Tech Trends Continue to Shake Sports Fandom. May the Best Ideas Win
In 2022, a number of new technologies offered glimpses of their promise for sports—and their drawbacks. An explosion of streaming services has brought more action…
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Amazon’s Tricked-Out Trucks Put the Tech in TNF’s Debut Year
Nearly 300 crew members will produce their last game of the season for Amazon’s Prime Video as the Cowboys take on the Titans at Nissan Stadium on Thursday. “There…
Sports Bars Bring Streaming Revolution’s Next Challenge
For as long as there has been beer in America, there have been bars. And for as long as there has been television, there have been sports bars. By 1947, few…
DAZN’s Eleven Acquisition Centers on Reach, Revenue and Soccer Rights
Industry observers have touted DAZN’s recent acquisition of Eleven Group’s global sports media business, which includes Eleven Sports and Team Whistle, as an inflection…
Despite Beefed-Up Streaming Push, the NFL Is Keeping Traditional TV Aloft
As prescribed by the First Law of Cartoon Physics (and substantiated by generations of Looney Tunes shorts), a body suspended in space will remain impervious to…
Latest Sports Rights Deals Will Come at Viewers’ Expense
The recent announced increases for TV and streaming rights for the Big Ten Conference and UEFA Champions League are just the latest in a long line of eyewatering upticks…
ESPN Renews EFL Deal Amid Soccer Rights Shuffle
Although UEFA and MLS rights are changing hands, ESPN demonstrated its continued commitment to soccer this week, announcing extensions for three separate packages, all…
NFL Embraces Direct-to-Consumer Future With $5 Subscription Product
As the NFL prepared to launch its newest streaming service, league executives considered several possible names. But one stuck out—largely because it followed the market…
Sporticast: Condoleezza Rice Now a Broncos Owner, UEFA Takes TV Bids
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Jacob Feldman discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including former Secretary of…
ICC Cozies Up to U.S. Broadcasters Ahead of Cricket World Cup
With an upcoming T20 World Cup co-hosted by the U.S., the International Cricket Council is looking to grow the game stateside, and hoping to find the right media partner…
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…
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…
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