USA

US College Sport
Finance & Law

NCAA president Charlie Baker has called on the US college athletics governing body to create ways for Division I schools to enter into name, image and likeness (NIL) deals directly with their athletes.
American Football
Media

Amazon Prime Video's Thursday Night Football (TNF) broadcast of the Seattle Seahawks-Dallas Cowboys NFL game on November 30 drew its best-ever audience with an average of 15.26 million viewers
Football
Events

Inter Miami has sold out its season ticket packages for the 2024 Major League Soccer regular season despite a large hike in the price of tickets
Mixed Martial Arts
Media

Disney-owned sports broadcaster ESPN has renewed its rights in the US to the Professional Fighters League mixed martial arts promotion
Winter Sports
Events

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has taken the unprecedented step of outlining its planned Winter Olympic Games hosts for the next 15 years, much to the disappointment and annoyance of Sweden.
Motorsport
Media

Nascar has signed seven-year domestic media rights contracts for its premier Nascar Cup Series with broadcasters Fox Sports, NBC Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports that will begin in 2025 and run…
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Jeff Shell, the former chief executive of NBCUniversal (NBCU), is to join US private equity firm RedBird Capital Partners to lead its sports and entertainment investment business
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Investors in FTX have filed lawsuits against Major League Baseball and the Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula 1 team for allegedly helping to push the sale of unregulated securities via the cryptocurrency exchange
Baseball
Industry Moves

Major League Baseball has hired Josh Clark as senior vice-president of content distribution as the league and its broadcast department wades through the ongoing regional sports network (RSN) turmoil
Football
Events

Doubts have been raised over whether or not a friendly match will go ahead in February in Riyadh between Cristiano Ronaldo's Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr and Lionel Messi's Inter Miami
US College Sport
Media

US college athletes competing in the Big Ten Conference are to be given the chance to build their personal brands and explore commercial opportunities via the use of digital media clips featuring them…
Golf
Governance

Tech-infused golf league TGL has been forced to push back its inaugural season to "early 2025" after the roof of the league's planned Florida venue suffered extensive damage from a power failure
Mixed Martial Arts
Finance & Law

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) has acquired rival promotion Bellator from Paramount Global in a landmark deal in the global mixed martial arts space
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The YMCA of Metro Atlanta has signed as the jersey patch partner to the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks in a purpose-led collaboration between the two entities.
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula 1 team Red Bull Racing is in advanced negotiations with international financial services company JP Morgan Chase about a sponsorship agreement, SportBusiness can reveal
American Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

The North America arm of Japanese automotive manufacturer Nissan has reaffirmed its commitment to the Tennessee Titans by acquiring naming rights to the NFL franchise’s new stadium.
Basketball
Sponsorship & Marketing

The National Basketball Association has announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with footwear and apparel retailer Foot Locker that makes the brand an official marketing partner in the US
Golf
Sponsorship & Marketing

The LPGA Tour Championship, the season-ending event on the US women's golf tour, is to increase prize money by more than 50 per cent next year thanks to a renewed and enhanced partnership with title sponsor CME Group, the derivatives marketplace.