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The CW Network and WWE, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), have announced that all NXT Premium Live Events (PLEs) will air exclusively on The CW. Beginning with The
Thomas Riedel’s acquisition of Arri signals a strategic push to combine cinematic imaging with live broadcast expertise, opening new opportunities in sports and events while making a commitment to preserving
FloSports has announced exclusive streaming rights to four CrossFit competitions: Legends Del Mar: CrossFit Semi-Finals, Magic City Games, NorCal Classic, and the 2026 Masters CrossFit Games. All events will stream
FOX Latin America has acquired the programming and local production of the Tigo Sports Channel in Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. The acquisition includes sports content,
The approval of a reported $113 billion merger between Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Global is being framed as the creation of a “next-generation media and entertainment company.” But beyond Hollywood headlines, the deal signals something far more consequential for sport: a global media…
Ticket marketplace TickPick has acquired Momento, an app for music and sports fans to catalog their live event experiences. TickPick plans to continue investing in the service as a separate platform while adding features that mix sales infrastructure with a database of past event attendance. Beyond…
Playlist launches Kite, a SaaS platform built for multi-brand fitness franchises, months after closing its $7.5 billion merger with EGYM.
Wasabi Technologies announced that it has acquired the Lyve Cloud business from Seagate Technology. As part of the agreement, Seagate received equity in Wasabi and became a shareholder. Financial terms
TNT Sports has announced a multi-year agreement for U.S. media rights to the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Three events will air on truTV — the 24 Hours of Le
PSSI Global Services has announced the acquisition of Beagle Networks, a provider of IT infrastructure and onsite technical support for media and enterprise customers. Ryan Werber, Founder and President of
JWX has announced the acquisition of True Anthem, an AI-powered social publishing and distribution platform. The acquisition adds automated social distribution to JWX’s full-stack publisher platform, which covers content transformation,
AJA Video Systems has announced an agreement to acquire Comprimato, a live video encoding and processing software company. The deal will unite the two companies’ development teams behind AJA’s BRIDGE
Thomas Riedel, founder and owner of Riedel Communications and the Riedel Group, has acquired ARRI, the Munich-based premium manufacturer of camera and lighting technology for motion picture and live entertainment.
Bryson DeChambeau is spearheading an investor group that is acquiring Sportsbox AI, a company specializing in AI technology and 3D motion capture for mobile sports and fitness coaching and training applications.
Premium ticketing platform Seat Unique has acquired P1 Travel, a provider of tickets and hospitality packages for sporting events. The acquisition brings together two companies to create a global platform for premium live experiences. The move comes amid growing consumer demand for luxury…
The broadcast-technology provider’s unified strategy proves pivotal during 14-day domestic, global tournament After nearly two straight weeks of day-into-night baseball action, the World Baseball Classic will crown a new king
Scripps Sports and Ally Financial are partnering with the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) to broadcast its first game on national linear television in the United States. The PWHL Takeover
TNT Sports and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) have reached a multiyear deal for exclusive U.S. English language rights for all Men’s and Women’s tentpole tournaments to be showcased across
The following article "Netflix bows out of WBD bidding after Paramount offer is deemed ‘superior’" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Netflix has backed out of its pursuit of studio and streaming assets owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, declining to raise its offer Thursday after WBD deemed…
FaZe Esports’ parent company, GameSquare, has announced its acquisition of TubeBuddy, an AI-enabled optimisation platform for YouTube creators. Accounting for this new asset, the media conglomerate expects to generate $85 (~£63m) to $90m (~£67m) in revenue for the 2026 fiscal year, a gross margin…
