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Zaslav says WBD doesn’t ‘have to have’ the NBA
Executive says a league rights renewal has to be a 'deal for the future'
‘The Match’ boosts global reach with international simulcasts
Event marks unique collaboration between Turner Sports, international partners
Kansas-UNC title clash caps off March Madness growth
The University of Kansas' dramatic comeback victory over North Carolina to win the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Division I men’s basketball tournament averaged 18.1 mil
North Carolina-Duke Final Four game draws historic audience
Final Four clash is projected to be second-best college basketball audience ever on US cable TV
US Soccer secures $200m, eight-year domestic rights deal with WarnerMedia
The United States Soccer Federation has secured an eight-year domestic English-language rights deal with WarnerMedia from 2023 through 2030, which is worth a reported $200m (€180m) or $25m a year.
Cartoon Network to air special edition of NBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest
WarnerMedia's Cartoon Network will present a half-hour, commercial-free special edition of this year's National Basketball Association All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, hosted by animated stars Teen Titans Go!
TNT, ESPN2 to simulcast inaugural NBA HBCU Classic
The National Basketball Association has announced that the inaugural NBA HBCU Classic will be simulcast on TNT and ESPN2 on February 19 as part of the 2022 NBA All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.
MLB produces strong viewership for 2021 Wild Card games
League sees robust audience growth to begin its postseason
Turner to end Campeonato Brasileiro rights deals, citing unsustainable model
Pay-television broadcaster Turner has opted to end its rights agreements with clubs from the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A from 2022 onwards, despite having contracts that run to 2024.
Gretzky set to join Turner Sports as a lead NHL analyst
Turner Sports has prevailed in a high-stakes push to land hockey icon Wayne Gretzky as a lead analyst for its forthcoming National Hockey League coverage, according to industry sources and multiple reports,…
NHL sees Turner Sports rights deal as key fan development tool
Ice hockey icon Wayne Gretzky famously said that as a player, he skated “to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.”
NHL sees Turner Sports rights deal as key fan development tool
Bleacher Report, House of Highlights form critical elements of new rights agreement
NHL poised to bring in Turner Sports as secondary US broadcast partner in $1.6bn deal
The National Hockey League is poised to bring in Turner Sports as its secondary broadcast partner in the United States in a seven-year deal worth approximately $1.6bn (€1.3
March Madness produces record ad sales for CBS, Turner
Despite ongoing issues with both sports television ratings in the United States and the administration of the ongoing college basketball season amid the Covid-19 pandemic, officials for CBS Sports and…
Turner Sports finalizes details for third version of “The Match”
Turner Sports has finalized plans for a third iteration of “The Match,” with the planned November 27 event to feature two new superstars to join event holdovers Phil Mickelson and Peyton Manning.
Turner Sports signs sportsbook deals with both DraftKings, FanDuel
The competitiveness of the emerging American sports betting landscape and increasingly discrete nature of sportsbook-related sponsorships were on full display as Turner Sports signed a pair of distinct…
Turner Sports signs sportsbook deals with both DraftKings, FanDuel
Separate agreements divided between network's NBA programming, other properties
Turner Sports unveils blockchain sports video game brand Blocklete Games
Turner Sports has entered the blockchain ecosystem with the debut of the innovative online sports video gaming brand Blocklete Games