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Venu Sports faces roadblock as judge delays launch
The much-anticipated launch of Venu Sports, the joint sports streaming venture from Walt Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery, has been delayed following a ruling by a US District judge
Big East renews with Fox, adds NBC, TNT in six-year rights deals
US college's Big East Conference has announced new six-year domestic media rights agreements with Fox Sports, NBC Sports and TNT Sports
Fox succeeds ESPN as Women’s Euro broadcaster in US
Fox Sports has announced that it will broadcast the 2025 Uefa Women’s European Championship, which will be held from July 2 to 27 in Switzerland.
IndyCar leaves NBC for Fox to secure blanket free-to-air coverage
IndyCar's new domestic media rights deal with Fox will ensure the open-wheel racing series remains on free-to-air television in the US, with every race set to air on Fox's national network
Pac-12 football signs CW, Fox Sports deals
The Pac-12 Conference, now down to just two teams, has announced a broadcast rights agreement with the CW Network and Fox Sports for its 2024 football season
Fubo, DirecTV lead fight for Congress hearing into streaming JV
FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
Fox Sports to air Premiership Rugby following MLR deal
Premiership Rugby will enjoy heightened exposure in the US market after Fox Sports agreed to air 10 matches, including the semi-finals and final, as part of a deal between the broadcaster and Major League…
Murdoch outlines 5m subscriber target for sports streaming JV
Fox chief executive Lachlan Murdoch has said that the yet-to-be-named sports streaming joint venture backed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery is planned to reach five million subscribers in its first five years.
US DOJ ‘to review’ ESPN-Fox-WBD streaming deal
The United States Justice Department (DOJ) is planning to scrutinise the new sports streaming service that Disney's ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch later this year over potential antitrust breaches.
Fox’s Murdoch: Streaming bundle focused on ‘cord-nevers’
Fox's new sports streaming service with ESPN and Warner Bros. Discovery that shocked the US media market this week will not affect its lucrative pay-TV business, executive chair and CEO Lachlan Murdoch has insisted.
ESPN-Fox-WBD to form US sports streaming behemoth
ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have announced plans to launch a joint venture streaming service later this year in a major consolidation of the US market
NFL networks net bumper audiences from Christmas Day fixtures
The National Football League's (NFL) Christmas Day triple-header was a television ratings success, attracting average viewership of 28.7 million
NFL opening weekend, college football score major US viewership
The return of the National Football League, combined with a strong slate of college games, drew major audiences across US television, including a record for Monday Night Football on ESPN
Fox Sports, DAZN deals bolster IMG’s Saudi Pro League distribution
Saudi Pro League rights deals with Fox Sports in the US, Canal Plus in France and sub-Saharan Africa, Sport TV in Portugal and a multi-territory agreement with DAZN are the standout agreements secured…
Fox remains confident in pay-TV structure, still holding out on DTC
Fox executive chairman and chief executive officer Lachlan Murdoch has emphasised the value of the pay-TV structure that Fox operates under but has not ruled out a direct-to-consumer plan down the road…
Fox Sports pivots WWC coverage after US exit nets 2.5m viewers
English-language coverage of the United States' defeat to Sweden at the Fifa Women's World Cup registered an average audience of 2.52 million viewers on Fox Sports
US World Cup draw with Netherlands sets ratings records with 7.94 million viewers
The United States women's national team's 1-1 draw with the Netherlands at the Fifa Women's World Cup set a group stage viewership record on English language broadcaster Fox in the US, with 6.43 million viewers and a peak of 8.45 million, while Telemundo's Spanish language broadcast attracted a non-World Cup final record 1.51 million viewers, making for a total of 7.94 million.
US women’s opener draws 6.3m viewers despite Messi clash
The United States women's national team's opening match of the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup against Vietnam drew a total domestic viewership of 6.26 million viewers across English-language coverage on Fox and Spanish-language coverage on Telemundo.