Streaming News
Explainers and roundups on sports streaming rights, new services, blackout changes, and what it all means for fans.
What you'll actually need to watch MLB in 2026 — the seven-platform maze, explained
MLB's 2026 national games are scattered across FOX, FS1, NBC, Peacock, ESPN, ABC, TBS, Apple TV+, and Netflix — and that's before your local team. Here's what each one carries, what's free, and the in-market vs. out-of-market trap that costs fans the most.
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Streaming news roundup: the World Cup is shattering US TV records, and a media megamerger clears its biggest hurdle
Opening-week World Cup audiences set records across Fox, Telemundo, and free streaming on Tubi. The DOJ cleared the $111 billion Paramount–Warner Bros. Discovery merger. And after nearly 75 years, 'Hockey Night in Canada' is leaving the CBC — the end of free over-the-air Saturday NHL north of the border.
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Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion — what it means for how you watch, and what doesn't change yet
The company behind FOX, FS1, FOX One, and Tubi has agreed to acquire Roku in a roughly $22 billion deal. Nothing changes for your TV this season — it isn't expected to close until 2027 — but it's a notable signal about where live-sports streaming is heading.
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How to watch the 2026 World Cup in the US — every match, what's free, and the one subscription that covers it all
All 104 matches air on FOX and FS1 in English and Telemundo and Universo in Spanish — with no blackouts. Here's what's free over the air, which two matches stream free on Tubi, and the single subscription that gets you every game.
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Streaming news roundup: a World Cup-week YouTube TV deal, a DIRECTV price hike, and the RSN that left local fans hunting
YouTube TV cut its price ahead of the World Cup, DIRECTV is raising rates on June 25, and millions of NBA and NHL fans — including Blues fans in St. Louis — still don't know where they'll watch their team this fall.
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What you'll actually need to watch every NFL game in 2026
The 2026 NFL season spreads games across nine platforms — CBS, FOX, NBC, ABC, ESPN, Peacock, Prime Video, Netflix, and NFL Network. Most fans don't need all nine. Here's the honest breakdown of what's free, what's exclusive, and the gap between watching your team and watching every game.
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