North America

American Football
Fan Engagement

Kansas City Chiefs is leading the National Football League's attempts to branch out to international markets after enjoying a huge rise in social media engagement following back-to-back Super Bowl wins.
Basketball
Media

The Women's National Basketball Association has extended its domestic broadcast deal with Amazon Prime Video for two years, with the platform airing 21 WNBA games each season, including the WNBA Commissioner's…
Multiple Sports
Technology

US digital media company Greenfly has announced the closing of equity investments of $14m, highlighting the growing importance of short-form digital content tech suppliers in the sports media sector.
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

Progressive Insurance has reinforced its top-three position in the US car insurance sector by extending its stadium naming-rights deal with baseball’s Cleveland Guardians through the 2036 season. 
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

Anheuser-Busch InBev's strategy to position Michelob Ultra as the aspirational sports beer of choice has been further cemented through the company's renewal of its sponsorship deal with the PGA of America.
Multiple Sports
Media

Regional sports network (RSN) owner and operator Diamond Sports Group has announced a multi-year distribution renewal with Charter Communications in a move that shows life beyond its Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Basketball
Media

The highly anticipated NCAA women's basketball Elite Eight matchup between Iowa and Louisiana State drew a record 12.3 million viewers on ESPN, eclipsing the record of 9.9 million during last year's clash between the same teams.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Endeavor, the sports and entertainment giant that owns the IMG agency and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) properties, is going private three years after listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Elevate has fully acquired Fenway Sports Management's Consulting Group, taking over the Boston-based company's client list and nine-person staff
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Liberty Media has targeted the Americas as the main growth region for MotoGP after striking a deal for Dorna Sports that values the series promoter and rights-holder at €4.2bn ($4.5bn).
Baseball
Sponsorship & Marketing

World Series champion the Texas Rangers has signed a home-town jersey patch deal, in more ways than one, with Dallas-based Energy Transfer
American Football
Media

The National Football League has announced two games in the 2024 season, including the league's debut game in Brazil in September, will be shown exclusively on streaming services, with Peacock and Amazon…
Football
Media

OneFootball, the streaming and media platform, and Yahoo Sports, the global sports news website, have teamed up to create a one-stop content shop for football fans in North America.
US College Sport
Finance & Law

Oregon State and Washington State have finalised their settlement over financial distributions with the 10 schools leaving the Pac-12 Conference, which will amount to $65m (€60m) withheld from the departing u…
Baseball
Stadia

Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics have hired global experiences company Legends to manage premium seating and ticket sales for the franchise's new ballpark in Las Vegas
American Football
Media

NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock has retained 71 per cent of the sign-ups it generated when it streamed the National Football League's AFC Wild Card Game
Motorsport
Events

The Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix has tapped Quint as its official hospitality sales partner, working through its F1 Experiences programme to provide luxury hospitality and club tickets for the second…
Mixed Martial Arts
Finance & Law

Ultimate Fighting Championship parent company TKO Group Holdings has reached an agreement to settle the claims brought against the company in two class action antitrust lawsuits and will pay out $335m…