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Broadcast & Streaming · 22 Sept 2026 · US

ESPN Enters Ring in WWE Streaming Lawsuit

It’s not often that sports businesses petition to join lawsuits as defendants in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit, but ESPN has successfully done so. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish last Friday granted ESPN’s motion to intervene in Diesa & Toback v. WWE, a case brought by two adults, Michael…

Sportico
Broadcast & Streaming · 13 July 2026 · US

Vizrt Graphics Power Netflix MVP MMA Event at Intuit Dome

Vizrt has announced that its graphics technology was used by broadcast design agency Girraphic for Netflix’s debut MVP MMA event, broadcast live from the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles. Girraphic

Sports Video Group
Partnerships · 19 Mar 2026 · GB, US

Top Rank lands on DAZN with major multi-year broadcast deal

American boxing promotion Top Rank has signed a new multi-year broadcast partnership with global sports streaming platform DAZN. The deal sees the promotion join DAZN’s boxing portfolio, bringing Top Rank’s roster of fighters and its extensive library of past fights to the platform. The partnership…

Sport Industry Group
Partnerships · 19 Feb 2026 · GB, US

DAZN and Matchroom sign new five-year deal

Sports entertainment platform DAZN has officially signed a new five-year agreement with Matchroom Boxing, extending the long-term partnership between the two organisations across the United States and the United Kingdom. Under the renewed terms, DAZN has guaranteed a global schedule of more than 30…

Sport Industry Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 11 Feb 2026 · US

Paramount and CBS Partner to Air UFC 326

Paramount+ and the CBS Television Network will partner to air UFC 326: HOLLOWAY vs. OLIVEIRA 2 live on Saturday, March 7, from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, marking the first UFC event ever

Sports Video Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 11 Feb 2026 · US

News: NHL media rights, Paramount-WBD, Angels and more

The following article "News: NHL media rights, Paramount-WBD, Angels and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The NHL has reportedly approached ESPN and TNT Sports about media rights renewals; Paramount has updated aspects of its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery; and…

Sports Media Watch
Partnerships · 1 Dec 2025 · US

UFC Makes Paramount+ Debut on Jan. 24 with UFC 324

Paramount and the UFC announce their first live event together, kicking off a partnership as Paramount+ becomes the exclusive home of UFC events in the U.S. and Latin America. On

Sports Video Group