The NBA and National Basketball Players Association unveiled a new All-Star Game format for NBA All-Star 2018 in LA, marking the league’s first All-Star Game without a matchup between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference. Instead, under the revamped format, two captains will draft the 2018 All-Star teams from the pool of players voted […]
FOX Sports is bringing in the big guns for its coverage of the MLB Postseason, announcing that David “Big Papi” Ortiz and Keith Hernandez will join the company as analysts for the network’s pregame and postgame coverage throughout the 2017 postseason. “We are pleased to have both David and Keith join us for this year’s […]
US Figure Skating announced that Bridgestone Americas will serve as the naming rights sponsor of 2017 Bridgestone Skate America, the annual International Skating Union (ISU) Grand Prix of Figure Skating Series event held in the US. 2017 Bridgestone Skate America will feature 60 of the top skaters from around the world and is scheduled to […]
The MLB Postseason is upon us as the league elimninates its way to the World Series, flush with contenders that include heavyweight viewership regions such as New York, Boston, DC, Chicago, Houston and LA, equating to six of the top ten television markets. We have the postseason schedule below, but harnessing a powerful National League […]
In ratings news, the opening valley of Thursday Night Football’s multi-channel/platform coverage saw a Packers teams rout the Bears with an average minute audience basis by 15.1 million viewers across all platforms, including CBS Television Network, NFL Network, Amazon Prime Video, NFL Digital and CBS digital platforms. The telecasts on CBS and NFL Network notched […]
The NBA Board of Governors locked in changes to the NBA Draft Lottery system that will reduce the odds so that the teams with the three worst records will share the same chance of receiving the top overall draft pick beginning with the 2019 NBA Draft, with all three teams having a 14% change of […]
ESPN is turning to former NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce as an NBA studio analyst. The 10-time NBA All-Star will appear regularly on NBA Countdown and The Jump throughout the regular season and the NBA Playoffs. Pierce has contributed to ESPN’s NBA Finals pregame and halftime coverage each of the past two seasons.
Amazon Prime Video launches the first of 11 streamed NFL games 8:25p with tonight’s edition of TNF pitting the Bears/Packers (also on CBS and NFL Network). Games will be made available to the tens of millions of Amazon Prime members worldwide as well as to Prime Video members internationally in over 200 countries and territories. […]
FOX Sports detailed coverage plans for the largest production in the network’s 24-year history ahead of the 2018 World Cup. Daytime and late-night studio coverage will originate from a state-of-the-art facility in Moscow’s Red Square with the two-story complex offering two sets, a main anchor desk, and an interview area for World Cup Live, World […]
The National Football League linked up with Facebook for a multiyear deal that will see the platform deliver official NFL video and other types of content to fans around the world. The league will publish NFL Game Recaps and official highlights from all 256 regular season games as well as the playoffs and Super Bowl […]
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