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MLS Appoints Larry Berg as Next Commissioner

Major League Soccer announced Larry Berg, longtime LAFC co-managing owner, will become the league’s next commissioner on January 1, 2027, with current commissioner Don Garber moving into the role of chairman. Berg inherits a critical upcoming media-rights decision: what follows MLS’s Apple TV agreement when it expires after the 2028–29 season (shortened to 2029). Reports suggest MLS could target $400M–$500M annually in the next cycle, up from the Apple deal that was valued at roughly $2.5 billion over 10 years (~$250M/year). Berg’s LAFC experience — including a 2018 local-broadcast partnership with YouTube TV — gives him exposure to streaming-first distribution as the league evaluates options ranging from continued streaming focus to hybrid or broader traditional-TV distribution.

TikTok Creator Videos Coming to Disney+ Verts

Walt Disney Company and TikTok have announced a content-sharing partnership that will let U.S.-based creators produce short-form vertical videos using Disney-owned intellectual property, including Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, FX and other brands. Opt-in creators will receive authorized access to assets from hundreds of films and series, and a curated selection of creator videos will be surfaced on TikTok and in Disney+’s Verts short-form feed. The initiative begins as a U.S. pilot in the coming months with planned international expansion and includes a Disney Creator Ambassador Program offering access to the content library, rewards, visibility, exclusive events and development pathways for selected creators. Financial terms were not disclosed. The move follows Disney’s broader push to build short-form inventory after earlier plans with OpenAI’s Sora were cancelled.

Paramount+ Secures Concacaf Rights Through 2030

Paramount+ won U.S. English-language streaming rights to three Concacaf club competitions in a multi-year deal announced by CBS Sports and Concacaf. The agreement makes Paramount+ the exclusive English-language home in the United States for the Concacaf Champions Cup, Concacaf Central American Cup and Concacaf Caribbean Cup through the 2030 season. The package includes 137 matches per season — including all 51 Concacaf Champions Cup matches — with every match streaming on Paramount+ and select Champions Cup matches also airing on CBS Sports Network and CBS Sports Golazo Network. Coverage is scheduled to begin in February.