NextVR and the National Hockey League in association with Disney Streaming Services will offer fans free on-demand virtual reality game highlights of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final featuring the Boston Bruins vs. St. Louis Blues. Following each game of the Stanley Cup Final, fans will be able to access highlights in the Stanley Cup Final […]
From Memorial Day weekend through Independence Day weekend, the NASCAR industry will honor United States Armed Forces heroes and their families as part of NASCAR Salutes Refreshed by Coca-Cola. The initiative returns with the 600 Miles of Remembrance during Sunday’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway as Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race cars carry […]
Congratulations to the winners of the 40th annual Sports Emmy Awards, which wrapped up with ESPN and NBC each nabbing six trophies each while their network groups drummed up eight each. TNT notched five wins, followed FS1 and HBO with four apiece to round out the top five channels. NBC’s XXIII Olympic Winter Games […]
Top female hockey players announced that formation of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association, designed to serve as a vehicle dedicated to promoting and supporting the creation of a single, viable women’s professional league in North America. Over 200 of the world’s best players had previously announced that they would sit out the upcoming pro […]
Conference USA Commissioner Judy MacLeod and the NFL locked in a new four-year contract for a 10-game package of C-USA football games to be broadcast on NFL Network. The partnership will begin in the 2019 football season with one game each week on Saturday afternoon. “We are excited to showcase the next generation of NFL […]
NBC continues its countdown toward its first-ever Indianapolis 500 this week, with the race shifting channels after a stories run on ABC on Sunday, with NBC Sports Group lining up eight hours of programming that includes a pre-race show on NBCSN at 9a; race coverage at 11a on NBC; and a post-race show at 4p […]
Saturday night’s Warriors victory over the Trail Blazers came in to rank as ESPN’s second highest rated NBA Conference Finals Game 3 ever, according to Nielsen, with a 5.4 metered market rating, up 17% over its 2017 Western Conference Finals Game 3, which was the last time ESPN carried the Western Finals in addition to […]
After 30 years on Sky Sports in the UK, the WWE is reportedly heading to a new home, with the Telegraph writing that the company is set to announce a move to BT Sport in the country, with the current Sky deal set to expire in December. Meanwhile, newborn wrestling company All Elite Wrestling, formally […]
Telemundo Deportes, the exclusive Spanish-language home of the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019 and 2019 Copa America, revealed more details around its digital coverage plans for both tournaments. The company announced plans for more than 800 short-form pieces of content including original series, highlights and recaps to be featured across its platforms, including the […]
The WNBA officially has a new commissioner with the league naming Cathy Engelbert, current CEO of Deloitte and the first woman ever to lead a Big Four professional services firm in the US, to the role with a start on July 17. “Cathy is a world-class business leader with a deep connection to women’s basketball, […]
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