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NFL owners approve flexing of Thursday Night Football
National Football League owners have voted to approve limited flexing of Thursday night games to Sundays
Inter’s Champions League semi-final win nets record Italian audience
Inter Milan’s victory over city rivals AC Milan in last night’s Uefa Champions League semi-final second leg generated Italy’s highest free-to-air audience of the season for a club football match.
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TV8 lands rights to all-Milan Champions League clash
TV8, the free-to-air channel of pay-TV broadcaster Sky Italia, has secured rights to the all-Milan Uefa Champions League semi-final first leg
DirecTV showing Yankees’ Prime Video broadcasts at commercial locations
DirecTV for Business has reached an agreement with Amazon Prime Video to distribute the entire 20-game slate of New York Yankees Major League Baseball regular-season games being shown on the streaming…
NFL owners to vote on Goodell extension, flexible TNF scheduling
The annual meeting of National Football League franchise owners continues today (Monday), with an extension of league commissioner Roger Goodell's contract and flexible scheduling for Thursday Night Football…
FFF buoyed by results of Ligue 1 referee microphone trial
The French Football Federation (FFF) has hailed the successful experiment of equipping the referee with a microphone for Friday’s Ligue 1 game between Olympique Lyonnais and Nantes.
Amazon retains Champions League package in Italy, Sky ‘closes in on remainder’
Online retail giant Amazon has retained its package of broadcast rights in Italy to first-pick Wednesday evening matches from the Uefa Champions League in a new deal covering the 2024-27 cycle
SportsGrid launches 24-hour betting channel on Amazon’s Freevee
Content and technology company SportsGrid and Amazon Prime Video have reached a global distribution agreement for Amazon's Freevee to the launch SportsGrid Network FAST channel, which will be the first…
PBR joins docuseries wave with Prime Video’s ‘The Ride’
The Endeavor-owned Professional Bull Riders has joined the ever-increasing sports docuseries wave with the eight-episode The Ride, which will premiere later this year on Amazon Prime Video in more than…
Amazon and J Sports acquire rights in Japan for World Baseball Classic
Amazon Prime Video and J Sports have acquired media rights in Japan for the upcoming World Baseball Classic national team competition
Uefa club competition broadcast rights to hit Italian market early next year
The Team Marketing agency will next month initiate the bidding process for broadcast rights in Italy to Uefa club competitions from 2024-25 to 2026-27
FFT ethics body backs free-to-air French Open access following Amazon debate
The ethics committee of the French Tennis Federation (FFT) has ruled that the most important matches from the French Open should be shown on free-to-air television after the controversy surrounding the…
Global value of sports media rights hits $55bn, to top $60bn by 2024
The global value of sports media rights reached $55.07bn (€52.37bn) this year and will break the $60bn barrier in 2024 as high-profile deals, including the new National Football League and Indian Premier League domestic rights contracts, take full effect.
Amazon and DAZN retain Champions League rights packages in Germany
Amazon has retained its package of Uefa Champions League broadcast rights in Germany from 2024-25 to 2026-27 and will continue to be able to offer a first-pick Tuesday-evening match
Amazon Prime Video to distribute Barcelona docuseries
The Amazon Prime Video streaming service has secured exclusive distribution rights to a new documentary series focusing on Spanish LaLiga club FC Barcelona
Overtime Elite expands reach with Amazon Prime Video deal
Overtime Elite (OTE), the startup basketball league for top high school-aged prospects, has significantly expanded its domestic and international reach by securing a global streaming rights deal with Amazon…
Amazon develops US daily sports-talk show slate
Amazon Prime Video is developing a daily slate of sports-talk shows in the United States that will further the online retail and streaming giant's presence in content, with the programming airing from…