Sports
News and analysis of sports media rights holders, leagues, franchises and teams/clubs.
Fubo begins offering personalized alerts during NBA playoffs
Fubo is testing the deployment of personalized sports notifications to better engage subscribers during the NBA Playoffs, and could roll the feature out more broadly during football and baseball season.
ESPN attracts 2.3 million prime-time viewers during Q1
aThe network's daily average minute audience was around 868,000 viewers, according to Nielsen ratings.
Gray Media to broadcast Military Basketball Association games
Gray Media will air Military Basketball Association games across its local TV stations and regional sports networks.
Samba TV: Nike, AT&T among brands that dominated March Madness
Year-over viewership of the NCAA women's college tournament declined without Caitlin Clark, both the men's and women's events still experience strong viewership.
Scripps expands women’s sports programming with new tournaments
The tournaments will air on Ion and some local Scripps Sports stations later this year, and are part of a broader play to attract viewers and ad buyers with can't-miss TV programming.
Stephen A. Smith downplays interest in presidential run
Stephen A. Smith doesn't want to be president.
TEGNA extends partnership with Cleveland Guardians
TEGNA has extended its 20-year partnership with the Cleveland Guardians that will see more baseball games from the team distributed on free over-the-air television this season
DAZN closes on $2.1 billion acquisition of Foxtel
Sports juggernaut DAZN has completed its blockbuster acquisition of Australian pay television provider Foxtel.
Looper: Streamers shrug off sports on apps
Most TV fans surveyed by the data analytics firm said sports weren't a determining factor in staying with or churning out of a streaming service.
Yankees exec thanks Trump, Carr after Comcast dispute passes
The head of the New York Yankees has thanked President Trump and FCC Chairman Carr after a carriage dispute with Comcast did not materialize.
NFL will stream Christmas Day game on Amazon’s Prime Video
Netflix and Amazon's Prime Video will share distribution rights to three National Football League (NFL) games played on Christmas Day, the league confirmed on Tuesday.
Comcast, YES Network reach last-minute distribution deal
Comcast and Xfinity TV will continue to offer the YES Network for a little while longer, according to a short statement from both companies on Monday.