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DirecTV has accused Disney of negotiating in bad faith, as their carriage dispute enters a second week and intensifies ahead of the return of the NFL's Monday Night Football
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Disney and DirecTV failed to agree on a licensing deal, leading to Disney-owned channels — including ESPN and ABC — going dark Sunday night in the middle of US Open broadcasting and just before a marquee col…
Tennis
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ESPN has renewed its rights to the US Open in a long-term 12-year deal that will run to 2037 but sees the United States Tennis Association assume host broadcast duties.
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The much-anticipated launch of Venu Sports, the joint sports streaming venture from Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been delayed following a ruling by a US District judge
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Walt Disney's combined streaming business was profitable for the first time in the third quarter, helped by ESPN+, as the US entertainment giant moved back into the black
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The price point for Venu Sports, the highly anticipated joint sports streaming venture from Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been set at $42.99 (€40) per month.
Basketball
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The huge $76bn (€70bn), 11-year contracts sealed by the NBA with Disney, Comcast and Amazon give the trio the right to air their inventory in international markets, it has emerged, meaning that Sky will hold rights in several European markets.
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Aside from the huge financials on offer, SportBusiness delves into what this landmark rights deal means for stakeholders across the US sports industry.
US College Sport
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US college sport's Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) has been ordered to hand over its media-rights agreements to Florida State University (FSU), which is continuing its break-away bid
Ice Hockey
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The National Hockey League will be entering into rights negotiations with prospective broadcasters in Canada from a position of strength after the deciding game of the Stanley Cup Final drew record audiences…
Football
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A total of 79 FA Cup matches each season will continue to be streamed exclusively on ESPN+ in the US market for four more seasons after the Disney-owned broadcaster reached a renewal agreement with IMG.
Basketball
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Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut on ESPN2 and Disney-owned streaming platforms drew an average of 2.1 million viewers, generating the highest viewership of a league game since 2001 and best ever for ESPN.
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Disney is confident of retaining its National Basketball Association rights ahead of a new deal that would begin in 2025, chief executive Bob Iger has declared
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Lando Norris' first Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix on May 5 drew the largest live audience for an F1 race in the United States with 3.1 million tuning into ABC's telecast
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FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Basketball
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CBS Sports has signed a new rights deal with the Women's National Basketball Association, which SportBusiness understands runs for two years, as it prepares for record network coverage of the league in 2024.
Basketball
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The NCAA women's basketball championship game drew a record-shattering 18.7 million viewers, peaking at 24 million as South Carolina won a second title in three years.
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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.