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Sports

News and analysis of sports media rights holders, leagues, franchises and teams/clubs.

Anaheim Ducks promotional graphic.

Anaheim Ducks to distribute games on free broadcast, streaming TV

The Anaheim Ducks are leaving Bally Sports West and will offer their regular-season games through free broadcast and streaming TV in Los Angeles.

The logo of Fubo TV appears on the marquee outside the Times Square studios of ABC television in New York City. (Photo via LinkedIn, Graphic by The Desk)

Fubo CEO said company would go bankrupt if Venu Sports launched

The sports-focused streaming service projected revenue losses of as much as $95 million and the possibility of being delisted from the NYSE by the end of the year.

A sound technician with ESPN helps produce a telecast of a football game.

ESPN promotes two executives, warns of impending layoffs

ESPN has promoted two executives to more senior roles as part of a broader internal restructuring at the sports network.

(Stock image, Graphic by The Desk)

NBA seeks dismissal of WBD’s lawsuit over telecast rights

The professional basketball league says WBD's offer was not substantially the same as one made by Amazon for games on Prime Video.

Tourists photograph the Olympic rings at a public venue during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Photo by J. P. Bennett)

Toyota to reprise role as presenting sponsor of Paralympic Games on NBC

NBC Universal says it has seen a 60 percent increase in ad buying against the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games compared to the competition held three years ago in Tokyo.

The logo of Bally Sports. (Logo courtesy Sinclair Broadcast Group, Graphic by The Desk)

Diamond Sports renews deal with NBA, NHL for Bally Sports channels

The deal covers 13 NBA teams and 9 NHL teams; two NBA teams will stop having their games broadcast by Bally Sports.

A promotional image for Awful Announcing's Play by Play podcast.

Awful Announcing debuts sports media podcast “Play-By-Play”

Awful Announcing is transforming its unique flavor of reporting, analysis and commentary from written articles to the spoken word.

A stock image of a football.

WBD reveals commentators for Mountain West games on TNT Sports

TNT Sports has announced its commentator lineup ahead of its opening week of Mountain West football coverage.

By:
Warner Bros Discovery (press release)
Cristiano Ronaldo. (Still frame via YouTube)

Ronaldo YouTube channel smashes subscription record

Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo grew his YouTube channel to 1 million subscribers in just 90 minutes, smashing the platform's growth record.

An app tile for Comcast's streaming service Peacock appears on a streaming television device. (Courtesy photo)

Peacock grabs 2.8 million subscribers during first week of Olympics

Peacock managed to grab around 3 million new subscribers during the first week of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, according to Antenna.

An Amazon Kindle eBook on a Peloton bike.

Kindle e-books, DirecTV Stream land on Peloton bikes, treadmills

Peloton bikes and treadmills now have access to Amazon Kindle e-books and live TV channels through DirecTV Stream.

Tourists photograph the Olympic rings at a public venue during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, France. (Photo by J. P. Bennett)

Olympics help increase total TV time in July, Nielsen says

Streaming accounted for more than 40 percent of all TV consumption for the first time since Nielsen began tracking that data.

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