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The Orlando Magic announced today that DAZN will serve as the Magic’s exclusive direct-to-consumer streaming partner for the 2026-27 season. All Magic regular season games, excluding national exclusives, will stream
Fujifilm North America Corporation’s Optical Devices Division has announced the FUJINON UA94x8.7BESM (UA94x8.7), a box zoom lens for 2/3-inch sensor broadcast cameras. Initial orders are expected to ship by mid-October
ESPN has renewed its media rights agreement for the Secretaries’ Cup rivalry between the United States Merchant Marine Academy and the United States Coast Guard Academy through 2030. The five-year
Canon U.S.A. has announced upcoming firmware updates for its PTZ camera lineup, scheduled for availability in October 2026. Updates apply to the CR-N700, CR-N500, CR-N400, CR-N350, CR-N300, CR-N100, CR-X300, and
Telemundo has acquired exclusive U.S. Spanish-language media rights to the Serie A Championship, Coppa Italia, and Supercoppa Italiana for three seasons beginning with 2026/27 through 2028/29. Coverage will air across
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
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (MSE) announced that it has chosen walk-through scanning technology startup Xonar to provide security screening devices for Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., the first large pro arena customer win for the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Xonar. While other new…
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…
At Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, the leap into IPTV did not begin with a blank sheet of paper or ideas scribbled onto a napkin. It began with headaches: cable boxes,
New LED provides enhanced quality control, quicker show prep, detailed production execution AMB Sports and Entertainment (AMBSE), and specifically the individuals associated with Mercedes-Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, are always
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…
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
The San Antonio Spurs have announced DAZN as their exclusive direct-to-consumer media partner beginning with the 2026-27 NBA season. DAZN will stream all regular season games not selected for national
The Dubai-based company, which already works with U.S. operators including Crunch Fitness and UFC Gym, has big plans for the American gym market
EverPass Media has secured an expanded multi-year distribution agreement with Netflix to deliver the streaming giant's complete National Football League content slate to commercial establishments across the United States.
Gravity Media has announced a multi-year renewal of its agreement with Stawell Gift Event Management to produce the complete broadcast of the Powercor Stawell Gift through 2031. The renewal extends
Sony Pictures Television has launched Live TV on PS5, a free ad-supported streaming experience available to PS5 players in the United States. The service is accessible from the Media section
There are many round numbers that signal how dramatically Big Ten Network has grown as it enters its 20th academic year. There’s 2, as in only two major television providers
DAZN has announced an agreement to acquire EverPass Media, a commercial sports distribution platform serving bars, restaurants, hotels, and other venues in the U.S. The acquisition will serve as the
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
