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College Football Playoff title game draws nearly 26m US viewers
Both title game, entire playoff series shows audience growth
ESPN+ adds Copa del Rey to extensive soccer portfolio in multi-year deal
ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, has gained the exclusive US media rights to Spanish soccer cup competition the Copa del Rey as part of a new multi-year agreement with the Royal Spanish Fo…
NFL generates 7-per-cent US ratings boost during Wild Card weekend
First weekend of playoffs continues audience gains for the league shown during the regular season
MLS to enjoy record network TV coverage in 2020
Major League Soccer will have the most comprehensive US broadcast network schedule in league history in its 25th season next year
Uefa benefits from US digital battle as club competition values soar
Competition to create effective digital offerings in the US drove a hike in value for Uefa’s club competitions for the 2021-22 to 2023-24 cycle. CBS overcame strong opposition to surprise the market in acquiring English-language rights, while Univision renewed its high-performing Spanish-language rights.
NBA drops two Golden State Warriors games from national TV
The Golden State Warriors' dramatic slump in form this season has been compounded by the National Basketball Association taking two of the team's games off national television this month
ABC to broadcast five Euro 2020 matches
US broadcast network ABC will air five matches from the 2020 European Championship next summer. This will include two group stage matches, two round-of-16 games and one quarter-final.
ESPN+ now has 3.5m paid subscribers, says Disney CEO
ESPN+, ESPN's direct-to-consumer streaming service, now has 3.5 million paid subscribers, Disney chief executive Bob Iger revealed in a quarterly earnings call
Bundesliga CEO ‘disappointed’ by Fox Sports coverage in US
Following the Bundesliga's new media-rights deal with ESPN in the United States, which begins in 2020, the German league's chief executive Christian Seifert has revealed he was disappointed by the league's…
ABC to broadcast inaugural XFL game, schedule released
ABC will broadcast the first game of the rebooted XFL, between the DC Defenders and Seattle Dragons, at Audi Field in Washington, DC, on Saturday, February 8, at 2pm ET.
Bundesliga agrees big fee rise in US with ESPN, but takes exposure gamble
The Bundesliga is taking a calculated gamble in its new US media-rights deal, with ESPN, as despite the huge increase in the rights fee the deal involves a significant reduction in linear television exposure.
DAZN tops sports app revenue study
OTT streaming service DAZN has unseated Major League Baseball as the producer of the world’s top revenue-generating sports app, according to a new report.
Bundesliga embraces OTT in six-year US rights deal with ESPN
Matches from German football’s Bundesliga will be chiefly showcased stateside on ESPN+, Disney’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, in a long-term rights deal that starts next season.
ESPN placing special editions of studio shows on Facebook Watch
One-year deal involves streaming exclusive versions of popular non-game ESPN programs such as College Game Day,
ESPN signs Special Olympics rights extension through to 2027
Pan-regional sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with Special Olympics Unified Sports to extend their broadcast agreement until 2027
ESPN seals new NFL rights deal in Australia, New Zealand
Sports broadcaster ESPN has struck an expanded rights agreement in Australia and New Zealand for the NFL American football league
USL extends ESPN, ESPN+ partnership until 2022
The United Soccer League has announced a new broadcast deal with ESPN, which features USL Championship and League One matches on ESPN linear networks and streaming service ESPN+ through the 2022 season
ESPN adds international rights to NWSL
US sports broadcaster ESPN has broadened its relationship with the National Women’s Soccer League by acquiring international rights to the sport's top division in the United States.