Golf Channel and Golf Channel on NBC brought in the drones for its coverage of the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard. Licensed pilots from FAA-licensed production team operated the equipment and offered aerial footage that included: beauty shots of holes 3, 6, 8, 9 including green complexes; beauty shots of finishing holes 16, 17 […]
FIFA made it official, announcing that the 2022 FIFA World Cup will shift to a cooler season in November/December with the Final set to take place on 18 December 2022, Qatar’s National Day. The organization added that the tournament should be played over a reduced timeframe, potentially 28 days. In addition, FIFA revealed that France […]
USA Wrestling, NBC Sports Group and Universal Sports Network locked in an agreement to offer “unprecedented coverage” of Olympic-style wrestling events held in the United States during the 2015 season. The deal will see NBCSN and Universal Sports Network combine to present nine USA Wrestling telecasts from five events and more than 12 hours of […]
FOX Sports is hitting 20 years carrying MLB nationally and announced its coverage plans for the landmark 2015 season with a combined minimum of 65 games between the FOX broadcast network and FOX Sports 1. The cable channel will showcase 38 games this year, beginning with a Saturday doubleheader on April 11 pitting the Red […]
Another notch in PBC’s belt, as Premier Boxing Champions locked in a deal with ESPN. The multi-year agreement will see 12 two-hour annual live PBC on ESPN telecasts scheduled with the first taking place on July 11 at 9p via ESPN and ESPN Deportes. The deal will see ESPN telecasts air live in primetime while […]
With the NCAA Men’s Tournament officially underway, Facebook released its “Facebook Social Bracket,” measuring the social conversation around the college basketball tournament. According to its tools, two No. 1 seeds are already at the top of the heap for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game with Kentucky besting Duke in feeds to “win” it all. […]
ESPN detailed its plans for this year’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship Presented by Capital One with 63 teams looking to knock off the heavily favored Connecticut crew. All games will be shown in their entirety across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, WatchESPN and ESPN FULL COURT beginning with first-round action on Friday. ESPN2 serves […]
adidas is bowing out of the NBA wars. The official apparel sponsor of the league released a statement to reporters saying that the brand will not renew with the NBA following the 2016-17 season. The news comes after the NBA informed the company that it would open up bidding to other brands with Nike and […]
NASCAR locked in a seven-year media broadcast extension with FOX Sports Latin America that runs through 2021. The deal will see FOX Sports Latin America continue to be the home of live races for all three of NASCAR’s national series – the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, NASCAR XFINITY Series and the NASCAR Camping World Truck […]
Spike TV launched the latest piece the “Spike’s Friday Night Lights Out” moniker over the weekend, serving up two knockouts with the debut of Premier Boxing Champions on the network. The franchise joins Bellator MMA and Glory kickboxing under the branded umbrella, reeling in the likes of Dana Jacobson, Scott Hansen, Antonio Tarver and Jimmy […]
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