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USA Sports and The Horse Racing League (HRL) has announced a partnership to air all three inaugural HRL race days live on USA Network in 2027. “We’re excited to partner
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and technology giant IBM have agreed to a five-year extension of their long-standing commercial and technical partnership, ensuring IBM remains the Official Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Partner of the US Open Grand Slam tournament through 2031.
DIRECTV and DAZN have signed a multi-year distribution agreement for local telecasts of Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs games. The games are available
The San Antonio Spurs have named Sinclair Broadcast Group their new over-the-air media partner, bringing Spurs basketball to local fans beginning with the 2026-27 season. Twenty-two games will be broadcast
The Miami HEAT have announced a television broadcast partnership with My15 WTCN in West Palm Beach for the 2026-27 season. The agreement began Friday, Oct. 16, when the HEAT played
The St. Louis Blues and Gray Media have announced a multi-year partnership to simulcast 10 Blue Note+ telecasts over-the-air on First Alert ABC (Channel 32) in St. Louis and 10
Advent, a global experiential design and technology company, has partnered with the Tampa Bay Rays to design the Rays Ballpark Experience Center, opening in early 2027 at Westshore City Center in Tampa. The one-of-a-kind destination will offer fans, sponsors and premium partners, both current and…
RHStv and Red House Streaming have announced an expansion of their partnership with Peak Events, streaming the Myrtle Beach Fall Showdown — a two-game series between Clemson and Coastal Carolina
The University of Utah has opened a new broadcast production facility at its Language and Communications (LNCO) building, designed and integrated by Diversified. The facility is capable of supporting in-venue
The Memphis Grizzlies, DAZN, and WATN/ABC24 have announced a partnership to simulcast 15 regular season Grizzlies games free over-the-air on ABC24 during the 2026-27 season. The games will also stream
Nexstar Media Group and DAZN have announced a partnership to simulcast 15 regular season Indiana Pacers games on Nexstar television stations and free on DAZN simultaneously. The simulcasts begin Friday,
Creator Sports Network (CSN) and FAN.live have announced a partnership giving CSN’s network of more than 2,000 vetted creators access to live 3D NFL broadcasts rendered from official NFL data
Prominent Los Angeles-based esports organisation Sentinels has partnered with food delivery platform Uber Eats to deliver a fan watch party experience at the team’s headquarters, known as SEN HQ.
SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) in partnership with Major League Baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the second annual live Spanish-language Pirates telecast in celebration of Roberto Clemente Day. El día de
TMRW Sports in partnership with the LPGA, today announced multiyear U.S. media rights agreements with ESPN and Scripps Sports/ION to bring WTGL, the new women’s team golf league, to fans
The Memphis Grizzlies have announced a multi-year partnership naming DAZN as the exclusive home for Grizzlies basketball across the Mid-South. DAZN will stream 78 of the 80 announced 2026-27 regular
World Team Tennis (WTT) has announced a broadcast partnership with USA Sports, the sports division of Versant. USA Sports will air all six of WTT’s live matches exclusively on CNBC
Yahoo Sports and Apple TV have announced a partnership to deliver alternate broadcasts of select Friday Night Baseball and MLS games on the Yahoo Sports website and app, featuring commentary
EverPass Media has announced a multi-year commercial distribution agreement with Netflix, expanding on an existing partnership that has delivered NFL Christmas Day games and Netflix-exclusive boxing events to bars and
The Orlando Magic and Gray Media have announced a partnership to telecast approximately 70 regular season games for viewers in Gainesville, Panama City, and Tallahassee during the 2026-27 season. All
