Category: Sports
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ESPN, Big South Rights Extension Keeps 800+ Events on Streaming & Linear Platforms
The college sports lineup on ESPN will continue to feature the Big South Conference after the two sides agreed to a multi-year extension. As part of the extension, the conference’s games will be available across ESPN’s platforms and make ESPN+ the exclusive digital home for Big South productions. The six-year deal runs through the 2030–31…
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NBCUniversal Spinoff Versant Expands Sports Portfolio, Adds WNBA in 11-Year Rights Deal
In a game-changing move, the WNBA and Versant begin a long-term media partnership beginning with the 2026 campaign. Under the new 11-year media rights deal, USA Network will air at least 50 WNBA regular-season and playoff games annually, anchoring a weekly Wednesday-night doubleheader as Versant builds out its sports and live-rights portfolio. The deal runs…
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Paramount+ Adds Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing in New Long-Term Deal
Paramount+ just added another major piece to its live-sports puzzle, giving subscribers more combat action. Earlier today, it was announced that the streamer will be the exclusive home for Zuffa Boxing (covering the U.S., Canada and Latin America), beginning in January 2026. The initial slate will include 12 Zuffa cards next year, with plans to…
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Update HBO Max Reportedly Loses AEW Exclusivity As WBD
Update: This story was based on a report by Ringside News which has since retracted its story. The good news is HBO Max will keep AEW but not exclusivity. Sean Ross Sapp of Fightful Select did confrirm to Cord Cutters News though that HBO Max has lost Exclusicity to AEW. Here is the original story:…
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Netflix Reportedly Wanted Major College Football Rivalry Game
Netflix reportedly attempted to expand its sports lineup by adding one of the most electrifying rivalry games in college football, with a strategy to “eventize” the sport. The scoop, first detailed by Puck News, would see the streamer try to acquire the rights for the Notre Dame–USC game. A deal would’ve allowed Netflix to gain…
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ESPN Unlimited to Stream 620+ College Hockey Games + Men’s & Women’s Frozen Four
ESPN is bolstering its fall sports lineup, as the company released its 2025-26 men’s and women’s college hockey schedule. During the upcoming season, more than 620 games will stream live on the ESPN app, including the men’s and women’s Frozen Four. The app and linear networks will air action from ECAC Hockey and Hockey East,…
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WWE Wrestlepalooza: What to Know About the First ESPN PLE, Match Card, Time, & More
WWE is making streaming history with Wrestlepalooza 2025, the company’s first-ever Premium Live Event to air on ESPN’s direct-to-consumer platform. The event will stream live from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Saturday, September 20, with the pre-show beginning at 5 p.m. ET and the main card starting at 7 p.m. ET. U.S. viewers will need…
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Disney+, ESPN Adds More NWSL Games With Rights Expansion
The National Women’s Soccer League just took a big step towards increasing its mainstream visibility with its new supplemental media-rights agreement. As part of the new deal, Disney’s ESPN is expanding its coverage of NWSL games for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The deal adds 16 regular-season games per year on ABC and ESPN networks,…
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Amazon “Optimistic” on Streaming the Super Bowl on Prime Video
Prime Video could be getting more Super, if tech giant Amazon can deliver the Big Game. At the Front Office Sports Tuned In summit, Jay Marine, Amazon’s VP and global head of sports, said he’s “optimistic” that the Super Bowl on Prime Video could become a reality, adding that it’s an ambition the streamer would…
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ESPN to Stream the 2025 WNBA Playoffs: Time, Schedule, Matchups & More
The 2025 WNBA Playoffs tipped off Sunday, September 14, and continue through the week. ESPN Unlimited will stream all the action. This year’s postseason promises high stakes, star power, and matchup drama from Game 1. For this season, the WNBA moved to a 1-1-1 first-round format (higher seed hosts Games 1 and 3) and expanded…