North America
Liverpool strikes ticketing deal with US-based SeatGeek
Company now working with nine Premier League clubs
YouTube TV drops some Fox RSNs, YES Network from service
Yankees-controlled RSN blasts one of its partners in addition to Google-owned OTT platform
Concacaf’s Pellerano: Media proliferation lets everyone have their place
Football in the US is facing a unique opportunity to grow in the country now due to the proliferation of multiple media platforms for distribution, Concacaf’s chief commercial officer Heidi Pellerano t…
New US Open marketing effort part of broader USGA revamp
New branding campaign follows extensive outreach effort
Flagship tournament funds nearly 75 per cent of all USGA operations
Association looking to revive national championship after years of mishaps
Sacramento Republic appoints Elevate Sports Ventures ahead of MLS move
United Soccer League Championship team Sacramento Republic FC has appointed Elevate Sports Ventures to assist with ticket sales and other commercial initiatives ahead of the franchise's planned move to…
Daytona Speedweeks condensed ahead of Nascar schedule shake-up in 2021
The Daytona Speedweeks event at Daytona International Speedway is being condensed next year as part of a wider overhaul of the Nascar schedule
US Soccer signs multi-year partnership with Chipotle
The United States Soccer Federation has signed a multi-year partnership with restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill, which will be designated the official Mexican restaurant of the men's and women's national…
CPL names Derbystar its official ball provider
The Canadian Premier League has named German sporting goods manufacturer Derbystar as its official match-day and training ball provider.
MLS agrees Facebook deal for highlights packages
Major League Soccer is partnering with social media platform Facebook to bring highlights packages to Facebook Watch in 2020
Discovery invests €40m in sports production technology hub
International media company Discovery has opened a new technology hub in the Dutch city of Hilversum to store and distribute live sporting productions.
Discovery has invested close to €40m ($44.5
Live events drive Olympic Channel viewership at Lausanne 2020
Live events accounted for 71 per cent of all video views during the Olympic Channel’s coverage of the recent Winter Youth Olympic Games in the Swiss city of Lausanne, with viewers' average watch time i…
NBA, Fiba delay start of Basketball Africa League
Coronavirus outbreak prompts postponement of undetermined length
M. James Ward | Is lift-off likely for the Premier Golf League?
Veteran golf writer M. James Ward says the arrival of the Premier Golf League brings far more questions than answers to golf and the sports industry at large
NBC Sports sets new Olympics ad sales record for Tokyo 2020
US network tops 2016 Rio sales with nearly five months to go before Games set to start
New professional softball league to debut in US in 2020
A new professional softball league, called Athletes Unlimited, will debut in the United States in August, aimed at reviving the commercial fortunes of the sport
MLS signs Canadian sponsorship deal with Captain Morgan
Spiced rum brand Captain Morgan has expanded its relationship with Major League Soccer by signing a multi-year partnership to become the official rum partner of MLS Canada.
Major League Baseball names Google its official cloud partner
Major League Baseball has announced a multiyear deal with technology giant Google, in which Google Cloud will become the league's official cloud and cloud data and analytics partner.
NFL expands technology partnership with Microsoft to include Teams platform
The National Football League has expanded its partnership with technology giant Microsoft, in a multiyear deal