- DirecTV Inks Deal To Keep Distributing NFL Sunday Ticket To Public Venues
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, May 26, 2023
While it lost the package's other rights to YouTube, DirecTV will ke ...
- NFL Fans Need 3 Streaming Services For All Games
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Thursday, May 18, 2023
Near-total coverage of most NFL games would cost a consumer about $1 ...
- Apple TV+, Sports Chief Pete Distad Is Exiting
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, May 11, 2023
Distad is the third senior Services executive to leave Apple since Januar ...
- UFC And WWE: Uneasy Tag Team Partners?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 5, 2023
There is viewership here -- and national TV ad dollars for lega ...
- Sports Rights To Reach $67B By 2028, Helped By 'Desperate' Pay-TV Platforms
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, March 23, 2023
Video streamers are also driving up prices amid mounting competition for audienc ...
- Sports Rights Fees Keep Rising, Even As Streamers Slow TV/Video Content Spend
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 23, 2023
Look out, sports TV-focused networks and streaming platforms -- sports rights a ...
- RSN Bad Plays: Local Pro Sports Teams' Retro Pull Back To Broadcast TV?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Pro sports teams are turning to the possibility of over-the-air broadcast ...
- AT&T SportsNet Woes: More Headaches For Regional Sports Networks
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Sunday, February 26, 2023
On the heels of Diamond Sports Group's financial issues, another Warner Bro ...
- NBA Renewed Diamond Streaming Deal Despite Possible Bankruptcy: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, February 20, 2023
If Diamond files for bankruptcy, it would violate one of the NBA ...
- Streamers Projected To Spend $8.5B Globally On Sports Rights In 2023
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, February 20, 2023
DAZN currently has a 54% share of global streaming sports rights, b ...
- DAZN Snags 10-Year Streaming Rights To NFL International Game Pass
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, February 8, 2023
The deal spans more than 200 countries and regions, excluding China. ...
- Bidstack Launches Dedicated Sports Division, Signs Deal With SimWin Sports League
Digital News Daily, Colin Kirkland - Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Bidstack's dedicated sports division aims to expand sponsorship and fan engagement ...
- McMahon Returns To WWE Board Of Directors, Talk Of A Sale Sends Stock Soaring
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 6, 2023
News of ousted WWE CEO Vince McMahon's return and the possibility ...
- Amazon Developing Standalone Sports Streaming App: Report
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, December 29, 2022
The plan -- said to be part of a strategy to yie ...
- YouTube's Pricey Deal For NFL Sunday Ticket: What's The Monthly Consumer Price Now?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, December 22, 2022
Now that YouTube has inked a massive multi-year deal for NFL Sund ...
- YouTube Reportedly In Talks For Rights To NFL Sunday Ticket
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 21, 2022
YouTube could gain exclusive rights to the National Football League Sunday Ticke ...
- Local Sports Teams' TV Contracts: What's The Value If Diamond Sports Files For Bankruptcy?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, December 21, 2022
Diamond Sports Group, which operates 21 Bally-branded networks, continues to have financi ...
- NFL Sunday Ticket Shocker: Apple Reportedly Out Of The Race
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, December 19, 2022
The decision leaves Amazon and YouTube to battle it out, according ...
- Fox, DirecTV Reach Deal, Averting Blackout
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, December 5, 2022
After public saber-rattling by Fox and pooh-poohing by DirecTV, the companies reach ...
- Higher Sports TV Carriage Fees: When Will Pay TV Providers Just Say No?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, December 5, 2022
Threatening to take away legacy TV sports content may be the la ...
- Record Sports TV Viewing Not From The NFL: Reason To Cheer - And For Alarm
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Two recent events showed strong results for non-NFL programming: College football a ...
- Iger's Disney Plan: Decentralize Creative Decision-Making -- And Cut Back On Sports Rights?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 21, 2022
Returning CEO Bob Iger's goal to put "more decision-making back in t ...
- FTX And Crypto's Crash: Is Marketing, Sponsorship And TV Advertising To Blame?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, November 18, 2022
Should we blame marketing, social media, and star appeal for the dramat ...
- Netflix Explores Live Sports Streaming
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, November 9, 2022
Some Netflix executives think the streamer should buy cheaper, lower-profile sports righ ...
- Fox Corp. Wins The Right To Buy FanDuel Option -- At A Hefty Price
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, November 7, 2022
Sports betting is seen as a key for future growth for ...
- ESPN Sells Its Majority Stake In X Games
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 27, 2022
ESPN keeps a minority stake, and continues to broadcast the games, und ...
- Major Sports Leagues Eyeing Possible Financial Buyout Of Sinclair's RSNs: Report
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Major professional sports leagues are eyeing a possible buyout of 19 region ...
- Higher Sports Rights Fees: Not Slowing Down On Linear TV -- Or Streaming
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, August 22, 2022
Several years from now, more sports will almost be assured of goi ...
- Big Ten Drops ESPN: Inks Record Deal With CBS, NBC/Peacock, Fox
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 19, 2022
The deals are reportedly worth more than $1 billion per year. ...
- NFL+ Launches, League Saw A 14% Rise In 2021-22 TV Ad Revenue
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 25, 2022
The NFL launches NFL+ today, as the NFL posted another TV ...