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PHF, ESPN extend rights deal through 2023-24
The Premier Hockey Federation has extended its domestic rights agreement with ESPN for two years through the 2023-24 season
ABC to air NCAA women’s basketball title game
The 2023 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women’s basketball championship will be broadcast on ABC for the first time.
The game is scheduled for Sunday, April 2 at 3 p.m.
WNBA boasts of business success for 2022 regular season
The Women's National Basketball Association has recorded a 16 per cent domestic viewership increase this year across its national television partners from 2021, highlighting a multitude of successful business…
ESPN+ adds 500,000 subscribers to reach 22.8m
The Walt Disney Co. has announced that its flagship sports streaming service ESPN+ added 500,000 subscribers in the third quarter of fiscal 2022, reaching 22.8 million subscribers at the end of June
ESPN retains DFB-Pokal rights in US through 2026
ESPN has secured a multiyear extension with the German Football Association (DFB) for the exclusive United States media rights to the DFB-Pokal club competition through 2026.
ESPN extends Copa del Rey, Spanish Super Cup rights deals in US
ESPN has secured a multiyear extension with the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the rights to the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup in the United States
Euro 2022 final secures peak 1.2m audience in States
England's victory over Germany in the 2022 Uefa Women's European Championship final on July 31 drew an average audience of 971,000 in the United States, making it the most-watched soccer match on ESPN…
ESPN to broadcast Lake Placid’s World University Winter Games
US sports broadcaster ESPN has secured domestic rights to the 2023 World University Winter Games, which is being hosted in Lake Placid, New York
ESPN agrees two-season EFL rights extension in US
ESPN has reached an agreement to extend its US broadcast rights to the English Football League for another two seasons, SportBusiness understands
ESPN, beIN and DAZN deals secured ahead of inaugural PTO Tour event
The Professional Triathletes Organisation and its appointed IMG rights agency have sealed agreements with ESPN, beIN Sports, DAZN and various other broadcasters ahead of the debut PTO Tour event this weekend…
MLB sees viewership declines for Home Run Derby, Draft
Elements of All-Star Game event drop in viewers, but are still historically strong
Disney becomes latest US media entity to report record Upfront
Live sports plays a key role in historic sales total
Disney raises price of ESPN+ by 43 per cent
Move to $9.99 per month follows extensive push to add content to service
ESPN retains Tour de France rights in Latin America to 2027
ESPN has renewed its media rights in Latin America and the Caribbean to the flagship Tour de France and other marquee international cycling competitions for another five years
NHL sees sizable lift in Stanley Cup Finals ratings to historic norm
Walt Disney Co. sees strong viewership in return to NHL championship coverage
Boston Marathon to air on ESPN from 2023
The Boston Marathon will be broadcast nationally in the United States on ESPN starting in 2023 following a multiyear deal with the Boston Athletic Association (BAA)
ESPN nets Fiba rights in Australia till 2025
Pay-television broadcaster ESPN has secured a deal for exclusive rights in Australia to International Basketball Federation (Fiba) events for four years
World Lacrosse secures expansive global ESPN rights deal through 2023
World Lacrosse has secured an expansive international rights deal with global sports network ESPN, which covers a total of 246 games across three major championships through 2023.