CBS’ 70-Year Masters Run Is the Stuff Legends Are Made Of
“Jolly” probably isn’t a word that gets tossed around much on the grounds of the Augusta National Golf Club, although there’s a pretty solid chromatic argument for…
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YouTube Is Wildly Rich and Popular. That’s Bad News for Sports TV.
If it can be said that a company that can lay claim to nearly 12% of all U.S. video consumption has been flying under the sports-media rights radar, then YouTube is…
With NHL Deal Locked in, Rogers Eyes New Streaming Sublicense
While the NHL’s new 12-year, $7.7 billion extension with Rogers locks in national media rights across all platforms, including TV, digital and streaming, the owner of…
Fox May Look to Bolster MLB Deal Following ESPN’s Exit
As ESPN and Major League Baseball begin warming up for the final season of their 36-year partnership, another legacy network may be taking a closer look at the live-game…
Fox Hopes to Take an Even Bigger Bite of the NFL in 2029
A month after commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters that the NFL’s option to exit its current media rights contracts in 2029 presents an “incredibly valuable”…
ESPN, MLB Showdown Looms as Bristol Nears ‘Flagship’ Launch
The 2025 Major League Baseball season unofficially got underway this week as pitchers and catchers began shaking off the rust at venues across Florida and Arizona. Hope…
Red-Hot Ad Market Helps ESPN Offset Impact of Rising Rights Fees
Exiting the Venu Sports joint venture will cost Disney approximately $50 million, but that’s a drop in the bucket compared to what the Mouse House spends on the rights…
ACC Brass Approve Extension of ESPN Rights Deal Through 2036
ESPN is exercising an option to extend its media rights deal with the ACC, a move that will keep the partnership in place through 2036. The ratified extension was…
NBC’s NBA Deal Costs More Than Its NFL Package. Yes, It Makes Sense.
A cross-conference collision between the Indianapolis Colts and Minnesota Vikings rarely lends itself to anything worth characterizing as a “rivalry,” but Sunday night’s…
Warner’s NBA Juggernaut Wobbles as Zaslav Hypes DTC
As much as talk about the impending loss of TNT’s NBA rights package was largely sidestepped during Warner Bros. Discovery’s third-quarter earnings call Thursday, the…
WBD Takes $9.1B Impairment Charge as NBA Hopes Fade
Warner Bros. Discovery’s failure to secure a renewal with the NBA has already begun to have a disruptive impact on operations, as the company today disclosed that it has…
Warner Bros. Discovery Confronts Hard Court Battle With NBA
If precedent is anything to go by, Warner Bros. Discovery’s bid to retain ties with the NBA by way of a lawsuit would appear to be doomed to failure. But given the…
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