Congress is making its first moves to deliver national regulation for sports gambling across the country, with Senators Charles Schumer (D-New York) and Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) proposing minimum standards for states to offer sports betting, require operators to use data provided or licensed by the leagues, create a National Sports Wagering Clearinghouse in addition […]
ESPN and ABC detailed production plans for the annual NBA Christmas tradition, offering around 13 consecutive hours of coverage during the holiday. The action tips off at noon with Bucks/Knicks on ESPN. ESPN’s NBA Christmas Day, production features 12-20 cameras covering each game, mic’d players throughout the day and a Nutty Professor themed musical opening […]
NBC Sports is opening the books to “NBC Sports History”, a multimedia digital timeline featuring “the most iconic and influential sports moments in the network’s nearly century-long history.” The interactive timeline showcases marquee moments, legendary voices, and record audiences in the company’s lore, ranging from the NFL’s “Greatest Game Ever Played” in 1958 to Michael […]
ABC and ESPN are going bigger for season 23 of the WNBA, with top off slated for May 24 and offering expanded coverage from ESPN’s networks with nationally televised games including ABC and ESPN in addition to an extensive schedule on ESPN2. Live coverage by ESPN’s networks begins on ABC on May 25 as the […]
Major League Soccer is the Audi MLS Cup playoffs an overhaul, announcing Monday that next season will expand the postseason and now offer a fixed-bracket, single-elimination format with the higher seed hosting every match. 2019 will see 14 of the league’s 24 teams qualify for the postseason, with one team per conference now getting a […]
CBS Sports landed the highest-rated NFL game of the season on any network with a 16.5/32 average household rating/share in metered markets for the Patriots/Steelers matchup. The doubleheader average on Sunday was up 6% over last year, to hit a 12.5/25.
It has been just over a year since the NFL Players Association launched REP Worldwide, described as a first-of-its-kind brand management and representation business that puts the group licensing expertise of the NFLPA to work for athletes and sports properties. The enterprise was launched in conjunction with founding equity partners, the US Women’s National Team […]
Feld Motor Sports is shifting gears with a new multi-year media partnership that will see NBC Sports become the official home of Monster Energy AMA Supercross and Monster Jam in the US with the New Year. NBC Sports Group will present comprehensive coverage of all Supercross Heats, Last Chance Qualifiers and Main Events across NBC, […]
Turner Sports made its MMA move official, unveiling a three-year deal that will bring coverage of ONE Championship to the US. Deal points will see B/R Live – Turner’s live sports streaming service – serve as the primary destination for ONE Championship live events each year, beginning with the One Championship event on Jan. 19, […]
ESPN is adding two late-night shows to its programming line-up that will both debut on Jan. 28 – Now or Never (ESPN2)/Ahora o Nunca (ESPN Deportes). According to the announcement, both shows will be dedicated to covering the intersection of sports and pop culture for young, multicultural sports fans. Airing Monday-Friday, the two 30-minute shows […]
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