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Dish Network Sues Univision Over Liga MX On Facebook Live

Dish Network has filed lawsuit against Univision over the Spanish-language channel’s plan to livestream Mexican professional soccer games, in English, on Facebook Live. The news site Cablefax wrote that it had seen a heavily redacted version of the complaint, which was filed in New York’s Southern District federal court earlier this month; the crux of […]

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Chicago Cubs-White Sox Matinee To Be Broadcast On Facebook Live

Monday afternoon’s intracity interleague rivalry meeting between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs will be broadcast on Facebook Live, as part of a Cubs partnership with with ABC 7 Chicago and Facebook Live. For fans in the team’s home television territory, the game is available on the Chicago Cubs and ABC 7 Chicago Facebook […]

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FOX Sports To Stream Champions League Matches On Facebook In U.S.

FOX Sports announced Tuesday it has partnered with Facebook to stream UEFA Champions League matches in the U.S. during the 2017-18 season on Facebook Live, which continues to become a destination for soccer streaming. FOX Sports will stream half of the matches on the FOX Sports Facebook Page and the other half in Spanish on the FOX […]

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Congressional Baseball Game Gets Nearly Six Million Views On Facebook

Politicians from the both sides of the aisle participated in the Congressional Baseball Game for Charity in the wake of a shooting targeted at the Republican’s final practice last Wednesday morning in Alexandria, Va. A Washington, D.C.-based political and news publication called The Hill streamed the game on Facebook Live, which to date has received […]

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YES Network Streams Production Meetings Through Facebook

Sports fans know their television broadcasters, but rarely do they get an inside look at how those sports TV personalities prepare for each broadcast. YES Network, which carries New York Yankees games, has sought to give fans that rare access beyond the booth and into the network’s meeting rooms. The network has broadcasted on Facebook […]

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