FuboTV Buys French OTT Leader Molotov for $190 Million
FuboTV isn’t slowing down as it strives to become the world’s go-to sports-first live TV platform. The popular streaming service has acquired French OTT leader Molotov…
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NFL Fails to Intercept Game Pass Lawsuit Over Super Bowl LIV
A New York federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by an Australian-based “long-time fan of Andy Reid,” over a substandard stream of Super Bowl LIV. In…
FuboTV Expands With Sportsbook Launch as Streamers Seek Revenue
Less than 10 months after announcing its gaming division, fuboTV’s Fubo Sportsbook officially launched this week, in Iowa. In an interview, fuboTV CEO David…
Sinclair CEO Chris Ripley Reaffirms ‘Critical Mass’ for 2022 Streaming Launch
Sinclair Broadcast Group CEO Chris Ripley said the company’s regional sports networks division has “ample liquidity” to keep operating and reaffirmed plans for a major…
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Manfred’s Sinclair Brushback Returns Focus to RSN Debts
For baseball fans of a certain age, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred’s recent dismantling of the league’s primary RSN partner was reminiscent of Goose Gossage giving Ron Cey…
Youth Sports Streamer BallerTV Goes Outdoors With NextPro Acquisition
As youth sports livestreaming continues to expand—its growth accelerated by the pandemic as much as technology—one particular platform is setting its sights on outdoor…
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Cord-Cutting, Ballooning Fees Doom Legacy Cable Sports Model
The decline of the legacy RSN model recalls Ernest Hemingway’s description of the mechanics of stumbling into bankruptcy, inasmuch as the phenomenon has happened…
Tubi Launching 10 Free Live Sports Channels in Fox Collaboration
Fox Corp. is looking to leverage Tubi, its free-streaming outlet, as a new way to monetize a whole bunch of its sports-programming rights and content, Variety…
UFC Aims to Slam Online Pirates With Tougher Federal Copyright Law
UFC 264, headlined by Dustin Poirier defeating Conor McGregor, generated as many as 1.8 million pay-per-view buys, with revenue in the ballpark of $125 million. Less…
YES App to Live Stream NYC Playground Basketball
The YES App, the streaming service of YES Network that launched in March, will live stream basketball games from the iconic New York City streetball courts at…
Disney Plans to Spread Sports Further Beyond ESPN
An increasing amount of what ESPN does isn’t going to be seen on good ol’ ESPN. As Variety reports, Sunday Night Baseball has been a mainstay of the Disney sports…
Buzzer Lands Jordan, Gretzky and $20 Million in Series A for Live Streaming App
As part of a $20 million Series A raise, streaming sports discovery app Buzzer has added more than…
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