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On the eve of ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener, chairman Jimmy Pitaro said the network’s sports-rights portfolio is now stronger than it’s ever been, before leaving…
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred on Sunday night said the league was closing in on a deal to cover the final three years of its legacy TV contract with ESPN. Manfred…
UFC Deal Puts Paramount+ on Fast Track for Big Subscriber Gains
Just days after Skydance closed its $8.4 billion merger with Paramount, the newly reconfigured media giant has closed out a rights deal that should position its…
UFC Eyes Netflix as Paramount-Skydance Deal Nears Close
“Anything is possible,” is how Dana White recently characterized the UFC’s ongoing pursuit of a new media-rights deal, and while the head of the mixed martial arts…
Vice TV’s Live Sports Pivot Kicks in With a Weekend Smorgasbord
Since Vice Media first announced that it would be steering into sports at the close of last year, the outlet hit paydirt out of the gate with a pair of original…
NBA’s National TV Rights Rise Forces RSN Playoff Demise
If the NBA’s ownership class remains justifiably delighted about the league’s new $76 billion rights package, that’s not to say that sacrifices weren’t made in order to…
CBS’ 70-Year Masters Run Is the Stuff Legends Are Made Of
“Jolly” probably isn’t a word that gets tossed around much on the grounds of the Augusta National Golf Club, although there’s a pretty solid chromatic argument for…
YouTube Is Wildly Rich and Popular. That’s Bad News for Sports TV.
If it can be said that a company that can lay claim to nearly 12% of all U.S. video consumption has been flying under the sports-media rights radar, then YouTube is…
With NHL Deal Locked in, Rogers Eyes New Streaming Sublicense
While the NHL’s new 12-year, $7.7 billion extension with Rogers locks in national media rights across all platforms, including TV, digital and streaming, the owner of…
Fox May Look to Bolster MLB Deal Following ESPN’s Exit
As ESPN and Major League Baseball begin warming up for the final season of their 36-year partnership, another legacy network may be taking a closer look at the live-game…
Fox Hopes to Take an Even Bigger Bite of the NFL in 2029
A month after commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters that the NFL’s option to exit its current media rights contracts in 2029 presents an “incredibly valuable”…
ESPN, MLB Showdown Looms as Bristol Nears ‘Flagship’ Launch
The 2025 Major League Baseball season unofficially got underway this week as pitchers and catchers began shaking off the rust at venues across Florida and Arizona. Hope…
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