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The A’s chose not to renew the rev-share based deal it had with KTRB (the station wanted to have the team back). Instead, the club will make game broadcasts available via the audio streaming service TuneIn.

“[The two companies] have worked seamlessly together [in their attempt] to create the biggest fight possible. The FOX crew produced [10 hours of original programming including] a four-part series entitled ‘Inside Wilder-Fury 2’. ESPN produced an E60 and several other originals around the fight. [ESPN] had Wilder at the Fiesta Bowl. [FOX] had Fury at the Super Bowl. [And together, the networks] have worked to reach [the mainstream] sports fan since early January - creating a ton of momentum in the process.”

If the PGL's events were additive to the top players’ current workloads, “sponsors and broadcasters” would overwhelmingly support the plan, but if a player has to leave the PGA Tour to participate it’s hard to see how “the needle movers” playing fewer events benefits those currently funding the sport.

William Hill has been looking to grow their brand in the U.S. for some time, so aligning with CBS Sports - whose digital channels draw over 80 million unique visitors/mo.- seemingly meets that objective. CBS also controls valuable live rights (see: March Madness, NFL) and “exposure and integration on a broadcast channel - or channels in the case of March Madness - that everyone is consuming is highly appealing.”

PointsBet told JohnWallStreet that there was a “+ 20% increase in turnover from Saturday of Week 1 to Saturday of Week 2.” From a volume standpoint the four-game weekly XFL slate stacks up comparably to a highly anticipated UFC card.