2+ hour, 2+ min ago   (699+ words) Major League Baseball (MLB) will produce local broadcasts for 15 teams during the 2026 season after the Los Angeles Angels and Detroit Tigers severed ties with regional sports networks (RSN) operator Main Street Sports. The Angels and Tigers were two of nine…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) Six more Major League Baseball (MLB) teams have formally cut their local broadcast ties to Main Street Sports, which operates the FanDuel Sports Network group of regional sports networks (RSN). The league's in-house media division will now produce Milwaukee Brewers,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (342+ words) Streaming services are expected to spend US$14.2 billion on sports rights in 2026, with Amazon Prime Video to be this year's highest spender, according to Ampere Analysis. The media analysis firm predicts that streamers will spend seven per cent more than…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (382+ words) Entertainment and ticketing firm Live Nation will sell the naming rights to River Plate's Estadio Monumental as part of a ten-year deal with the Argentinian soccer side. Starting on 1st January 2027, the partnership also includes exclusive promotion of live shows at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (562+ words) ESPN has completed a US$3 billion deal to acquire the National Football League's (NFL) media assets after receiving regulatory approval in the US. The Disney-owned sport broadcaster will now own NFL Media and, along with it, the league's RedZone whiparound…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1107+ words) Technology in sport has shifted from being a sideshow, a necessary evil or something that keeps the lights on, to becoming the single most important driving force within the industry. Digital innovations are raising standards on the pitch, creating growth…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (417+ words) FanDuel Sports Network owner Main Steet Sports has reportedly made new three-year deals to nine Major League Baseball (MLB) teams that ended their agreements with the regional sports network (RSN) operator last week. Main Street's MLB portfolio included the Atlanta…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) Nine Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises have terminated their local broadcast rights deals with regional sports network (RSN) operator Main Street Sports Group, according to multiple reports. Main Street, which owns the FanDuel Sports Network channels, has the local media…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (249+ words) Global spending on sports media rights is expected to exceed US$78 billion by 2030, an increase of 20 per cent on expenditure in 2025, according to Ampere Analysis. Ampere also noted that upcoming major rights renewals in the US would drive increased spending,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (581+ words) Major League Baseball (MLB) has agreed three-year domestic broadcast contracts with ESPN, Netflix, and NBC, with the league's MLB.TV streaming service integrated into ESPN's direct-to-consumer (DTC) platform. The deals, which expire in 2028, represent a short-term restructure of MLB's media…...