#media-rights

#media-rights

Beginning with the 2029 101st annual Academy Awards, the Oscars will no longer be available on network television, where advertising dollars and local news dictate how long Adrian Brody's acceptance speeches should be. As announced earlier today, when the Oscars' current contract expires, those little gold men will march over to YouTube and YouTube TV, where the ceremony will be live and free to YouTube's massive viewership.

Portsmouth owner Michael Eisner says the English football pyramid is a "financial disaster" for clubs at Championship level - but says the introduction of an independent regulator offers hope "extraordinary losses" will be a thing of the past.

Over the course of the November international break, we've learned that MLS will cease its year-round format and switch to a spring-summer season in 2027, breaking a tradition that has remained since the league's inception three decades earlier, aligning with Europe's top leagues. There have also been sweeping changes at the broadcasting level, with Major League Soccer and Apple TV agreeing to a revised media rights deal that will come to an end following the 2028/29 season, three and a half years earlier than expected.

Disney and YouTube TV reached a new deal to bring channels like ABC and ESPN back to the Google-owned livestreaming platform Friday, ending a blackout for customers that dragged on for over two weeks. "As part of the new deal, Disney's full suite of networks and stations - including ESPN and ABC - have already begun to be restored to YouTube TV subscribers," The Walt Disney Co. said in a statement.

Eslaih was the director of the Alam24 News Agency and a freelancer who contributed to international news organisations, including photos of the Hamas-led October 7 attack.

Unrivaled's inaugural season generated $30 million in revenue, nearly double initial projections, spurred by media deals and strong ticket sales, projecting profitability in Year 2.

The Justice Department's revised regulation now allows federal investigators to access reporters' phone records and notes, returning to aggressive leak investigation tactics.