Lillian Rizzo

Superstar Lionel Messi joined the U.S. professional soccer league this summer, boosting ticket and merchandise sales and viewership. MLS still needs more.

Disney's ESPN has acquired the rights to air TGL, the startup of PGA Tour powerhouses Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, beginning in January.

Media companies like TelevisaUnivision and NBCUniversal's Peacock are bulking up on Spanish-language sports content.

Private equity firms are looking for an edge when investing in European soccer clubs. Some are looking to a multi-club model.

Nelson Peltz's activist firm Trian has upped its stake in Disney, and plans to push for multiple board seats, according to people familiar with the matter.

Jeffrey Smith, CEO of activist firm Starboard Value, is making the case to separate News Corp.'s real estate assets from its news business.

Netflix will hold its first-ever live sports event, a golf competition featuring PGA Tour members and Formula 1 racers, in November.

Disney reorganized its corporate structure earlier this year, splitting ESPN and sports apart from its entertainment segment.

Netflix said Wednesday that its quarterly revenue and subscriptions rose, as efforts to curb password sharing took hold.

Comcast will report its first-quarter earnings before the bell on Thursday, and Wall Street will be keeping an eye on subscriber on both broadband and streaming subscribers.