The end game is in sight for Mike & Mike on ESPN, as the company announced that the long running show will wrap up its 18-year run on Nov. 17. Meanwhile, ESPN Radio’s new morning drive series, Golic & Wingo, will debut on Nov. 27, running from 6-10a, with an initial simulcast on ESPN2 before […]
Saturday marked the launch of NBC Sports’ latest endeavor, the Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA in partnership with the IOC and the USOC. The linear TV network will offer fans year-round programming of Olympic sports from around the world, with a spotlight on top American athletes and teams and a programming lineup that will […]
AT&T formally pulled the plug on its Root Sports brand in the Pittsburgh, Rocky Mountain and Southwest regions, converting the RSNs to the AT&T SportsNet brand, “We have always brought an authentic and personal level of coverage to all of our teams, because as fans, we also know the history and feel the rivalries,” said […]
FanDuel and DraftKings are calling off their merger, announcing plans to drop out of their proposed plan to combine the two companies. Last month saw with FTC state that it would block the agreement, noting that the united entity would control 90% of the market. In a statement, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins said that “we […]
FOX Sports revealed its lineup of talent for the new college football season, with play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson and analyst Joel Klatt returning for their third season together in the booth as the company’s lead college football voices, where they will be joined by Jenny Taft. Also teaming for microphone duties will be play-by-play announcer […]
The 88th Mid-Summer Classic scored gains over its 2016 counterpart as the Major League Baseball All-Star Game snagged a combined 9.442 million viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports GO, marking a 7% rise over last year’s combined audience of 8.829 million viewers. The FOX broadcast drew a 5.5/11 in Nielsen fast-nationals. Numbers also […]
Less than a month before the 2017-18 Premier League season, NBC Sports Group unveiled its TV slate for the first two months of the season starting Aug. 11 at 2:45p on NBCSN. The NBCUniversal family of networks will showcase at least five games each week in the season’s first two months with the action opening […]
ESPN’s 2017 edition of the T-Mobile Home Run Derby was a hit with auds, ranking as the most-watched since 2008 and the second-most watched since 1999, according to Fast Nationals from Nielsen. Overall, ESPN generated an average total live audience of 8,689,000 viewers, for a 55% markup over last year when adding in ESPN2’s Spanish-language […]
The Colonial Athletic Association now has a long-term home for the semifinals and finals of the CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, locking in a deal with CBS Sports Network for the next four years of the tournament through 2021. As part of the agreement, the four-day CAA Men’s Basketball Championship will now run from Saturday-Tuesday, allowing […]
Amid the hype for the Floyd Mayweather Jr./Conor McGregor PPV on Aug. 26, Showtime PPV locked in details for the fight, locking in the price of $89.95 for the show, with an addition $10 for HD. Meanwhile, Showtime Sports announced that it will present the official live stream of the Mayweather vs. McGregor four-city, three […]
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