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Dept. of Education says NIL pay must be Title IX compliant

The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued its first formal guidance toward name, image and likeness rights in college athletics on Thursday, requiring schools to distribute NIL opportunities and resources proportionally to male and female athletes. A

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ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. pull plug on Venu Sports

Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports. They shut down the embattled venture before it had a chance to debut despite the three media entities having invested more than $400

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WWE’s ‘Raw’ debut scores Neflix huge ratings

WWE proved a winner in its Netflix debut on Monday. The first episode of “WWE Raw” to run on the streaming giant attracted an average of 2.6 million U.S. viewers, according to Netflix. The show averaged 1.64 million viewers in

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Disney buys embattled Fubo in dramatic turn

Disney made shock waves in the streaming service industry on Monday, grabbing a majority stake in Fubo, a rival of ESPN’s parent company. Fubo will be joined with the Hulu + Live TV service — which Disney also owns —

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