Why Apple May Finally Be Ready to Carry Live Sports
Wedbush’s Dan Ives (managing director, equity research) recently wrote in an investor note that Apple is on an “aggressive hunt” for live sports rights. The investment…
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NBC Bids to Keep EPL From Disney/CBS as Rights Deals Near Hiatus
English Premier League officials are expected to make a decision on a new U.S. media deal shortly after bidders make their final offers on Thursday, whereupon things are…
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ESPN, TNT Seek Demographic Shift in NHL TV Rights Line Change
In its battle for the fans of the future, the NHL is hoping its two new TV partners can give hockey a leg up. This week, the league will have its first look at ESPN’s…
Barstool Sports, MLB Broadcast Rights Discussions ‘Barely Existent’
Earlier this week, the New York Post reported, “Major League Baseball and Barstool Sports have had significant negotiations about having national midweek games on the…
A Pay-Per-View Super Bowl Not as Outrageous as It Sounds
Meadowlark Media founder John Skipper recently suggested on The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz that the NFL could eventually decide to turn the Super Bowl into a…
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Los Angeles FC Tops Sportico’s 2021 MLS Valuations at $860 Million
Last year marked Major League Soccer’s 25th season, but it was no silver anniversary, as the coronavirus canceled one-third of the season, and games played in empty…
DAZN, YouTube Partner on UEFA Women’s Champion League Rights
Sports streaming platform DAZN, known for its boxing and combat sport broadcasts, is stepping beyond the ring and onto the pitch, buying global broadcast rights of the…
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Nine European Soccer Leagues Combine Media Rights Into One Central Package
A group of nine European soccer leagues, including the top domestic leagues in Denmark, Switzerland and Norway, are pooling their international media rights in the hopes…
NFL Media Partners Won’t Imperil TV Model With a Mad Dash to OTT
A day after Amazon claimed dominion over the NFL’s Thursday Night Football window—which effectively makes the package the first to jump headlong into the…
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Just Women’s Sports and Ata Football Partner to Boost Women’s Soccer
Women’s soccer company Ata Football and sports media platform Just Women’s Sports have formed a partnership to enhance exposure for and coverage of women’s soccer. The…
NFL Throws Flag on Monday Night Football News as Renewal Talks Continue
The NFL is taking issue with a new report about ESPN’s impending renewal of its Monday Night Football package, and while much of the substance of Friday’s story in…
Incoming CEO Andy Jassy Could Extend Amazon’s Sports Reach
Last week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced in a letter to employees that he will be stepping down as CEO at the end of the second quarter (he will transition into…
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