Turner Sports announced that Tim Howard and Stuart Holden have been added as analysts for B/R Football studio programming for Turner’s season-long coverage of the UEFA Champions League. Pre-match, halftime and post-match studio shows will be available on B/R Live and TNT, kicking off with the one-hour B/R Football Matchday, along withB/R Football Halftime, B/R […]
NBA’s opening shots
The NBA unveiled its national television schedule for the opening week of the 2018-19 regular season in addition to the lineup of five Christmas Day games on ESPN networks and three Martin Luther King Jr. Day games on TNT. The season will tip off on Oct. 16. The complete game schedule and broadcast schedules for […]
PFL’s heavyweight shot
The Professional Fighters League closed $28 million Series B equity investment from a slate of sports, entertainment, and business entities with names that include Kevin Hart, Mark Burnett, Tony Robbins and Ted Leonsis all participating in the round. Additional investors in this PFL Series B round include: Elysian Park Ventures; SWaN Ventures; Debra Cafaro, Chairman/CEO, […]
ESPN orders Italian
ESPN and ESPN+ locked in an exclusive, multi-year rights agreement in the US for Italian soccer league Serie A TIM. The deal will bring more than 340 matches per season to ESPN+ with an average of nine matches live each week from August through May, while ESPN networks will televise a Serie A TIM Match […]
France takes leave
Following an arrest in the Hamptons on Sunday night for DWI and possession of oxycodone, NASCAR announced that NASCAR CEO and Chairman Brian France would be taking an indefinite leave of absence from the organization. France was arrested and held overnight in jail on charges of aggravated driving while intoxicated and criminal possession of a […]
Showtime, LeBron prepare to Shut Up
Showtime unveiled a new three-part documentary series titled Shut Up and Dribble, described as “a powerful inside look at the changing role of athletes in our fraught cultural and political environment, through the lens of the NBA.” The series is executive produced by LeBron James and Maverick Carter, and will premiere in October on Showtime. […]
ESPN and Top Rank go the distance
ESPN and Top Rank are going the distance, announcing “the most comprehensive, exclusive rights agreement in the history of boxing” in a seven-year deal runs that runs through 2025 and includes 54 events per year, as well as a full offering of exclusive shoulder programming, classic fights and studio content. Top Rank on ESPN content […]
CBS, Turner tap in PGA Championship plans
For the 28th consecutive year, CBS Sports serves up coverage of the PGA Championship with coverage across its broadcast, cable and digital platforms highlighted by the third and final rounds on Aug. 11-12, running 2-7p each day. Additionally, broadcast coverage features highlights of early-round play airing on CBS both Aug. 9-10 at 12:37a. Jim Nantz […]
beIN SPORTS’ distress call
beIN SPORTS informed viewers on Comcast/Xfinity platforms that they have lost access to the network. This announcement comes four months after beIN SPORTS filed a carriage complaint against Comcast claiming violation of program carriage rules and the non-discrimination condition attached with the FCC’s approval of its purchase of NBCUniversal. The prior agreement expired on midnight […]
NFL Network’s Canton calendar
NFL Network delivers the 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony on Saturday at 7p from Canton, lining up Rich Eisen and Steve Mariucci as hosts for the programming. The 2018 Pro Football Hall of Fame Class features Bobby Beathard, Robert Brazile, Brian Dawkins, Jerry Kramer, Ray Lewis, Randy Moss, Terrell Owens and Brian […]
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