#streaming-rights

#streaming-rights

Whoever wins doesn't just inherit movie studios. They inherit the entire sports infrastructure that controls how World Cups reach fans worldwide. And for die hard wolrd cup fans, that matters a lot more than any Hollywood headline. If Paramount wins, they get all of WBD's sports assets in one fowl swoop - Eurosport included. Paramount already handles major live sports like the NFL and Champions League, meaning they actually have the capacity to fold mountain biking into a broader, more stable sports ecosystem.

"The partnership with Paramount has already been incredible and it just keeps getting bigger and better," said UFC President and CEO Dana White, quoted in a press release issued Tuesday. "They are now taking on new territories like Latin America and Australia and this thing is just going to continue to grow. It just shows you how aggressive they are with this business, and I love it. I can't wait to continue working together and building the next generation of talent all over the world."

When my household quit cable four years ago and I lost access to Seattle Mariners games on TV, I started streaming the radio broadcast on the Google Home speaker in my kitchen. Honestly? Baseball on the radio rules. You get to walk around and do stuff to the pleasant background sounds of the crowd. Sometimes you hear the crack of Cal Raleigh's bat hammering the ball into the stands one or 60 times. There's just one problem: spoilers.

Fans in the United States looking to get their European soccer fix can get plenty of it through CBS Sports and its streaming platform, Paramount+. CBS hold the exclusive English-language broadcast rights for the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, as well as rights to show some EFL (the English Championship, League One and League Two), Carabao Cup, and Italian Serie A games this season. Most of those games are available to watch exclusively via the Paramount+ app - here's what you need to know.

The first games of football season loom, and with them, the high-profile contract renegotiations for the stations and streamers that air them. Last night, Fox and YouTube TV fired off dueling statements indicating they were at loggerheads on their latest deal renewal. The way Fox tells it on an attack-ad-style microsite: "Google is attempting to use its market power to pressure Fox to agree to unfavorable and one-sided terms, prioritizing their own interests over a fair agreement for its customer."

Apple has submitted a bid worth at least $150 million a year to stream the races starting in 2026. ESPN isn't going to try to match that.