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ESPN makes senior appointments for international business
International sports broadcaster ESPN has made a series of changes to its senior management team for its global business.
ESPN to showcase NCAA Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship
US sports broadcaster ESPN has agreed a deal with the National Collegiate Athletic Association for rights to its Women’s Beach Volleyball Championship.
ESPN adds Monday Night Football mobile rights to NFL coverage
US sports broadcaster ESPN has added live mobile streaming of Monday Night Football games to its coverage of the NFL American football league.
Skipper quits ESPN, citing substance addiction issue
John Skipper has resigned from his position as president of US sports broadcaster ESPN, citing a substance addiction problem.
IAAF adds World Indoor Tour to EBU, ESPN partnership
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 seals EPL clips deal with Singtel TV
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.
New OTT service to be called ESPN Plus
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).
OTT stipulations lead F1 from NBC to ESPN in key US market
The desire for flexibility around its yet-to-launch OTT service drove Formula One Management to agree a new deal with sports broadcaster ESPN in the US last month.
US sports broadcasters unite for disaster relief campaign
Sports broadcaster ESPN has joined forces with a number of rival operators in the US to simulcast coverage of the Liga MX, the top division of football in Mexico, as part of a fund-raising initiative designed to support people affected by a series of natural disasters in the Americas.
Big Ten bucks trend by agreeing shorter-term deals than its rivals
The Big Ten collegiate athletic conference has agreed a set of new domestic media-rights deals, increasing the value of the existing package by almost 300 per cent.
ANFP earns increase in value of Chilean national team matches
The Chilean football federation has earned a slight increase in the value of its national team friendly and qualifier matches in a new deal with Chilevisión.
ESPN joins EBU for IAAF rights distribution deal
The International Association of Athletics Federations has signed a multi-year agreement with the European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters, and ESPN Media Distribution, the rights agency division of the global sports broadcaster, for the sale and distribution of rights in Africa and Europe.
Big Ten confirms rights deals
The Big Ten Conference has confirmed domestic rights deals with the CBS and Fox networks and sports broadcaster ESPN.
Latin American broadcasters await Club World Cup outcome
Weak offers from broadcasters focused on other properties have delayed the award of 2017 Fifa Club World Cup rights in Latin America.
US Open rights up modestly in Australia after new ESPN deal
The value of US Open tennis rights in Australia and New Zealand increased slightly last month, despite Australian incumbent Fox Sports choosing not to renew its deal.
Football rights frenzy begins in Brazil with EPL and Uefa sales
The summer of 2017 will prove a critical period in determining where major football rights in Brazil will end up for the next few years.