Sports
News and analysis of sports media rights holders, leagues, franchises and teams/clubs.
Veritone strikes licensing deal for ATP Media tennis archive
Veritone will provide archiving, cloud hosting, artificial intelligence processing and licensing services for ATP Media.
Fubo launches regional sports add-on to slimmer sports TV package
The plan, called My Local Sports, offers access to regional sports networks via the cheaper Fubo Sports plan, though no specific pricing was released.
Fubo will offer local hockey games in four markets
Hockey fans in Minnesota, Ohio, Missouri and the Carolinas will be able to watch locally-televised games from four teams through Fubo.
Detroit Pistons announce more broadcast partners for 2026-27 season
More than a half-dozen new broadcast TV partners will offer Detroit Pistons games on their stations this season.
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Football, Fox News dominate Nielsen’s most-recent measurement week
Football programming led Nielsen’s TV rankings during the most-recent measurement week; ESPN and Fox News dominated cable with its evening programs.
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Sacramento Kings drop long-time radio partner KHTK-AM
The Kings will make their radio broacasts available for free through the Kings Plus streaming platform and the Kings website; SiriusXM will also continue to offer those games.
Gray Media, DAZN to put 15 Cavaliers games on free local TV
DAZN has reached a deal with Gray Media to put more than a dozen regular-season games from the Cleveland Cavaliers on two local TV stations.
HappyKids adds MLB Clubhouse in first major sports league partnership
The deal marks HappyKids’ first partnership with a major sports league and gives MLB another distribution outlet for youth-focused content.
NBC beats Netflix in Week 1 NFL kickoff ratings battle
Netflix's U.S. viewership for its Week 1 game in Australia was lower compared to NBC's viewership for its Super Bowl rematch one day earlier.
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Hub: Younger fans fueling uptick in sports TV viewership
Viewers under the age of 18 are seven times more likely to watch sports on TV now than they were a year ago, according to new data.
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Ex-Fox Sports broadcaster Mark Sanchez to plead guilty in assault case
Sanchez faces charges including battery causing serious injury; it was not clear from court records what charges are involved in the guilty plea.
Apple TV partners with Yahoo Sports for altcasts of baseball, soccer games
The altcasts will promote Apple TV’s live sports packages and include direct links to the Apple TV app.