What the ESPN Buyout of NFL Network Really Means | NFL Owns the Media
The ESPN buyout of NFL Network, RedZone, and NFL Fantasy gives the NFL a stake in ESPN—and unprecedented control of how football is covered and sold.| SportsEpreneur
Soccer—or football, depending on where you live—is a global game. But five leagues dominate the conversation. The Premier League, LaLiga, Serie A, Bundesliga, and Ligue 1 set the standard for depth, talent, audience, and identity. Here’s our 2025 ranking, based on data and vibe—not just hype. We weighted each factor: Depth of Teams (30%) – ... Read more The post Top 5 Soccer Leagues in the World (2025 Rankings: Depth, Players & Vibe) appeared first on SportsEpreneur.| SportsEpreneur
The NFL doesn’t just dominate Sunday afternoons. It dominates the balance sheets of nearly every major media company. From YouTube to Netflix, ESPN to Peacock, CBS to FOX to NBC — everyone is paying billions for the right to host the NFL’s most valuable inventory. Call it “media rights.” In practice, it looks more like ... Read more The post The NFL’s Partner Web: Inside the $100B Media Rights Deals That Protect the Shield appeared first on SportsEpreneur.| SportsEpreneur
The ESPN buyout of NFL Network, RedZone, and NFL Fantasy gives the NFL a stake in ESPN—and unprecedented control of how football is covered and sold.| SportsEpreneur
Paramount-owned network to show two Sunday evening games per week as part of multi-year agreement. The post NFL expands UK FTA presence with Channel 5 Sunday evening games appeared first on SportsPro.| SportsPro
Streamer will offer coverage without a subscription in key markets. The post DAZN to show live NCAA college football and basketball across UK, Europe and MENA appeared first on SportsPro.| SportsPro
Spend surges 122% over the past decade as lucrative rights deals fuel growth. The post US sports rights spending hits US$30.5bn in 2025 appeared first on SportsPro.| SportsPro
Broadcaster recently missed out on rights to UFC’s flagship events. The post ESPN ‘eyes deal’ to integrate UFC Fight Pass into DTC platform appeared first on SportsPro.| SportsPro
German top-flight Bundesliga is first major European soccer league to hand rights to content creators as part of wider overhaul.| SportsPro
Baseball league’s media rights reshuffle reportedly set to leave tech giant out of the picture as ESPN closes in on MLB.TV| SportsPro
LFP Media chief says DTC streaming service Ligue 1+ has already matched what DAZN achieved over entire 2024/25 season.| SportsPro
Nascar’s landmark domestic broadcast rights contract has shifted into gear, but has the seven-year deal done enough to convince the doubters?| BlackBook Motorsport
Steve Phelps says streaming platform will "bring a fresh approach" after its success with NFL Thursday Night Football.| BlackBook Motorsport
Phoenix Raceway averaged 2.82 million viewers for the first cable race of the 2025 Nascar Cup Series season.| BlackBook Motorsport
Deal from 2025/26 to 2029/30 will see nearly all matches from English women’s soccer top flight broadcast live.| SportsPro
Premier League could seek to increase inventory to drive up the value of its media rights deals by scrapping the blackout.| SportsPro
BlackBook Motorsport analyses the situation with next season's Nascar charter agreement so far and what could happen next.| BlackBook Motorsport
National Football League (NFL) faced a huge bill after original ruling it had artificially inflated price of Sunday Ticket.| SportsPro
French soccer’s top division ends its extended rights sales process after agreeing new five-year broadcast deals.| SportsPro
