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News · 2 Sept 2026 · US

Kalshi Stops Its Sports Injury Betting Markets at CFTC’s Request

Kalshi removed betting markets tied to athlete injury durations from its app on Tuesday. The prediction market company’s federal regulator, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), asked it to do so, a source at the agency told Sportico. As Sportico previously reported, the prediction…

Sportico
Broadcast & Streaming · 2 Sept 2026 · US

Amazon Expands Regional Sports Play With 6 NHL Team Deals

Amazon Prime Video announced Wednesday it will be the exclusive local streaming home for six NHL teams beginning this season as sports media titans engage in a new round of rights competition. The Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis…

Sportico
Broadcast & Streaming · 2 Sept 2026 · US

SoFi Stadium Completes Broadcast Infrastructure Upgrade

SoFi Stadium, YouTube Theater, and Hollywood Park have completed an infrastructure upgrade expanding game presentation and broadcast production capabilities across the nearly 300-acre sports and entertainment complex. The work was

Sports Video Group
Broadcast & Streaming · 1 Sept 2026 · US

Mountain West Opens Replay Operations Center in Las Vegas

The Mountain West Conference will open a new Replay Operations Center (ROC) at its Las Vegas headquarters on Saturday, August 29. The 600-square-foot facility features seven replay stations and connects

Sports Video Group
Esports · 31 Aug 2026 · US

“It’s just not sustainable”: Tier 2 esports orgs discuss the shocking finances and player poaching that comes with (finally) reaching the LCS

The North American Challengers League – North America’s League of Legends Tier 2 system – is in its home stretch. Six teams remain in the NACL Summer Playoffs, but the prize isn’t merely a trophy. The top two teams qualify for the League Championship Series’ promotion-relegation tournament, set to…

Esports Insider
Esports · 28 Aug 2026 · US

Esports World Cup sees volume rise at Kalshi, but MSI and IEM remain biggest events

The final week of the Esports World Cup saw record trading volumes on Kalshi. Over $95 million was traded across esports events in the last seven days of the tournament. This was up from $90 million the previous week. Volume exceeded $70 million every week of the tournament except for one, although…

Esports Insider
Partnerships · 28 Aug 2026 · CH, CN, DE

Shorts: Sportradar, Tottenham Hotspur, The EFA

Sportradar has expanded its partnership with Polymarket, extending its sports data, streaming and integrity services to the prediction market platform across more than 20 leagues and competitions. The expanded US agreement adds properties including the Bundesliga, Euroleague Basketball, Chinese…

Sport Industry Group