USA Sports Joining Versant as a New Brand for Their Sports Portfolio
USA Sports encompasses all sports properties and programming on Versant platforms including NASCAR, PGA TOUR, Premier League, WWE, WNBA, USGA, R&A, LPGA Tour, PGA of America, Atlantic 10 Basketball, DP World Tour, Augusta National Golf Club, College Golf, and League One Volleyball (LOVB). In total, USA Sports will present more than 10,000 hours of event, […]
Are Microdrama Productions more than just a Fad?
As shoots dry up for features and episodic TV in Los Angeles, there have been a few big-money bets placed by Hollywood veterans that soapy, short “vertical” stories are the next big thing — even if some see the format as a fad. Microdramas might be produced on micro budgets, but some veteran Hollywood executives […]
Apple TV Making Moves to be a Major Player in the Streaming Universe
A “vibrant” rebrand, a major bundling pact with NBCUniversal and a blockbuster $750 million deal to nab Formula 1 from ESPN signals a new effort for the tech giant to put its imprint on Hollywood. Apple’s foray into streaming entertainment has been a slow build, with Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht essentially building a […]
With Soccer’s Popularity on the Rise, U.S. Open Cup Rolls Out Largest Production in Tournament History
U.S. Soccer, CBS Sports, NEP team up for the final and the 95 matches leading up to it As the longest-running soccer competition in the U.S., the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup has a special place in the hearts of the country’s soccer fans. The 110th edition of the tournament, which concluded last week with […]
UFL changes 3 cities as new investor shares bullish vision for spring football
Mike Repole isn’t daunted or discouraged by the long odds facing pro spring football as a business model. The sports business entrepreneur is simply wired a bit differently, and wants to show it as the newest investor in the young United Football League.
TV News Industry Continues to Convulse with Layoffs at CNN and Planned Cuts at NBC
CNN announced it is laying off 6% of its staff, or about 210 employees, in a memo sent to employees Thursday. NBC News is also planning layoffs this week, although the scale will be much smaller than those at CNN. Newsrooms around the U.S. are reorganizing around digital audiences as fewer people watch cable and […]
FOX Sports and LIV Golf to enter multi-year media rights agreement
FOX Sports and LIV Golf have announced a multi-year media rights agreement that will deliver live coverage of LIV Golf League competition to viewers throughout the U.S., beginning this February with the start of LIV Golf’s third official League season.
Disney to merge Hulu with Live TV business with Fubo
Fubo agrees to drop its antitrust lawsuit over Venu Sports, and accept a $220 million settlement while agreeing to build out Disney’s sports and broadcast streaming product.
Warner Bros Discovery sets stage for potential cable deal by splitting operations
Warner Bros Discovery on Thursday decided to separate its declining cable TV businesses such as CNN from streaming and studio operations such as Max, laying the groundwork for a potential sale or spinoff of its TV business as more cable subscribers cut the cord.
Media Deals Outlook: “Pent-Up Demand” to Fuel Big Year in 2025
Expect big M&A moves in the media-telecom sector, a closely-watched forecast from accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers says.