NCAA March Madness Live, managed by Turner Sports, continues to thrive with more than 64 million live video streams spanning all platforms through the second week of the 2014 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship. That is up 40% over the same period a year ago and has already bested last year’s grand total of […]
The new WWE Network unveiled its programming lineup for WrestleMania Week, programming events that include the 2014 WWE Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, an expanded two-hour WrestleMania pre-show as well as WrestleMania30. The Hall of Fame coverage is slated for Saturday at 9p, with a red carpet arrival show set for 8p. Other programming will […]
As tennis fans prepare for Slam season, beginning with the French Open on May 25, ESPN has been shoring up its own portfolio for the sport. In addition to adding Wimbledon in 2012 as well as the US Open for 2015, the company wrapped up ATP and WTA tennis action at the Sony Open in […]
Say what you will about the Final Four teams, but it is clearly the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament that is on a hot streak right now. Turner Sports and CBS Sports’ coverage of the Elite Eight on TBS on Saturday delivered the two most-viewed college basketball games in cable television history as the overtime nailbiter […]
ESPN scored with Wednesday’s Heat/Pacers showdown, raking in a 2.6 in overnight Nielsen numbers. That marks the second-highest rated NBA game of the current season for the network, ranking just shy of the Heat/Thunder telecast on January 29, which delivered a 2.7. In addition, the telecast notched an 8.4 rating in Indianapolis, making it the […]
Gus Johnson returns to soccer next week. FOX Sports 1 offers up the quarterfinal between Manchester United and Bayern Munich on Tuesday at 2p with Johnson calling the match alongside FOX Sports analyst and former Bundesliga player Eric Wynalda. Meanwhile, Tuesday’s second quarterfinal will be on FOX Sports 2 and FOX Soccer Plus with Barcelona/Atletico […]
The 35th Annual Sports Emmy Award nominations were unveiled yesterday, with the ceremony set to take place on Tuesday, May 6th in New York City. ESPN led the pack of networks, reeling 30 nods, followed by FOX at 18, HBO at 15 and NBC and NBCSN each earning 14 nominations. Rounding out the top ten […]
Molly McGrath will be the news anchor for FOX Sports 1’s upcoming series America’s Pregame. McGrath joined FOX Sports last year as a FOX Sports Live update desk anchor and sideline reporter. The series debuts April 7 at 6p.
The upcoming College Football Playoff has its first-ever presenting sponsor, with ESPN locking in Dr. Pepper as the first official Championship Partner and sponsor of the new College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy. The beverage brand also penned a renewal as an SEC official sponsor and a long-term commitment with ESPN and the upcoming SEC […]
The 2014 Ryder Cup is going live, with NBC Sports Group announcing that both NBC and Golf Channel will offer live coverage of the event from Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland. This marks the first time the European-based event will be televised live in its entirety in the US. In addition, Golf Channel received the […]
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