Turner Nabs U.S. Soccer Rights, Will Show Games on HBO Max
Turner Sports is returning to the world of soccer, locking up the rights to air U.S. national team home contests from 2023 through 2030. All of the games will be…
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WarnerMedia-Discovery Merger Gets Green Light From U.S. Regulators
The merger of AT&T’s WarnerMedia and Discovery has gotten the go-ahead from U.S. regulators, the companies announced Wednesday, clearing a last major hurdle for the…
DraftKings Signs NHL, Turner Sports Deals as Hockey Season Starts
DraftKings is deepening its relationship with the NHL as the league drops the puck on a new season—with new U.S. TV partners. The Boston-based gaming operator announced…
Disney, WarnerMedia Have Big Goals for Hockey: New TV Audiences
Fans of ESPN’s Monday Night Football might get something next week they won’t be expecting—a tribute to hockey. The Disney-backed sports-media giant expects to spend…
Turner’s ‘The Match’ Returns with Mickelson, Brady, DeChambeau and Rodgers
Turner Sports is bringing back its golf exhibition franchise The Match, this time with recent PGA Championship winner Phil Mickelson, 2020 U.S. Open winner Bryson…
WarnerMedia, Discovery Merger Could Push Netflix Into Sports
AT&T announced Monday that it intends to spin off WarnerMedia and merge the mass media conglomerate with Discovery Inc. under a newly formed publicly traded company…
NBA TV Adding Sports Betting Show as League Deepens Gambling Embrace
The NBA is launching its first live studio show dedicated to sports betting, a 30-minute program that will debut later this week on NBA TV and run through the first two…
Discovery-WarnerMedia Deal Could Change the Sports Streaming Game
The media industry’s enthusiasm for vertical integration seems to be in its dying throes, as Monday’s announcement that AT&T plans to spin off its WarnerMedia unit and…
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B/R’s First NFT: From Concept to $810,000 in Sales in 10 Days
On Feb. 25, executives at Bleacher Report began mulling the idea of selling the company’s first ever NFTs. Ten days later, the Turner unit’s drop of digital basketballs…
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Bleacher Report Calls on Influencers to ‘Redefine Sports’ at NBA All-Star Weekend
Bleacher Report is moving deeper into celebrity-driven sports, with a pair of youth-focused competitions that will stream live during NBA All-Star Weekend. On Friday…
Turnovers at Bleacher Report, HBO Max Strategy Spark Questions about WarnerMedia’s Plans for Live Sports
It was recently announced that Sam Toles (chief content officer), Alex Vargas (chief operations officer) and Miguel DeAvila (SVP of engineering) are all leaving Bleacher…
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