College sports have the most to gain with the increased nationwide legalization of sports betting. For broadcasting rights of the NCAA Tournament, the conferences will charge a premium due to increased fan engagement. These contracts will have the college sports industry break record highs in … Read more
Sinclair Broadcasting recently agreed to acquire 21 regional sports networks and Fox College Sports from The Walt Disney Co. for $10.6 billion. ESPN previously signed a partnership with Caesars Entertainment to run it’s ‘Daily Wager’ program. There are currently 11 states with active sportsbooks and … Read more
ESPN’s show Daily Wager is slated to move from ESPNEWS to ESPN2 starting next week. A Sunday broadcast of the show will air during this NFL season on ESPNEWS as well as ESPN2 in the weeks following. ESPN believes that an increase in engagement and … Read more
Sports Betting in Illinois was legalized on June 28, 2019, when IL Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a gambling expansion bill into law. “The Daily Line” will air Monday through Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. and will cover topics associated with sports betting and fantasy … Read more
Ari Borod orchestrated a variety of partnership deals with media companies and leagues as FanDuel’s Vice President. While The Action Network has only been established for 20 months, they have proven their expansion efforts. The company already hosts podcasts, television shows, and daily radio shows … Read more
The Basketball Tournament (TBT) was founded in 2014 and is a single-elimination tournament with basketball players from around the world competing for a $2 million grand prize. Genius Sports is a global leader in sports data collection and is already partnered with professional sports leagues … Read more
Caesars currently operates legal sportsbooks in four states across the U.S. Eldorado also offers four sports betting facilities in four U.S. states, including Tropicana Resorts in Atlantic City. Both companies have strategic sports betting partnerships which include companies such as ESPN, the NFL, Turner Broadcasting, … Read more
Disney now owns a stake in DraftKings, a major sportsbook and DFS operator. ESPN would be a logical beneficiary of the acquisition. Disney has not yet publicly commented on its investment in DraftKings. BURBANK, Calif. – Early on in the discussion of legalizing sports betting … Read more
Caesars will play host to a new ESPN studio inside of the LINQ Hotel. Financial terms of the deal were not released but both stocks increased upon the release of the news. Caesars is also partnered with Turner Broadcasting for a Bleacher Report studio. LAS … Read more
CHICAGO – The Action Network – a new sports betting data and software provider – has raised approximately $17.5 million in their Series B round of funding. One of the notable investors to back the company is the Chicago Cubs. This has some industry insiders … Read more