Streaming News
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says Sunday Ticket exclusivity “should remain as we go forward on DirecTV”
“The exclusivity [of Sunday Ticket] should remain as we go forward on DirecTV. We’re heavily invested in the NFL on DirecTV.”
Verizon partners with Google to resell YouTube TV to its customers
YouTube TV will not be exclusive to Verizon customers.
DAZN partnering with Uninterrupted for Canelo-Jacobs docuseries
DAZN is getting some original content.
DAZN has sold its Perform division to STATS LLC owner Vista, including Opta, RunningBall and Watch&Bet
STATS now has even more data, and DAZN now has more money to bid for rights.
Hulu Live and DirecTV Now viewers report CBS blackouts during the Masters on Sunday
Tiger Woods won his fifth Masters tournament on Sunday, and it was his first major victory since the...
ESPN adds more Big 12 rights, including every football championship game through 2024
ESPN is deepening its ties to the Big 12.
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
ESPN+ signs deal with U.S. Soccer for exclusive U.S. Open Cup rights through 2022
All U.S. Open Cup matches, including the final, are moving to ESPN+.
Tiger Woods will play a new series of matches on international Discovery/PGA Tour OTT service GolfTV
This brings up memories of Turner's The Match, but is with GolfTV instead, a OTT service not currently available in the U.S.
ESPN+ debuts second season of Draft Academy, following the draft prep of six top prospects
ESPN is clearly all in on the NFL Draft this year, with two separate shows covering the draft...
Bill Simmons and John Skipper on the Ringer-DAZN “three-month quickie marriage,” DAZN’s name, Jann Wenner and more
Simmons said "I think both of us found we had such a history together that was mostly really good and rewarding that it would be fun to work together again, even if it was in a pretty small way."
John Skipper tells Bill Simmons ESPN contract non-renewal was “because you weren’t going to stay,” Simmons says “that is true”
Skipper said "Look, in retrospect, we both in some ways looked a little petulant, foolish. And we would have been more dignified had we said 'Let's get in a room and figure what we're going to do here.'"
DAZN is close to selling off some of its Perform content unit to STATS owner Vista, is looking to fund further rights deals
DAZN appears to be raising money for rights deals by selling off some of its data operations.
Which streaming service is best for a sports fan after the latest round of price increases?
Streaming services are changing, and you should probably change with them.
Facebook, MLB cutting back their streaming deal for 2019 from 25 games to 6, removing exclusivity
MLB's deal with Facebook is coming back this season, but will be significantly different.
