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MLB awarded $6m in Dominican Republic TV rights payment feud
Major League Baseball has been awarded more than $6m (€5.1
NFL, YouTube extend content partnership
The National Football League and Google-owned streaming service YouTube have announced a partnership renewal that will bring more league content to the NFL's official YouTube channel
Patriot League seals multiyear digital rights deal with ESPN+
The Patriot League has reached a multiyear media rights deal with ESPN, which makes direct-to-consumer platform ESPN+ the conference's exclusive digital home for live and archived sporting events, starting…
USGA considers rotation of US Open venues
The United States Golf Association is considering a formal rotation of sites for the US Open men's golf major championship
IndyCar to stage Nashville street race in 2021
The NTT IndyCar Series has added a street race in Nashville, Tennessee, to its schedule next year with the inaugural Music City Grand Prix on August 6-8, 2021
NBA Draft shifted to November 18
New date increases likelihood of 2021 start to league's next season
Big Ten football to resume in October
After five weeks, Power Five conference reverses course on 2020 season
HBSE brings in David Gould as inaugural chief diversity and impact officer
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, owners of the National Basketball Association’s Philadelphia 76ers and National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils among other properties, has named David Gould as th…
ITHF unveils interactive fan voting experience, BNP Paribas partnership
The International Tennis Hall of Fame has added a new interactive element to its fan voting initiative, which is being sponsored this year by French international banking group BNP Paribas
LPGA Tour cancels Asia swing due to Covid-19
The Ladies Professional Golf Association has called off all four events of its Asia swing in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic due to the quarantine requirements in place with crossing country borders
Turner Sports unveils blockchain sports video game brand Blocklete Games
Turner Sports has entered the blockchain ecosystem with the debut of the innovative online sports video gaming brand Blocklete Games
DraftKings signs exclusive deal with NFL Giants
Team-based deal extends aggressive run for gaming company
NFL TV ratings deliver mixed view in Week 1
Fox Sports sees meaningful audience gains while other networks struggle
US wildfires impact sports industry
Wildfires raging through the United States West Coast have resulted in a pair of additional pro game and event adjustments, with more potentially to come
Eagles secure multiyear partnership with Fox Bet
The National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles have struck a multiyear partnership with Fox Bet, the sports betting brand created by Fox Sports and The Stars Group
Ticketmaster aligns with VenueNext on mobile commerce
Tech partnership will help enable further expansion of digital ticketing
MLB finalizes plan for neutral-site postseason
Latter three rounds of playoffs to be concentrated at ballparks in Texas, California
CBS All Access to be rebranded as Paramount+ in 2021
CBS All Access, the streaming home of the Uefa Champions League and Europa League as well as the National Women's Soccer League in the United States, will be rebranded as Paramont+ in 2021