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Apple raises prices on streaming services
Apple has implemented a set of price increases for its its streaming service Apple TV+, Apple Music, and its bundle package Apple One, continuing a wave of inflation across the streaming landscape
Rights deal for NFL Sunday Ticket now expected by year’s end
Talks with Apple potentially complicated by philosophical differences
MLS local broadcasts come to uncertain end for announcers
This past weekend not only marked the conclusion of the 2022 Major League Soccer regular season but it also meant the final local television broadcasts as the league transitions to its 10-year global rights…
Patrick Crakes on navigating a transforming media landscape
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Patrick Crakes, principal of Crakes Media. Fisher and Russo also discuss Robert Sarver’s decision to sell the National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Suns and Women’s National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Mercury, Apple’s sponsorship of the National Football League’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, the upcoming 2022-23 National Hockey League season, the debut of sports-focused investment firm Velocity Capital Management, and the infusion of Apple TV+ series Ted Lasso into the sports industry.
Apple gains sponsorship rights to Super Bowl Halftime Show
League completes five-year agreement with technology giant
Amazon, Apple ‘passed on’ LIV Golf media rights deal in US
Technology giants Amazon and Apple both reportedly passed on the opportunity to become the media rights partner of Saudi-backed startup LIV Golf in the United States, highlighting the difficulties the…
Eric Fisher | Garber, MLS look to reshape state of sports media with Apple deal
SportBusiness US Editor Eric Fisher explores the ramifications of Major League Soccer's dramatic global media rights agreements with Apple worth at least $2.5bn (€2.4bn) and how it adds to the legacy of league commissioner Don Garber.
Ameeth Sankaran on the storytelling and opportunity of Religion of Sports
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Ameeth Sankaran, Religion of Sports chief executive. Fisher and Russo also discuss Major League Soccer’s landmark global media rights agreement with Apple, the ongoing ownership dispute involving Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, historic revenue for the National Hockey League during the 2021-22 season, the formation of a new sports investment firm by industry veterans Don Cornwell and Jonathan Nelson, and David Blitzer’s acquisition of an equity stake in MLB’s Cleveland Guardians.
MLS strikes landmark 10-year, $2.5bn Apple TV+ global rights deal
Major League Soccer has secured a landmark, 10-year global rights deal with tech giant Apple worth at least $2.5bn (€2.4
MLB sets extensive plans for Jackie Robinson Day
Nationwide celebration to mark 75th anniversary of historic event
Apple TV+ renews World Surf League docuseries for second season
The World Surf League has secured a second season of its Apple TV+ docuseries Make or Break, which will make its debut on the global streaming service on April 29
Marc Badain on Oak View Group’s bold plan for Las Vegas
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Marc Badain, lead executive on Oak View Group’s dramatic arena and entertainment complex planned for Las Vegas, Nevada. Fisher and Russo also discuss a recently completed stadium funding plan for the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills, a $100m financing round for trading card and collectibles company Collectors Holdings Inc., Sorare’s expanding presence in the United States through a new agreement with Major League Soccer, college basketball’s Final Four, and the forthcoming debut of Major League Baseball games on Apple TV+.
Mets plan ‘full-court press’ to alert fans of first Apple TV+ game
Slotting of planned Scherzer debut on streaming service has roiled team's fans
Labor deal now in hand, MLB looks to drive new revenue
Following the completion of a five-year collective bargaining agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association, MLB is actively seeking to develop a wide range of new commercial opportunities. US Editor Eric Fisher reports.
Lou DePaoli on forging new pathways with General Sports Worldwide
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Lou DePaoli, managing director at global sports consulting and management firm General Sports Worldwide. Fisher and Russo also discuss the new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association, MLB’s streaming rights agreement with Apple, continued developments with the Premier League’s Chelsea and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich, the National Football League’s season-long suspension of Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley for gambling offenses, and ownership moves for the Premier Hockey Federation’s Toronto Six and Boston Pride.
Apple strikes MLB rights agreement for Friday night games
Exclusive package of games to air on Apple TV+ streaming service
MLB, Apple in advanced talks regarding potential rights deal
Negotiations centering around weekday game inventory previously held by ESPN
Bidding accelerates for NFL Sunday Ticket
Out-of-market package remains of high interest to multiple suitors