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Sports

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

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Venu Sports drafts execs from Paramount, FanDuel, SiriusXM to fill leadership roster

The eight newly-named executives are joining 150 others who are dedicated with developing and launching Venu Sports in time for football season.

U.S. Senator Lisa Smith of Minnesota. (Photo by U.S. Senate Democrats, public domain)

Minnesota lawmaker urges Comcast, Diamond Sports to hammer out a deal

A U.S. Senator says Comcast and Diamond Sports must return to the negotiating table, because her voters can't watch baseball on cable TV.

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Netflix approaches ESPN, CBS & NBC about producing Christmas NFL games

Some of the broadcasters have expressed a hesitancy to help Netflix produce their Christmas Day games.

Josef Newgarden drives around turn four of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during the 107th running of the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, May 28, 2023.

Fox grabs rights to IndyCar Series races, starting in 2025

Fox Sports has entered into a multi-year agreement to broadcast IndyCar Series races, starting in 2025.

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

Lawmakers: Venu Sports could harm sports fans, cable companies

Two members of Congress have sent a follow-up letter to Fox, Disney and Warner Bros Discovery seeking additional information about their sports-focused joint venture, Venu Sports.

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Fox to utilize Comcast’s FreeWheel for dynamic ads during college football games

Fox has tapped Comcast's ad tech solution FreeWheel for dynamic campaigns that will air during college football games.

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BBC will offer some Wimbledon matches in Ultra HD

The BBC has affirmed plans to offer a handful of live events from the Wimbledon Championships in ultra high-definition.

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Front Office Sports: Leaving Caitlin Clark off Team USA is snub for NBC

After recording the lowest-ever prime-time ratings for Olympics in 2021, NBC was hoping Caitlin Clark would help boost ratings this year — something that is unlikely to happen after Team USA decided to leave the basketball prodigy off their roster.

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WBD announces deal to bring French Open to TNT Sports in U.S.

Nearly 900 live matches will stream on Max, WBD said in a statement, while feature events will air live on the flagship TNT cable network.

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WBD lands French Open rights for TNT Sports, Max

WBD has inked a $650 million deal to bring the French Open tennis tournament to TNT Sports and Max in the United States.

The rings of the Olympic Games on display in London. (Photo by Ivan Bandura via Wikimedia Commons, Graphic by The Desk)

Most Americans plan to stream Olympic Games this summer

The sudden interest in streaming the Olympic Games correlates with a shift in consumption of video content on the whole.

The logos of Chicago-area professional sports teams.

Chicago pro sports teams to form new TV broadcast outlet

Chicago Sports Network will distribute Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox games on broadcast, cable and streaming TV platforms.

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