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US sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a multi-year extension to its rights deal with college sports organisation the Big South Conference

Australian telco Optus will get another chance to stream a major international football tournament despite its troubled coverage of this year’s Fifa World Cup.
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US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a rights deal to cover the new beach volleyball series being launched by America’s multi-Olympic gold medallist Kerri Walsh Jennings.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has made its biggest commitment to date in esports by agreeing a multi-year rights deal for the Overwatch League

Facebook and Esporte Interativo are set to strike a deal for Uefa Champions League rights in Brazil at a much-reduced price

International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in the Caribbean to events organised by the England and Wales Cricket Board.

International sports broadcaster ESPN has struck a three-season extension to its Spanish-language contract in Latin America for rights to European club football competitions the Uefa Champions League and Europa League.

Twitter has unveiled a raft of new content partnerships, including significant new deals in the sports sector with Disney and Formula One.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has extended a rights deal with North America’s United Soccer League for the 2018 and 2019 seasons.

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US sports broadcaster ESPN has signed a long-term extension to its rights deal with the Sun Belt Conference collegiate sports organisation

Sports broadcaster ESPN has sealed a rights deal with the Brazilian Judo Confederation.

International sports broadcaster ESPN has made a series of changes to its senior management team for its global business.

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US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with the National Collegiate Athletic Association for rights to its Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship.

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US sports broadcaster ESPN has added live mobile streaming of Monday Night Football games to its coverage of the NFL American football league.

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John Skipper has resigned from his position as president of US sports broadcaster ESPN, citing a substance addiction problem.

The International Association of Athletics Federations has expanded its partnership with the European Broadcasting Union and ESPN Media Distribution to incorporate its World Indoor Tour.

ESPN’s Digital Network has struck a collaboration with Singapore-based pay-television broadcaster Singtel TV to offer clips of football’s English Premier League.

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ESPN Plus will be the name of the international sports broadcaster’s new video-streaming service that will launch in spring 2018, Bob Iger, the chief executive of parent company Disney, confirmed yesterday (Thursday).