USA Volleyball named sports media, marketing and business executive Jamie Davis as the organization’s CEO, effective immediately. Davis becomes the seventh CEO of USA Volleyball. His background include his own company, Jomadrew Sports and Entertainment, LLC, Fanatics, and Versus. “I am excited to share my background in sports media, e-commerce and technology to provide fresh […]
A classic Rose Bowl game on Monday handed the ESPN family with a total live audience of 16,040,000 viewers, according to Nielsen, to mark the most-watched non-semifinal New Year’s Six game ever. The last-minute USC victory pumped up viewership by 17% from year ago numbers, with the game then played on Jan. 1. Locally, Philadelphia […]
The NFL locked in its postseason matchups with the playoffs set to kick off on Jan 7 and running through Super Bowl LI on Feb. 5 beginning with the Raiders/Texans at 4:30 on ESPN/ABC, followed by Lions/Seahawks on NBC at 8:15p. Sunday brings Dolphins/Steelers on CBS at 1p while Giants/Packers face off on FOX at […]
Good news for YES Network, which saw Comcast and 21st Century Fox lock in a new carriage deal that brings the RSN back to the Comcast lineup. The new deal included FOX News Channel as well as a dozen other Fox-owned regional cable networks although the WSJ writes that the channel likely won’t be back […]
The NBA on Thursday unveiled a new real-time mobile fantasy game that synchronizes with its live national broadcasts. NBA InPlay – powered by technology from FanDuel – is available for free download at the App Store and Google Play, and provides basketball fans with a first-of-its-kind second-screen experience. Game users select their preferred team in […]
The College Football Playoff Semifinals will be televised on ESPN on Dec. 31, but there are five additional presentations available on ESPN’s networks as part of a multicast for the two games: No. 4 Washington vs. No. 1 Alabama in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and No. 3 Ohio State vs. No. 2 Clemson in the […]
The NFL’s ad revenue – after increasing in September and October – was down 17% year-over-year in November, according to ADWEEK. The decline is partially attributed to there being four fewer NFL games this November from a year ago. But the main reason for the revenue drop is an increase in audience deficiency units, or […]
The World Series champion Chicago Cubs will make a league-high five primetime appearances on ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball during the 2017 season, including an opening-night game at the rival St. Louis Cardinals on April 2. The Cubs will also play back-to-back Sunday night games on ESPN against the Boston Red Sox on April 30 and […]
Planning for a $200 million soccer stadium in St. Louis hit a snag when incoming Missouri Governor Eric Greitens opposed public funding of the venue. After Greitens called the project “nothing more than welfare for millionaires,” the city of St. Louis delayed its request to the Missouri Development Finance Board for $40 million in state […]
Roger Federer will be live streaming one of his last practices of 2016 on Twitter and Periscope, offering a behind-the-scenes look at his December 22 session in Dubai with Lucas Pouille (5-6 a.m. ET). Federer, who is preparing for next month’s Hopman Cup in Perth, Western Australia, will answer questions live for fans tuning into […]
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