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2021 NFL Draft ends with event’s third-largest audience
The National Football League’s 2021 Draft finished up with the third-highest viewership in the event’s history.
ESPN follows Marvel-themed NBA game with MLB, Star Wars crossover
ESPN and Star Wars, two sister divisions within the Walt Disney Co
NFL Draft outdraws Oscars, secures second-biggest ever audience
The National Football League reaffirmed its position as the most valuable property in the United States media landscape when the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft on April 29 outdrew the Oscars for the…
WNBA, Google secure expansive ESPN-focused partnership
The Women’s National Basketball Association has announced a wide-ranging multiyear partnership with American-based multinational technology giant Google, which has been designated a top-tier WNBA Changemaker s…
USL expands Latin America reach with ESPN International broadcast deal
The United Soccer League is expanding its global footprint by striking a broadcast agreement with ESPN International, which covers over 58 million linear homes and 46 million digital homes in 55 territories…
ESPN app, website to broadcast ‘Madden Bowl: Draft Edition’
ESPN will broadcast the inaugural Madden NFL 21 Bowl: Draft Edition, which is taking place on May 2 and 4, via its app and website.
NFL media deals show the way for rights-holders on deck in the US
The NFL has shown that a little flexibility goes a long way in the US, securing like-for-like growth of about 80-per-cent by allowing partners to use the NFL as a central pillar of their respective streaming platforms.
ESPN to offer betting-focused presentation of NBA game
ESPN on April 14 will carry its first betting-oriented alternate production of a National Basketball Association game with the debut of its Daily Wager Special on both ESPN+ and ESPN2
WarnerMedia closes in on Champions League rights in Mexico
US-based media group WarnerMedia is expected to be awarded broadcast rights in Mexico to the Uefa Champions League from 2021-22 to 2023-24, SportBusiness understands
USL League One secures landmark game on ESPN2
The USL League One game between Greenville Triumph SC and Union Omaha on May 16 is scheduled to air on ESPN2, marking the first time that the third-tier league will appear on national television in the …
Caribbean broadcasters handed May deadline for Uefa club competitions bids
Broadcasters in the Caribbean region have been invited to bid for rights to the Uefa club competitions from 2021-22 to 2023-24 in the latest sales process to be initiated by the Team Marketing agency
Landmark NHL deal amplifies strategic shift for ESPN, Disney
The NHL has secured a 33-per-cent increase in its US media rights income from the sale of its 'A' package alone.
NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
The National Football League has solidified its domestic media rights distribution well into the next decade and reaffirmed its position as the pre-eminent programming in all of American television, regardless…
ESPN set for Europa League rights award in Brazil
The Brazilian arm of global sports broadcaster ESPN is set to renew its exclusive rights to the Uefa Europa League
ESPN picks up NRL rights across Africa
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Africa to the NRL Australian rugby league competition
NHL, ESPN ‘believed to have reached’ seven-year US media-rights deal
The National Hockey League and ESPN are reportedly close to agreeing a seven-year media rights deal in the United States
ESPN demonstrates Bundesliga commitment with extensive Der Klassiker coverage
ESPN is demonstrating its commitment to the Bundesliga with extensive coverage of the high-profile Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund match this weekend, highlighted by "Der Klassiker" being aired on the…
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games