-22 LaLiga season
The opening weekend of the United States media rights deal between ESPN and LaLiga will be highlighted by the FC Barcelona v Real Sociedad match on August 15 being showcased on the main ABC network
Peyton, Eli Manning to front ESPN ‘Monday Night Football’ alternative broadcasts
Former National Football League quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning will front an alternative telecast for ESPN's Monday Night Football for 10 games a year over the next three seasons, the Walt Disney C…
Euro 2020 generates record US ratings on ESPN
The Euro 2020 final averaged 6.488 million viewers on ESPN, making it the most-watched European Championship game ever in the United States
MLB Home Run Derby is most watched since 2017
Event boosted by the presence of Ohtani, homer-friendly ballpark
ESPN’s Smith draws widespread criticism for Ohtani comments
Highly paid commentator apologizes for series of xenophobic remarks about MLB star
ESPN+ subscription to rise to $7 a month
The Walt Disney Co. has announced it will raise the monthly subscription fee for sports streaming service ESPN+ by $1 to $6.99 (€5.89) from August 13.
AELTC extends BBC’s Wimbledon deal to 2027 and ESPN’s to 2035
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), organiser and commercial rights-holder of the Wimbledon grand slam, has extended its agreement for media rights to the tournament with UK public-service…
ESPN signs multiyear rights deal with Big West Conference
ESPN has further expanded its programming presence in American college sports, completing multiyear media rights agreement with the Big West Conference.
ABC to air first MLB regular-season game since 1989
US broadcast network to exclusively televise "Sunday Night Baseball" game