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LA Kings team up with iHeartRadio
Ice Hockey team the Los Angeles Kings and iHeartMedia Los Angeles have teamed up to create a new digital partnership
ESPN+ ‘gains more than one million subscribers in first five months’
ESPN+, Disney's sports streaming service, has gained more than one million paying subscribers in its first five months, the company announced on Thursday.
Uefa: Fans will become ‘directors’ of sports coverage ‘within a few years’
Fans will become the directors of the sports coverage they receive on media platforms ‘within a few years’ as the media markets evolve faster than ever before, Guy-Laurent Epstein, marketing director of …
Infantino ‘doesn’t understand US sports system’, US Club Soccer’s Payne says, as pro/rel row continues
Kevin Payne, the chief executive of US Club Soccer, reacted angrily to the recent claim by Fifa president Gianni Infantino that the US should be one of the top three football nations in the world at league…
Twitter’s treasure trove of data helps target specific audiences
Twitter is helping to reach under-served sports audiences and is also providing greater value to both advertisers and sponsors says Laura Froelich, head of US content partnerships at the social media company
Caporale: US major leagues should relax investment rules
Bob Caporale believes the US major leagues should relax their rules around investment in their teams and franchises
Despite targeting US market, Bundesliga won’t play a match abroad
Bundesliga International chief executive Robert Klein confirmed Germany’s top football league won’t stage a regular-season match abroad – unlike its Spanish counterpart – but stressed the US is the le…
Sports team ownership is industry hot spot, says Baker
Charles Baker, co-chair of O’Melveny’s Sports Industry Group, told delegates on the first morning of the SportBusiness Summit in Miami, Florida, that sports team ownership is a “hot, hot segment” fuelled…
Tebas: Fifa has “no decision to make” over LaLiga’s US match
LaLiga president Javier Tebas defended his plan to play a regular-season match in the USA against the concerns of Fifa president Gianni Infantino
NFL Hall of Famers demand health insurance – for themselves only
A group of Pro Football Hall of Famers are threatening a mass boycott of the annual induction ceremony unless all Hall of Famers get health insurance coverage and an annual salary
FedEx Cup winner to receive $15m as PGA Tour rings fresh changes
The PGA Tour is continuing its structural revamp with a series of changes to the post-season FedEx Cup
Amazon likely to diversify revenue growth streams
Tech giant Amazon is set to diversify its revenue streams in sport according to Wayne Sieve, executive vice-president at Thuuz Sports
Carolina Panthers owner stands up for NFL players who take a knee
David Tepper, the Carolina Panthers owner, has waded into the NFL national anthem controversy by stating that it is "dead wrong" to brand protesting players as unpatriotic.
Minor League Baseball players explore forming a union
Minor League Baseball players have become so fed up with their low salaries that they considering forming a union to force owners to improve their wages
Infantino criticises LaLiga’s US fixture, casting further doubt on game
Fifa president Gianni Infantino has criticised LaLiga’s plans to host a regular season fixture in the United States, saying that a domestic league’s home fixtures “should not be played in a foreign countr…
Green Bay Packers ‘grab and go’ concessions stand proves a hit
An innovative self-check-out concessions stand at the Green Bay Packers' Lambeau Field is reaping early rewards
Girona-Barcelona LaLiga fixture in Miami ‘hits stumbling block’
One day after Barcelona and Girona both signed a request for their LaLiga fixture in late January to be played in Miami, the initiative suffered a potential setback.
Orlando confirmed as host city for 2019 MLS All-Star Game
Major League Soccer confirmed on Thursday that Orlando will host the 2019 All-Star Game. The opponents and date will be announced in the coming months.
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