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ESPN opts for two-man booth for Sunday Night Baseball
Shift to more streamlined broadcast team places more focus on Rodriguez
ESPN Brasil expands Spanish football portfolio with RFEF rights
ESPN has widened its portfolio of Spanish football in Brazil by adding three cup competitions to its coverage
NBA Experience forges bold new ground for fan development
Christian Sylt takes a look inside the NBA Experience, the new immersive basketball venue at Walt Disney World in Florida.
ESPN+ climbs to 7.6m paid subscribers following Disney+ launch
ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer sports streaming service, now has 7.6m paid subscribers, Disney chief executive Bob Iger revealed in a quarterly earnings call.
That is a huge climb from 3.5
LA Lakers’ Kobe Bryant tribute draws big audience for ESPN
The Los Angeles Lakers' first game following the death of Kobe Bryant, against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 31, averaged 4.41m viewers on ESPN, according to Nielsen figures.
ESPN+ set to land PGA Tour streaming rights
US sports broadcaster ESPN is close to agreeing a streaming rights deal with golf’s PGA Tour, according to the Associated Press.
ESPN postpones maiden Chinese winter X Games event
The X Games action sports franchise has become the latest organisation affected by China’s coronavirus crisis following a decision to postpone its inaugural winter edition in the country.
Mediapro ‘joins calls’ to reissue Argentinian Superliga international tender
Mediapro, the production and media rights agency, is said to have joined the growing number of broadcasters and agencies in calling for the Argentinian Superliga to reissue its international rights tender
Deadline extended for criticised Argentina Superliga international rights tender
Argentina’s Superliga, the top-tier of domestic football in the South American country, has extended the bid deadline in its tender process for international broadcast rights, with ESPN said to be one of…
College Football Playoff title game draws nearly 26m US viewers
Both title game, entire playoff series shows audience growth
ESPN+ adds Copa del Rey to extensive soccer portfolio in multi-year deal
ESPN+, ESPN’s direct-to-consumer streaming service, has gained the exclusive US media rights to Spanish soccer cup competition the Copa del Rey as part of a new multi-year agreement with the Royal Spanish Fo…
NFL generates 7-per-cent US ratings boost during Wild Card weekend
First weekend of playoffs continues audience gains for the league shown during the regular season
NFL finishes 2019 regular season up 5 per cent in US ratings
Audience boost is second in a row after two years of decline, and comes despite poor team performance in top three markets
MLS to enjoy record network TV coverage in 2020
Major League Soccer will have the most comprehensive US broadcast network schedule in league history in its 25th season next year
ESPN acquires NHL rights in 61 territories across Europe and Africa
ESPN Player, the OTT platform of pay-television broadcaster ESPN, will broadcast NHL ice hockey in 61 nations across Europe and Africa thanks to a new rights agreement announced today (Tuesday)
College Football Playoff set, SEC’s Sankey affirms support for four-team format
Power 5 conferences again dominate as college football semifinal field is set
NBA drops two Golden State Warriors games from national TV
The Golden State Warriors' dramatic slump in form this season has been compounded by the National Basketball Association taking two of the team's games off national television this month
ABC to broadcast five Euro 2020 matches
US broadcast network ABC will air five matches from the 2020 European Championship next summer. This will include two group stage matches, two round-of-16 games, and one quarter-final.