TV mess: Ligue 1 pays toll for Messi and Neymar's PSG exits

A noticeable void now exists in the Paris Saint-Germain locker room where Lionel Messi and Neymar once occupied seats. Considering the ongoing challenges faced by PSG, Kylian Mbappe may soon be joining the ranks of those departing. And in additional to PSG, Ligue 1 has taken a hit. Soccer enthusiasts worldwide took a heightened interest […]

The National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) has reportedly reached new agreements for their broadcasting media rights. According to Sportico, ESPN, CBS, Amazon, and Scripps will all soon air NWSL matches. The top women's soccer league in the United States previously had a deal with CBS Sports. Nevertheless, this agreement is set to expire following the […]

Fz Sports, the parent company of Fanatiz, announced growth funding of $74 million. All of that is dedicated to expanding its TV rights to Latin American sports. A handful of partners contributed to this $74 million influx for sports rights. For example, 777 Partners, MEP Capital, Torneos, Serengeti Asset Management and Magma Partners contributed to […]

Cable subscribers to services like Comcast often pay exorbitant fees. It is one of the driving forces of the cord-cutting era. Not only are the cable contracts long and binding, but the fees pile up. Subscribers may not even know where some of those fees come from. Worse off, the providers might not even know […]

Serie A is struggling to land domestic broadcasting rights. The league's broadcasting rights, at both domestic and international levels, expire at the end of the 2023/24 season. However, as seen with the Premier League in 2022, leagues like to have their broadcast rights locked up some time in advance. The Italian top flight is entering […]

The Women's World Cup certainly has many people that watch every four years. By most accounts, that number continues to grow each time. Continued investment in the women's game benefitted the United States and its audiences. With more on-field success for the USWNT, more Americans tuned in. We are now seeing the same trend in […]

Fubo CEO David Gandler revealed some interesting developments in DVR technology. The streaming service exec recently spoke at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media, and Communications Conference on Wednesday. At the conference, as reported by The Streamable, Gandler claimed that his company will soon unveil new upgrades to DVR. “When all said and done, we’ll probably […]

Comcast is unveiling its own simplified version of cable offerings with Now TV, which will cost subscribers $20 per month. This is available to Xfinity internet subscribers and provides access to 40 channels, ad-supported streaming content and a Peacock subscription. Note that Comcast announced subscribers will lose free access to Peacock next month. Subscribers to […]

Sky Sports confirmed Graeme Souness did his final Premier League broadcast as Liverpool defeated Tottenham on Sunday. The former Liverpool midfielder and manager spent 15 years at Sky Sports following 20 years as a player and 20 years as a manager. Souness made a broadcasting name for himself with his 'no-nonsense' style of punditry. On […]

Between the USL Championship and USL League One, there will be 620 live matches during the 2023 season, all of which are available on ESPN and its platforms. Note that this does not mean ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC. Instead, the vast majority of these games are available on ESPN+, the paid streaming platform from ESPN. […]

Premier League television blackouts look set to stay in the UK. The English top flight has blacked out 3 p.m. local time games on Saturday afternoons for decades. Despite the English Football League (EFL) looking to scrap the blackouts, Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed that they will remain. "We’ve been proponents of […]