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NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
Set of five landmark pacts nearly double league's annual US media rights
ESPN set for Europa League rights award in Brazil
The Brazilian arm of global sports broadcaster ESPN is set to renew its exclusive rights to the Uefa Europa League
ESPN picks up NRL rights across Africa
International sports broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Africa to the NRL Australian rugby league competition
Landmark NHL deal amplifies strategic shift for ESPN, Walt Disney Co.
A new seven-year rights deal with the National Hockey League showcases the Walt Disney Co.'s heightened corporate priority on streaming, with ESPN+ and Hulu each playing crucial roles in the agreement and its planned distribution of games. SportBusiness' US editor Eric Fisher reports.
NHL, ESPN ‘poised to secure’ seven-year US media-rights deal
The National Hockey League and ESPN are reportedly close to agreeing a seven-year media-rights deal in the United States.
According to Sportsnet, the deal would include the Walt Disney Co
ESPN demonstrates Bundesliga commitment with extensive Der Klassiker coverage
ESPN is demonstrating its commitment to the Bundesliga with extensive coverage of the high-profile Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund match this weekend, highlighted by "Der Klassiker" being aired on the…
Disney ‘pushing back’ on NFL desire to double rights fees
The Walt Disney Co. is reportedly pushing back on the National Football League's desire to charge domestic rights partners double the amount they have been paying to broadcast games
Team follows Brazil with Uefa club competitions rights tender in Latin America
Latin America is the latest territory in which invitations to submit offers have been issued for Uefa club competitions broadcast rights from 2021-22 to 2023-24
Belgian league nets ESPN+ exposure in wider deal across Americas
Live coverage of Belgian football’s Jupiler Pro League is to be shown in the US on subscription streaming service ESPN+ as part of a wider five-year agreement with the Disney-owned broadcaster.
ESPN extends US rights deal for New Zealand’s NBL
New Zealand’s National Basketball League has secured an extended media-rights deal in the United States with ESPN following an agreement to showcase last year’s Sal’s NBL Showdown for the first time.
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ESPN+, Cricket West Indies seal five-year media rights deal
ESPN+ has expanded its cricket coverage by striking a five-year agreement with Cricket West Indies for exclusive media and digital rights in the United States to all West Indies international home matches a…
ESPN signs contract extensions with Rodriguez, Vasgersian
"Sunday Night Baseball" announcer team remains in place amid MLB rights negotiations
NFL game on Nickelodeon proves to be substantial hit
Youth-oriented TV production likely to be soon replicated
Ajax-PSV breaks Eredivisie viewership record on rebranded ESPN
Sunday afternoon's Dutch Eredivisie fixture between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven broke a viewership record on rebranded ESPN's first weekend of broadcasting the league, attracting an average of 1
Le Batard, Skipper forming media company
Popular American sports talk radio personality Dan Le Batard is teaming up with former ESPN colleague John Skipper to create a new media company, according to multiple reports
NFL ends 2020 regular season down 7 per cent in ratings
Despite large viewership, league sees ratings erosion due in part to news consumption
ESPN’s Ravens-Titans Wild Card MegaCast to include ESPN+ betting-infused stream
ESPN's first National Football League Wild Card MegaCast, featuring the Baltimore Ravens-Tennessee Titans clash at Nissan Stadium on January 10, has been expanded to include a sports betting-infused stream…
The Muppets integrated into ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast
The Muppets, a Walt Disney Co