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YouTube Emerges as Frontrunner for NFL’s New Five-Game Package

Federal scrutiny of paywalled sports puts pressure on how the package will reach fans.

YouTube in Advanced Talks for NFL’s Five-Game 2026 Streaming Package

Joe Buck Passes on ESPN Postseason Baseball, Will Call Dodgers–Mets on Jackie Robinson Day

Justice Department Opens Antitrust Probe Into NFL Media Deals

Main Street Sports Group to Wind Down FanDuel RSNs After NBA Season and NHL Round 1

FCC Chair Questions NFL’s Antitrust Shield Over Streaming Shift

FCC Chair Warns NFL’s Streaming Push Could Jeopardize Antitrust Shield

Tiger Woods’ Return Lifts TGL Finals to Near-1 Million Viewers as Season 2 Closes

ESPN Unveils Summer-Focused, Weeknight-Heavy MLB Package With Flex Scheduling for 2026

Matt Vasgersian Expected to Call Netflix’s MLB Opening Night

NFL Terminates DAZN’s German Pay‑TV Rights Effective Immediately

YouTube Emerges as Frontrunner for NFL’s Four-Game Streaming Package

MLB.TV Now Runs Through ESPN Unlimited for New Subscribers

NFL Signals Open-Market Sales as It Courts Nontraditional Bidders for Live Games

CFP Quarterfinal Ratings Climb 14% as Rose Bowl Leads With 23.9 Million

Nationals Say MASN Deal Runs Through February as Team Seeks 2026 Broadcast Plan

ESPN Sets Jackie Robinson Day Mets–Dodgers as 2026 MLB Debut Under Reworked 30-Game Slate

Texas A&M Extends AD Trev Alberts Through 2031 After Regents’ Approval

PFL Names Former Turner Sports Chief Lenny Daniels as Chief Operating Officer

MLB Strikes Tentative Media Pacts With NBC, ESPN, Netflix and Apple for 2026–28