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ACC/SEC Challenge college basketball tournaments established
The Atlantic Coast Conference and Southeastern Conference have partnered with ESPN to establish the ACC/SEC Challenge men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, which will debut in the the 2023-24 season.
Josh Rawitch on a new vision for the Baseball Hall of Fame
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Josh Rawitch, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Fisher and Russo also discuss Glazer family’s move to consider selling Premier League giants Manchester United, initial business results from the start of the 2022 men’s Fifa World Cup, Bob Iger’s return to lead the Walt Disney Co. and the impact on ESPN, revived dealmaking in youth sports, and Major League Baseball’s offseason free agency period.
Formula 1 sets US television audience record in 2022
Unprecedented audiences further solidify historic year of growth for property
ESPN’s Pitaro given additional duties in Iger-led reorg of Disney
Sports network to have prominent role in shaping new direction for parent company
Disney reinstates Iger as CEO in surprise move
Longtime company executive returns to the helm as Chapek is forced out just months after signing a contract extension
Jesse Cole on reinventing the notion of fan engagement
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview Jesse Cole, owner of the Savannah Bananas. Fisher and Russo also discuss the still-turbulent world of sports streaming amid a new batch of third-quarter earnings reports, the strategic merger between Major League Pickleball and the Vibe Pickleball League, the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX that has led to a bankruptcy filing and dissolution of some sports sponsorships, the National Basketball Association’s move to heighten its strategic investment activity, and deepened chaos for prominent social media platform Twitter under new owner Elon Musk.
ESPN, CBS Sports, Conference USA strike rights deal
Conference USA, a mid-tier player in the landscape of United States college sports, has completed a five-year multimedia rights deal with ESPN and CBS Sports that will increase accessibility to the conference…
ESPN seeks ways to expand sponsorship revenue to monetize renewed F1 rights in US
John Suchenski, ESPN’s director of programming and acquisitions, tells SportBusiness the network is considering having multiple presenting sponsors of both its pre-race and race telecasts going forwards.
Big 12 secures $2.28bn rights extension with ESPN, Fox Sports
Power Five college sports entity moves quickly under Yormark to solidify its future
E.J. Johnston on advancing a new form of ice hockey
In this week’s episode, podcast co-hosts Eric Fisher and Chris Russo interview E.J. Johnston, founder and chief executive of 3ICE. Fisher and Russo also discuss the first season for LIV Golf as it concludes, MSP Sports Capital’s deal with ESPN to acquire majority control of the X Games, new executives and funding for fantasy football-focused media entity The 33rd Team, the completion of Elon Musk’s $44bn purchase of Twitter, and Major League Baseball’s 2022 World Series between Houston and Philadelphia.
ESPN sells controlling interest in X Games to MSP Sports Capital
ESPN and New York-based private equity firm MSP Sports Capital announced a sale of ESPN’s majority interest in the X Games to MSP Sports Capital, with ESPN continuing to own a minority, non-controlling p…
Gillette to air mixed-reality commercial on ‘MNF’
Gillette, the Procter & Gamble-owned razor and personal care products company, will showcase its innovation hub GilletteLabs during ESPN's Monday Night Football broadcast at Gillette Stadium on October…
ESPN, Formula 1 confirm US rights extension through 2025
ESPN and Formula 1 have confirmed a three-year rights extension in the United States through 2025, in a deal which will keep all race telecasts on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN2 commercial-free
ESPN expands NBA deal in Australia
ESPN has expanded its media rights agreement in Australia with the NBA to add two live games per week that were previously on free-to-air public-service broadcaster SBS, starting from the upcoming 2022-23…
NYC Marathon to gain Spanish-language feed, enhanced tech
The TCS New York City Marathon will have a domestic Spanish-language broadcast for the first time this year, as the November 6 race returns to its full capacity of 50,000 runners for the first time in…
ESPN2 to air Wrexham’s FA Cup fourth qualifying round fixture in States
Welsh lower-league soccer club Wrexham AFC, which is jointly owned by Hollywood actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will significantly increase its reach in the United States on October 15 when the…
ESPN, DraftKings ‘close to deal’ over sportsbook partnership
ESPN and leading gaming operator DraftKings are close to signing an expansive sports betting partnership in the United States, according to multiple reports.
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Disney, Dish Network reach carriage deal to end brief blackout
Suite of channels including ESPN had gone dark on satellite service, Sling TV