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ESPN Sells Controlling Stake In X Games To MSP Sports Capital,...

Variety reports: "ESPN has sold a majority stake in the X Games — its 27-year-old extreme sports event franchise — to private-equity firm MSP...

Netflix May Soon Livestream A Golf Tournament Featuring F1 Drivers And...

Engadget reports: "If you never thought that Formula 1 and pro golf could go together, Netflix begs to differ. The streaming service is said...

Merlin Strikes Multi-Territory Licensing Deal With TikTok Rival Kuaishou

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Merlin becomes the latest entity to partner with Kuaishou, following news of a licensing agreement with the short-form video platform...

NFL, DAZN Sign 10-Year Deal For International Game Pass Streaming Package

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "The National Football League and DAZN Group have signed a 10-year deal to deliver NFL Game Pass International to sports...

PlayStation Acquires Firewalk Studios, Team Developing ‘AAA Multiplayer’ Game

Game Informer reports: "PlayStation has acquired Firewalk Studios. The company announced this on a new PlayStation Blog, noting that it's been in a publishing...

NFL Considers A Cheaper Sunday Ticket Offering On YouTube With Fewer...

Tech Crunch reports: "YouTube recently became the exclusive streaming rights holder of NFL Sunday Ticket, a sports package that was reportedly bid on by...

‘Baby Shark’ Studio Releases First Podcast Slate Exclusively On Apple

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Pinkfong, the South Korean entertainment studio behind the massively popular Baby Shark IP (and that earworm of a song), is...

Fresh Off ‘Barbie’ Success, Mattel Renews Toy Licensing Deal With Warner...

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Fresh off the blockbuster success of the Barbie movie, Mattel and Warner Bros. Discovery will be staying in business for...

Comcast, Charter Announce Xumo As Name Of Their Streaming Joint Venture

Variety reports: "Comcast and Charter Communications have settled on Xumo as the name of their streaming platform joint venture, as the two biggest U.S....

Paramount Plans New Swing At Matching Advertisers With Sports Influencers

Variety reports: "Paramount Global wants to start a new game in sports advertising. In an era of streaming, sports broadcasts command some the highest...