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News and analysis of sports media rights holders, leagues, franchises and teams/clubs.
ESPN to raise streaming prices in September
The cost of ESPN Unlimited will rise to $32 per month for all streaming-only sports fans by mid-September.
Gray Media to offer Atlanta Braves games in Spanish
Gray Media has signed an agreement with the Atlanta Braves to air two of its upcoming games in Spanish across more than a dozen Telemundo-affiliated stations in the southeastern United States.
Spectrum SportsNet LA expands into Cox markets after Charter deal closes
The channel brings locally-televised games from the Los Angeles Dodgers to Cox subscribers, who will soon have their pay TV package rebranded as Spectrum TV.
Survey: Live streaming now rivals sports as a multi-genre habit
Connected TV viewing is largely a shared, co-viewing experience, with viewers open to more ads during live content, according to a new survey by Magnite.
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ESPN co-founder Bill Rasmussen dies at 93
Rasmussen co-founded ESPN in the late 1970s from a building in Connecticut, influencing worldwide sports broadcasting for decades.
Comcast restores NFL Network, NFL RedZone to Xfinity TV
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, and it wasn't clear if Comcast will move the NFL Network to a lower-priced package.
Fox-owned Tubi grows to 110 million monthly active users
Premium programming and some live sports telecasts generated higher interest in Tubi over the past year.
Fox fiscal Q4 revenue juiced by World Cup interest, Tubi viewership
Separately, Fox executives said they will not be renegotiating their existing broadcast rights deal with the National Football League anytime soon.
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Disney’s ABC, ESPN sell out advertising inventory for Super Bowl LXI
The sell-through was achieved earlier than some of Disney's peer broadcasters in prior-year Super Bowls, despite not having the championship game for two decades.
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ESPN names five creators to document road to first Super Bowl telecast
The group will produce social-first content throughout the football season as ESPN prepares for its first Super Bowl telecast in February 2027.
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CBS Sports suspends NFL analyst Tony Romo after arrest
Romo was arrested and cited earlier in the week for driving while under the influence of alcohol and other alleged crimes.
DIRECTV, EverPass sign deal to keep NFL Sunday Ticket in bars, restaurants
The deal allows DIRECTV to offer its business customers access to NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL RedZone through the 2026 football season.
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