Sports
News and analysis of sports media rights holders, leagues, franchises and teams/clubs.
Dish’s Sling TV stops offering Day Pass, Week Pass
Sling TV has removed a feature that allowed sports and news fans to subscribe to a handful of channels for as little as 24 hours.
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Nexstar inks deal with DAZN to bring Indiana Pacers games to broadcast TV
The games will be simulcast on Nexstar-owned television stations and streamed free through DAZN.
Nashville Predators games coming to Fox’s Atlanta TV station
Fox and Scripps Sports are partnering together to bring Nashville Predators hockey games to the Atlanta market.
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Fox Deportes marks 30 years with new sports rights, studio shows
The new programming lineup launched September 1 and expands the network’s soccer analysis, sports news, debate and youth-oriented programming.
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.