North America

American Football
Media

The return of the National Football League, combined with a strong slate of college games, drew major audiences across US television, including a record for Monday Night Football on ESPN
Ice Hockey
Sponsorship & Marketing

North America’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has signed up its first founder partner, a multi-year deal with Canadian Tire.
Multiple Sports
Media

Disney and Charter Communications have announced a new multi-year distribution deal that restores select Disney stations, including ESPN, to Spectrum's customers
US College Sport
Finance & Law

Oregon State and Washington State Universities, the two remaining Pac-12 schools following the mass exodus to three other conferences, have filed an emergency temporary restraining order against the collegiate…
American Football
Media

Pay-television operator DirecTV is to continue offering the out-of-market streaming service NFL Sunday Ticket in the United States territories of Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, despite having lost…
Multiple Sports
Sponsorship & Marketing

US venue development, advisory and investment company Oak View Group has teamed up with MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment Company to launch a new entity that will manage sponsorships for sports and entertainment brands and venues around the world.
Multiple Sports
Media

Disney has moved to put the pressure on Charter Spectrum to end their carriage dispute, highlighting two major sporting events that will not be available to the latter's customers
Multiple Sports
Fan Engagement

Takes, an innovative, all-encompassing sports experience app, today announced its official launch out of beta on the heels of a $1.4m (€1.3m) pre-seed raise. 
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Liberty Media, owners of Formula 1, has announced that it has purchased "greater than 90 per cent" of QuintEvents in a deal that values the US-based ticket and hospitality company at $313m (€292m).
Football
Media

US-based artificial intelligence software and services company Veritone has signed a multi-year extension with US Soccer, continuing its role as the archive of record and licensing partner for the federation's…
Football
Finance & Law

Manchester United’s share price suffered its biggest one-day decline following reports that the sale of the club by the Glazer family has been postponed indefinitely.
Football
Media

Lionel Messi's arrival in Major League Soccer sent subscriptions to Apple's MLS Season Pass soaring, according to new figures released. The tech company, in the first year of its 10-year, $2.5bn (€2.3
Football
Finance & Law

Hernan Lopez, the former chief executive at Fox International Channels, and the Full Play agency have had their convictions for attempting to bribe football officials in exchange for lucrative broadcasting…
US College Sport
Governance

The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) today (Friday) voted to add three schools to its league, including two more from the beleaguered rival Pac-12 which looks destined to fold in 2024
Tennis
Media

A number of Disney channels, including sports broadcaster ESPN, went dark yesterday (Thursday) for Charter Spectrum subscribers amid a dispute over the terms of a carriage agreement.
Baseball
Sports Betting

It was less than a year ago that Major League Baseball executives were bemoaning the sight of empty seats as the 2022 regular season closed with the league’s lowest attendance in a quarter of a century.
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Paramount-owned CBS Sports is close to selling out its ad space inventory for the 2024 Super Bowl, the showpiece finale to the National Football League season.
Ice Hockey
Finance & Law

The ownership group behind North America’s new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) has a business plan that covers at least a decade, according to Los Angeles Dodgers president Stan Kasten who is …