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PGA Tour details extensive purse increases for 2022
Commissioner Monahan outlines in memo to players plans for widespread pay boosts
Second-round deadline set in Premier League’s US rights auction
The outcome of the auction of US broadcast rights to the Premier League will not be known for at least another week after the tender process went to a second round
TV3 signs ESPN deal for NCAA basketball coverage in Baltics
Baltic media group TV3 has agreed a content deal with ESPN Sports Media for NCAA men’s college basketball.
National Lacrosse League secures US rights deal with ESPN
The National Lacrosse League has secured a major boost by striking a landmark domestic rights deal with ESPN, in which every NLL game will be carried on an ESPN network or platform.
ESPN gains rights to Monday night NFL Wild Card games
Disney strikes supplemental rights deal for newly reslotted playoff contests
BeIN acquires NCAA rights in France in ESPN deal
Subscription broadcaster beIN Sports has acquired rights in France to National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) events through an agreement with US sports broadcaster ESPN
ESPN adds aerial, on-ice cameras to NHL broadcasts
ESPN has unveiled a series of initiatives to bolster its National Hockey League coverage, including on-ice camera operators, players microphoned during their warm-ups, locker room cameras, and puck and…
MLB produces strong viewership for 2021 Wild Card games
League sees robust audience growth to begin its postseason
ESPN+ expands ice hockey coverage with KHL rights deal
ESPN's streaming service ESPN+ is expanding its ice hockey coverage by securing a deal to broadcast more than 130 Kontinental Hockey League games this season, including all playoff and Gagarin Cup championship…
ESPN lands AFC rights in Latin America, Central America and Caribbean
The Asian Football Confederation has announced international sports broadcaster ESPN as its new rights-holder in Latin America, Central America, and non-exclusively in the Caribbean, for AFC competitions…
Mannings set new ESPN record for alternate game telecast
Strong word-of-mouth for new presentation manifests itself in rising viewership
NBC Sports faces major battle to retain US Premier League rights
NBC Sports faces a major battle to retain United States media rights to the English Premier League with ESPN, WarnerMedia, and CBS Sports all expected to bid for a new contract which will begin at the…
Bundesliga finds South American home on Star+ in long-term ESPN deal
The German Bundesliga will be broadcast across nine South American countries by ESPN’s newly-launched Star+ streaming service under a five-year agreement announced this afternoon.
Streaming wars help revive Australian market as Nine and Ten launch new services
An outbreak of ‘streaming wars’ in Australia has injected life into a sports media rights market that this time last year looked threatened by a sharp decline.
Disney shifts IPL rights in US to ESPN+ ahead of move to phase out Hotstar
ESPN+ has become the new streaming home for Indian Premier League cricket in the United States in the wake of a Walt Disney Co
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.