Virginia’s epic OT win over Texas Tech in the NCAA Tournament Men’s National Championship Game on CBS capped a month of successes for CBS Sports and Turner Sports’ coverage of the tournament. The championship game drew a 12.4/22 HH rating/share, based on Nielsen metered market ratings for a rise of 20% over last year’s numbers […]
NFL’s preseason plans
The NFL revealed the 2019 preseason schedule, with 65 games slated including eight nationally televised games. The 2019 preseason will kick off on Aug. 1 on NBC when the Atlanta Falcons face the Denver Broncos in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game. In addition, NFL Network will provide extensive coverage of the NFL preseason, including live […]
AT&T dials in WNBA deal
The WNBA inked a multiyear marquee partnership with AT&T that makes the global communications and technology company the first non-apparel partner to have its logo featured on the front of all 12 team jerseys throughout the league. The jerseys will officially debut during this week’s WNBA Draft presented by State Farm on April 10 at […]
NHL regular season scores
With the NHL postseason set to begin tomorrow, NBC Sports reports that its coverage of the 2018-19 NHL regular season – which included a record 112 games – scored viewership spikes across all platforms, according to Nielsen. Combined viewership across NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com and the NBC Sports app averaged a Total Audience Delivery of 424,000 […]
del Castillo powers up Combate play
Flush with a new equity infusion of $20 million, Hispanic MMA sports entertainment franchise, Combate Americas is prepping its next live television event, Combate de Reinas’ live television event at Galen Center in LA on April 26, serving up “the first time in history that a combat sports event will feature an all-women’s lineup on […]
Final Four lifts CBS
With Virginia and Texas Tech locked in to play for the NCAA Championship tonight at 9p on CBS, CBS Sports and Turner Sports report that the Semifinals on Saturday delivered an average of 8.8/18 in metered markets, according to Nielsen, for a rise of 13% over last year’s averages. NCAA March madness Live drew a […]
BIG3 is CBS bound
BIG3 landed a new home, inking a deal with CBS Sports for the professional 3-on-3 basketball league, founded by Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz, to be carried on CBS and CBS Sports Network beginning with the 2019 season, which tips off on June 22. During the 11-week season, games will air live on CBS Television […]
Combate Americas gets star struck
Actress Kate Del Castillo, star of Telemundo drama La Reina del Sur currently filming the feature “Bad Boys for Life,” is making a major move into Hispanic /Mixed Martial Arts sports entertainment franchise, Combate Americas, acquiring an equity stake in the company. Her investment comes as part of a $20 million equity infusion from a […]
Sports Emmy nominations
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences unveiled nominees for the 40th Annual Sports Emmy Awards with ESPN’s slate of platforms topping the tallies among network nods, drawing 56 nominations, while NBC Sports took second with 38 nominations, followed by CBS Sports at 27, FOX Sports with 25, and HBO Sports rounding out the […]
NBA needs Heroes
The NBA is putting a call out ahead of the playoffs with its new promo, “Heroes Wanted,” which launches today during TNT’s doubleheader. The new Playoffs spot is narrated by Michael B. Jordan, and features “superhuman feats of heroic NBA athletes through comic-style illustrations and elements and focuses on the unpredictable nature of the Playoffs.” […]
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