Sports
News and analysis of sports media rights holders, leagues, franchises and teams/clubs.
Altman Solon: Sports enters new growth cycle as viewing habits shift
Most sports executives have expressed optimism about the industry's short-term outlook, driven primarily by shifting fan consumption habits and stronger investor confidence.
DATA
Veritone renews licensing deal with U.S. Soccer
Veritone and U.S. Soccer have renewed their content archival and licensing arrangement for several more years.
ESPN to debut women’s sports block on Sundays
ESPN will air WNBA and NWSL games on Sunday in prime-time as part of a new women's sports block that replaces MLB games.
Comcast says 4K feed of Super Bowl matched latency of broadcast
Comcast says its RealTime4K feed of Super Bowl LX was on par with broadcast TV latency during the event, based on internal tests.
Scripps hires Oliver Gray to VP, Network Sports & Client Partnerships
The E. W. Scripps Company has hired a leading executive from sports brand Overtime to serve as its new Vice President of Network Sports and Client Partnerships.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
NBA sees higher TV ratings from NBC, ESPN under new rights package
NBA games are averaging 1.8 million viewers across the NBA's three TV partners, up 16 percent from last season.
RATINGS
Winter Olympic Games pull in strong numbers for NBC affiliates
NBC affiliates across the country are seeing viewership boosts thanks to the network's coverage of the Winter Olympic Games.
Globecast, Synamedia to help distribute Emirates FA Cup to broadcasters
Globecast and Synamedia have launched a cloud-based distribution workflow for the Emirates FA Cup on behalf of London-based sports marketing agency Pitch International.
Charge grabs 730,000 with Turning Point USA halftime show
More than 700,000 Americans watched some or all of Turning Point USA's halftime show on Charge last weekend, according to Nielsen data.
EXCLUSIVE
Super Bowl LX grabs 125 million viewers, doesn’t break TV records
Super Bowl LX attracted more than 130 million viewers, but failed to set overall viewership records for NBC and Peacock.
RATINGS
YouTube TV won’t get ESPN Unlimited until fall, exec confirms
YouTube TV subscribers will have to wait several more months before they can access ESPN Unlimited as part of their streaming TV plan.
FIRST ON THE DESK
Fox says sports, live news drove sign-ups to Fox One during Q2
Sports programming remains one of the core reasons why people are signing up for a Fox One subscription, but news consumers are stickier.
EARNINGS REPORT