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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
ESPN details plans for X Games in California
US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced plans to take the X Games back to its roots with the summer edition of the action sports series set to be held in three Southern California locations this year,…
Disney CEO Chapek: linear TV still generating “tremendous cash flow”
Despite ongoing losses in linear television subscribers and broader cord-cutting trends wreaking havoc across the global media landscape, Walt Disney Co
ESPN+, Hotstar to stream WTC final in US, Foxtel lands Australian rights
Streaming services ESPN+ and Hostar have acquired rights in the US to cricket’s inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, while a deal has also been struck in Australia for p…
LaLiga’s $1.4bn ESPN deal lays foundation for US ambitions
LaLiga's recently-secured, record-setting $1.4bn (€1.16bn) media rights deal with ESPN in the United States is the resounding high point thus far in the three-year history of LaLiga North America.
ESPN, Big Sky Conference strike multi-year, multi-platform rights deal
ESPN and the Big Sky Conference have announced a new multi-year, multi-platform media rights agreement, adding more than 600 events in both men’s and women’s sports on ESPN+ and the ESPN App.
NBA sees domestic ratings boost in playoffs’ first round
In another sign of normalcy returning to the American sports industry, the National Basketball Association said its domestic television ratings for the first round of the 2021 playoffs were up both from…
ESPN gives big promotion to programming head Magnus
ESPN has rewarded one of its most critical and longest-tenured executives with a sizable promotion, elevating Burke Magnus to a new title and role of president of programming and original content