North America

Motorsport
Media

Lando Norris' first Formula 1 victory at the Miami Grand Prix on May 5 drew the largest live audience for an F1 race in the United States with 3.1 million tuning into ABC's telecast
Ice Hockey
Industry Moves

David Abrutyn, a 30-year sports industry veteran, is joining the sports division of Creative Artists Agency (CAA) to bolster its ice hockey business.
Multiple Sports
Media

Three Chicago sports teams — the National Basketball Association's Bulls, the National Hockey League's Blackhawks, and Major League Baseball's White Sox — are partnering with Standard Media Group to for…
Football
Finance & Law

Investment fund 777 Partners has been accused of a $350m fraud and double-pledging of assets in a US lawsuit which represents the most serious threat yet to its controversial multi-club ownership model.
Multiple Sports
Media

FuboTV, DirecTV and Dish Network are among a group of eight media entities in the United States that have urged Congress to conduct a hearing into the sports streaming joint venture proposed by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery.
American Football
Technology

The National Football League's Ticket Network, the league's open ticketing system, has expanded from two to three licensed channels with the addition of Sports Illustrated Tickets
Football
Sponsorship & Marketing

Visa has selected Inter Miami as its entrance point for sponsorship in MLS, with the appeal of working with Lionel Messi bringing another blue chip firm into the club's commercial portfolio.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The US states of New York and Florida have joined a legal complaint against the NCAA for its continuing attempts to prohibit marketing contracts for athletes at the recruitment stage.
Motorsport
Governance

A group of US Congress members has written to Formula 1 owner Liberty Media demanding to know why Andretti-GM’s application to join the motor racing series was blocked and raising concerns over “apparent ant…
Cricket
Sponsorship & Marketing

Indian dairy brand follows Cricket World Cup team deals by joining forces with co-host USA Cricket, and Cricket South Africa, for T20 World Cup.
Sailing
Sponsorship & Marketing

Sportfive, the international marketing agency, has further bolstered its sales remit in the United States, after being tasked by the US SailGP Team with sourcing global sponsors
Multiple Sports
Media

Diamond Sports Group, the regional sports network (RSN) owner and operator that is fighting to come out of bankruptcy, has suffered a blow after its carriage deal with Comcast expired without a new agreement in place.
Basketball
Media

NBC is looking to get back into National Basketball Association media rights with a $2.5bn (€2.3bn)-per-year offer that would oust Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports.
Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Paramount Global, which is in exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, has announced the immediate exit of president and CEO Bob Bakish, to be replaced by three executives in a new leadership team amid a period of ongoing financial uncertainty.
Football
Events

The US and Mexico switch attentions to the 2031 edition, creating a longer gap between hosting the men's and women's World Cup for sponsors.
American Football
Governance

The National Football League's commissioner Roger Goodell has said the league could expand to 18 regular-season games and could increase international fixtures to as many as 16
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The sponsorship inventory secured by American Express for the all-female racing series F1 Academy builds upon the financial services company's wider sponsorship of Formula 1 as the official payments partner in the Americas.
Multiple Sports
Finance & Law

The National Football League on Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, has helped revenue for the service grow 54 per cent to $1.1bn (€1.03bn) in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the same period in the previous year.