Tag: sports streaming

Hub Entertainment Research’s latest survey shows sports fans have access to more games than ever, but fragmented rights across broadcast, cable, and streaming have made figuring out where to watch increasingly frustrating. The findings highlight the growing importance of discovery…

Ilitch Sports + Entertainment is launching Detroit SportsNet, a new network that will carry local broadcasts of the Detroit Tigers and Detroit Red Wings while offering a direct-to-consumer streaming service for $19.99 per month or $189.99 annually. MLB Media will…

Apple’s expanding Apple TV’s distribution by allowing Roku users to subscribe directly inside The Roku Channel using Roku Pay, letting viewers sign up and watch Apple’s originals, films, documentaries, and live sports without downloading the standalone Apple TV app. The…

Amazon Web Services is moving deeper into live sports production with Elemental Inference, an AI system that automatically reframes live and on-demand broadcasts into vertical video and generates highlight clips within six to 10 seconds of latency. Fox Sports and…

The NFL is rumored to benegotiating a one-year, four-game regular-season package with YouTube. The short-term deal would give the league real-time data on pricing, ad demand, reach, and technical performance while preserving leverage across multiple bidders including Netflix and Amazon…

YouTube TV has begun rolling out lower-priced, genre-based bundles that give subscribers multiple downgrade paths without sacrificing core product features. The new Sports, Sports plus News, Entertainment and Family plans highlight YouTube TV’s growing leverage with programmers and its focus…

Disney finalized its acquisition of NFL Media in exchange for a 10 percent stake in ESPN, giving the NFL ownership in a key broadcast partner. Bob Iger declined to comment on how this changes ESPN’s rights position or editorial independence.…

UFC 324 became the most watched exclusive live event in Paramount+ history, pulling in an average live streaming audience of 4.96 million. The January 24 event drew 7.18 million global households and peaked at 5.93 million concurrent streams. It also…

Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery clarified in a 519-page proxy filing that AEW will remain with Discovery Global. HBO Max, which currently streams AEW, will go to Netflix. AEW’s programming is expected to shift to Turner Sports’ upcoming streaming app…

ESPN’s takeover of NFL Media, part of a broader deal granting the NFL a stake in the network, could receive regulatory approval as early as April, according to Front Office Sports. The timing is critical, as ESPN is set to…