ESPN

Multiple Sports
Media

US sports broadcaster ESPN is reported to be considering introducing a service whereby it would direct users to other streaming platforms in an effort to position itself as the “TV guide of live sports”.
Motorsport
Media

Formula 1 has renewed its media rights agreement in Latin America and the Caribbean with sports broadcaster ESPN until the end of the 2025 season
American Football
Media

The third edition of the XFL, a spring alternative American football league, has underperformed in its opening broadcasts of the season. The league holds a broadcast deal with Disney and ESPN
Ice Hockey
Media

The National Hockey League, domestic rights-holder ESPN and Disney Channel have created a first-ever live, animated NHL game telecast that will feature the Washington Capitals and New York Rangers on March…
Wrestling
Media

Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has acquired rights in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands to the All Elite Wrestling promotion
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

Walt Disney Company chief executive Bob Iger has said that the company is "not considering a spin-off" of its flagship sports broadcaster ESPN during the question and answer portion of Disney's first-quarter…
Boxing
Events

YouTube star turned professional boxer Jake Paul is set to fight undefeated boxer Tommy Fury in a bout on February 26 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Polo
Media

Globo Polo Entertainment (GPE), the USPA Global Licensing Inc.’s (USPAGL) entertainment and media subsidiary, has extended its US rights deal with ESPN for another two years, until the end of 2024.
NFL
Media

League finishes the 2022 regular season down slightly in domestic viewership, but several linear networks posted audience gains
American Football
Media

Blowout victory by Georgia proves to be significant audience drag
Football
Media

Sports broadcaster ESPN has extended its rights deal in Brazil for the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup
American Football
Stadia

The XFL's Vegas Vipers will play home games at the 10,000-capacity Cashman Field, which is predominantly the home venue of United Soccer League Championship club Las Vegas Lights
US College Sport
Media

ESPN posts year-over-year growth for pair of dramatic contests
Football
Media

Major League Soccer has announced a four-year, English- and Spanish-language domestic rights deal with Fox Sports starting with the 2023 season, ending a long-standing partnership with ESPN which had carried…
Football
Media

Major League Soccer will potentially only have Fox Sports as a domestic linear rights partner in the United States in 2023 after both ESPN and TelevisaUnivision reportedly declined to carry select, non-exclusive…
Motorsport
Media

Short-track motorsport series Superstar Racing Experience and ESPN have announced a multiyear media rights deal that will begin in the summer of 2023, with races on six consecutive Thursday nights at 9…
Basketball
Media

League looks to ramp up its promotion of Christmas Day slate of games
Pickleball
Media

Growing sport gains further commercial lift with broadcast network exposure