The Germany/Argentina World Cup Final delivered big ratings to broadcasters as both ABC and Univision generated the most-watched World Cup Championship in television history in their categories. On ABC, the contest averaged 17,324,000 viewers and 9.1 rating, according to Nielsen fast nationals. It also ranks as the third most-viewed World Cup game men’s or women’s […]
FOX Sports announced the end of an era, with Pam Oliver shifting to the number two broadcast team for her 20th season with the company, before reportedly exiting the broadcasts. Oliver will join Kevin Burkhardt and analyst John Lynch this season, and will be replaced by Erin Andrews on the primary announce team. Meanwhile, FOX […]
Amid the free agent frenzy last week, the NBA opened its slate of Summer League games. NBA Digital continued to invest in the events with game coverage that included 25 Orlando Pro Summer League games as well as 67 Samsung NBA Summer League 2014 game telecasts from Las Vegas through July 21. NBA TV is […]
FOX Sports’ coverage of MLB’s 2014 All-Star Game tomorrow will feature music from Hypnotic Eye, the upcoming album from Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers. Songs from the album will be incorporated into the broadcast’s opening tease, commercial bumpers and video montages, as well as numerous other programs across FOX Sports, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports […]
Tiger is back and ESPN will showcase every minute of it at The Open Championship, creating a feed on ESPN3 that will follow Woods making his first start of the year in a major. Overall, ESPN is slating 65 total hours on television for the tournament, spanning July 17-20. ESPN and WatchESPN will have 11 […]
The NBA introduced the logo for NBA All-Star 2015 in New York City. The logo was inspired by the design of the “iconic public transportation signs that adorn many corners of America’s largest city, the logo includes colors reminiscent of the subway and bus lines that connect each of the five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, […]
Lenny Daniels has been named President of Turner Sports where his expanded role with the company will include oversight of all aspects of Turner Sports’ day-to-day management including production, programming, scheduling, league relations, business development, ad sales, marketing, digital, talent, events and operations. Daniels previously served as Executive Vice President and COO for Turner Sports. […]
ESPN’s telecast of Tuesday blowout shocker featuring Brazil/Germany in the FIFA World Cup semifinal match now ranks as the highest-rated and most-viewed World Cup semifinal match ever on any U.S. network, according to Nielsen. The contest averaged a 4.2 US household rating and 6,643,000 viewers, based on fast nationals. Excluding U.S. team matches, the game […]
With FOX Sports at the plate for its 15th MLB All-Star Game since 1997, the company added more details to yesterday’s tech blueprints for the game, lining up more than 25 hours of coverage of the Mid-Summer Classic across FOX, FOX Sports Regional Networks, FOX Deportes, FOXSports.com, FOX Sports GO and FOX Sports Radio. Joe […]
The IOC unveiled a presentation conducted by KantarSport about the organization, the Olympic Games and the Olympic brand. The study, using a total of 36,000 people from 16 countries, found that there continues to be considerable growth in the interest of the Winter Games globally – with a broadcast audience of 2.1 billion people and […]
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