Events
MLB draws best Division Series domestic audience since 2017
Viewership boost meaningfully contrasts from declines seen during regular season
Peacock to stream every World Cup match in Spanish in US
NBCUniversal service to offer all 64 matches from upcoming event
NYC Marathon to gain Spanish-language feed, enhanced tech
The TCS New York City Marathon will have a domestic Spanish-language broadcast for the first time this year, as the November 6 race returns to its full capacity of 50,000 runners for the first time in…
Uefa ‘to scale’ back Euro 2028 qualifying over broadcasters’ concerns, Čeferin seeks new term
Uefa is reportedly planning to reduce the size of qualifying groups for Euro 2028 due to a downturn in interest from broadcasters
IMG’s rugby league recommendations include scrapped relegation and re-worked calendar
The IMG agency has presented its first seven recommendations under its 12-year joint venture agreement with the Rugby Football League and Super League Europe
BCCI confirms Women’s IPL plans, AGM date
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that it plans to launch a women’s edition of its flagship T20 competition the Indian Premier League (IPL) at the beginning of next year.
ONE to broadcast new weekly shows under partnership with Royal Thai Army
Mixed martial arts promotion ONE Championship has agreed a deal with the Royal Thai Army to host and broadcast 52 weekly live events from Thailand in 2023
Williams fuels record-level US Open viewership on ESPN
Serena Williams’ final US Open run produced record attendance and viewership numbers during her second-round singles match against world No. 2 Anett Kontaveit.
DR acquires rights to Denmark’s home IIHF Women’s World Championship
Danish public-service broadcaster DR has acquired rights to the 2022 IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s World Championship, which commences in Denmark tomorrow (Thursday).
Matchroom Sport and group companies posted £17.8m profit during Covid-hit year
Revenues at Matchroom Sport and its group subsidiaries reached £189.
One Championship plans first US fights, talks up Amazon rights deal
Asian mixed martial arts promotion One Championship intends to host its first events in the US market next year
IMMAF sells hosting and commercial rights to ISMM
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) has appointed a company named International Sport Management and Marketing (ISMM) to oversee the distribution of the hosting rights for its World…
EBU flags strong European Championships viewing figures in eight key markets
Close to 170 million hours of live coverage of the 2022 European Championships were viewed in the first six days of the multi-sports event in Munich, according to early data reported by the European Broadcasting…
MLB, Fox post sharp ratings decline for second ‘FoD’ game
Viewership falls by nearly half for return engagement in Iowa
UFC and return of live events boost Endeavor’s Q2 results
Sports and entertainment group Endeavor has once again raised its full-year revenue guidance after posting $1.31bn (€1.26bn) in second-quarter revenue and $42.2m in net income.
Fifa World Cup rights deals agreed in Hong Kong and the Philippines, date change confirmed
Media rights for this year's Fifa World Cup have been acquired by Now TV in Hong Kong and Tap DMV in the Philippines, in deals brokered by the Infront agency
EOC president Capralos confident EBU deal will solve European Games’ exposure problem
Spyros Capralos, president of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), is confident that the new European Games broadcast deal with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) consortium of public-service broadcasters…
EBU members to air over 3,500 hours from Munich’s European Championships
The European Broadcasting Union consortium of public-service broadcasters has announced that the 2022 European Championships in Munich are set to receive around 500 additional hours of coverage from its…