- Warner Bros. Discovery Teases Live Sports, News For Max, Reveals Timing of RSNs Exit
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, August 4, 2023
Max is now fully capable of delivering live programming, and WBD wi ...
- Sinclair's Q2 Revenues Sink 8%, Core Advertising Down 3%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 2, 2023
Sinclair Inc. had a tough Q2 period with revenue, including advertising a ...
- ESPN Possible New Owners: The Sports Leagues Themselves?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 25, 2023
According to a CNBC report, ESPN is talking with the biggest spor ...
- Roku Signs 1st Live-Sports Deal, For Formula E Races
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, June 27, 2023
The multi-year deal also includes continued airing of some of the rac ...
- Gen Z Fans Seek Social Experience From Watching Sports
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Tuesday, June 27, 2023
More than half of sports fans said streaming provides a better viewi ...
- Fox Corp.'s Mulvihill Takes New Senior Research Role
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 20, 2023
Fox Corp. has created a new senior executive research/data post with longti ...
- Sports TV Bundle Could Be Coming, Alongside One For General Entertainment: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Rising sports fees and cord-cutting are forcing sports TV and general entertainme ...
- World's Best Soccer Player Comes To The U.S.: TV Networks - Will Marketers Kick Better?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 9, 2023
Major League Soccer may see a major bump now that Lionel Mes ...
- Uneasy PGA-LIV Golf Merger: Where Does This Leave Sensitive TV Networks -- And Advertisers?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 8, 2023
Critics complain that the association of Saudi Arabia with professional golf ...
- 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 ...