Bain Capital to Buy Sports Streaming Tech Platform Deltatre From Bruin
Bain Capital and Italian asset manager Nextalia SGR have reached an agreement to acquire sports tech provider Deltatre from Bruin Capital. The deal values Deltatre…
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NESN 360 Marks Start of ‘Critical Experiment’ for Local Broadcasters
New England Sports Network (NESN) recently became the first regional sports network to introduce a true over-the-top direct-to-consumer streaming service—NESN 360. For…
Apple TV Wins MLS Rights in 10-Year Deal Worth at Least $2.5 Billion
Major League Soccer spent years working to ensure all of its TV rights—local, national and international—expired this year, giving the league an opening to transform its…
NFL’s New Streaming Service Offers Leverage in Future Rights Talks
The NFL plans to introduce a standalone streaming service in July, called NFL Plus, which will enable subscribers to watch live games, available within their designated…
Oklahoma’s ESPN+ Deal Reflects New Thinking About Distribution
The University of Oklahoma recently signed a multiyear pact with ESPN+ that will result in the creation of an OU specific network—SoonerVision—inside of the subscription…
World Surf League Rides ‘Drive to Survive’ Wave in New Docuseries
Box to Box Films cofounder Paul Martin couldn’t finish the question. World Surf League CEO Erik Logan is not even sure if he let Martin start the question back in 2019…
Opinion
Real-Time Sports Streaming Opportunities Go Way Beyond Betting
Today’s guest columnist is Jed Corenthal, chief marketing officer at Phenix Real Time Solutions. Much has been written about whether real-time streaming is necessary…
Exclusive
All-Women’s Sports Network Adds Athletes Unlimited, LPGA to Platform Plans
A group of women’s sports leagues and properties has partnered with the coming Women’s Sports Network—a 24/7 streaming network from Fast Studios dedicated exclusively to…
WWE Shows Direct-to-Consumer OTT Not Right for Every Sports Property
Just over a year ago, WWE signed a five-year deal reportedly worth more than $1 billion with NBCUniversal to make Peacock the exclusive streaming home of WWE Network…
NBCU Bets on Olympics, Super Bowl in Bid to Out-Measure Nielsen
While the colorful and grandiose Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony unfurls on TV, the company showing all the pomp has an equally elaborate project taking place off…
National Lacrosse League Adds ESPN+ Patch as Leagues, Networks Draw Closer Together
Coming off a COVID-forced 635-day hiatus, the National Lacrosse League wanted to emphasize its broadcasts as play resumed in December. And the NLL had just the tool to…
Sinclair Streaming Service Fee May Be Triple That of ESPN+
After locking in the local streaming rights for live NHL and NBA games, Sinclair’s Diamond Sports Group now appears to have the requisite must-see sports content to…
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