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Could ESPN still be the exclusive home of an expanded College Football Playoff?
ESPN executive Burke Magnus didn't rule out owning all the rights to an expanded playoff or sharing it with one broadcast partner.
ESPN’s future strategic options are looking increasingly bleak
According to one industry analyst, ESPN's future is looking rather grim at the moment as they struggle to adapt to a new media environment.
Netflix (still) won’t pursue live sports rights, focusing on ‘sports adjacent’ programming
Stop the presses: Netflix doesn't want live sports.
WNBA deal with Scripps Sports is a winning formula for both sides
How Scripps treats the WNBA may not be the lead storyline in 2023, but it’ll be just as important as any game we see all season.
FloSports SVP Phil Wendler talks their 2021 acquisitions and growth, and their plans for 2022
"There are a large number of sports communities that do not fit in mainstream sports media’s business model. We want to give these sports the love they deserve by leveraging our sport-specific channels, along with the deep resources our company and platform provide."
Media rights are North American sports’ largest source of revenue, hit new highs in 2018, and are set to keep rising through 2022
Media rights fees overtook gate revenue as the largest segment of North American sports revenue in 2017, and look to continue to rise.
Will Amazon provide a separate sports bundle in the near future?
One industry analyst predicts Amazon will start charging for an additional sports bundle by 2022.
Despite continued speculation, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings reiterates company has no interest in live sports, won’t run ads
"We have so much we want to do in our area, so we're not trying to copy others. ...There's lots of things we don't do. We don't do news, we don't do sports. But what we do do, we try to do really well."
Could ESPN try and regain some NHL TV rights in the next round of contract negotiations?
When NHL rights come up after the 2020-21 season, ESPN might try to get in on a split package.
YouTube TV grabs exclusive English media rights for LAFC
LAFC won’t be seen on TV in English except for games airing on national networks.
Teams expected to make more from local media rights than ticket sales in 2018
RSNs will continue to pay for content and that revenue will outpace gate receipts starting next year.
Don’t expect Silicon Valley to bid heavily on live sports
Are Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter and other tech companies willing to shell out crazy cash for live sports?
Netflix is adding subscribers at a pace that cannot be ignored by the sports world
They're not interested in live sports, but sports should look at Netflix for archived programming, documentaries and more.
Viewership outside sports took a hit in 2016-17 TV season, especially at Fox
The comments over the years about marquee sports programming being “DVR-proof” and key for networks’ ratings in an...
Can Amazon change the sports rights model?
The NFL is likely the first of several deals for live sports on Amazon
Analyst says live sports hours on ESPN have peaked, advertising growth will slow as a result
ESPN may have a hard time finding more marquee sports to televise, limiting advertising revenue growth.
