With baseball back and the NBA and NHL winding down their regular seasons, FOX Sports sales unit Home Team Sports hits the Spring armed with regional advertising opportunities around the country, repping a full house that includes FOX Sports Regional Networks (including YES Network), NBC SportsNets, AT&T SportsNets, MSG Networks, SNY, NESN, MASN, Altitude and […]
Michigan/Villanova look for the crown
Tonight sees Michigan and Villanova square off for the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball National Championship at 9:20p on TBS. Jim Nantz will call the game with analysts Grant Hill and Bill Raftery and reporter Tracy Wolfson for the fourth straight year. Pregame coverage will begin at 7p. Meanwhile, TeamCasts will once again be […]
TeamCasts find their faces
CBS Sports and Turner Sports locked in the TeamCast commentator teams for Final Four action on Saturday, with Michigan, Loyola (IL), Villanova and Kansas competing for the National Championship. TeamCast coverage will air on TNT and TruTV, alongside TBS’s traditional telecasts of the NCAA Final Four National Semifinals on March 31, and the National Championship […]
US Soccer is ready to wear
US Soccer is teaming up with STATSports to serve as the official on-field performance monitoring device for the org, providing more than 6,500 GPS units to players across the U.S. Men’s, Women’s, Youth, Paralympic and Beach National Teams, Development Academy clubs and NWSL. The deal is reportedly valued at $1.5 billion. “The Apex GPS device […]
Sports Emmys share the love
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences unveiled nominees for the 39th Annual Sports Emmy Awards with nods across 40 categories. Leading the pack in overall nominations was ESPN, whose group snared 54, followed by CBS Sports and FOX Sports with 31, NBC Sports with 28 and Turner Sports at 19. Other companies with […]
CBS lines up Masters shot
CBS Sports lined up programming plans for The Masters, with week-long coverage across its broadcast, cable and digital platforms highlighted by its traditional 18-hole coverage beginning with the third-round on April 7 at 3p followed by final-round coverage the next day at 2p. Additionally, broadcast coverage features highlights of early-round play airing on CBS both […]
Turner’s new streaming service
Turner Sports opened the doors to its new premium live sports streaming service, Bleacher Report Live. The new streaming service will implement flexible pricing options, providing direct access to live games for purchase on an individual or subscription basis with content that will include live sporting events such as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA […]
MLB recaptures Iron Throne
Major League Baseball is renewing alliances with HBO for a partnership to bring specially customized “Game of Thrones” events, giveaways, ticket specials and experiences to participating MLB ballparks this Summer. Last summer’s events topped 20 MLB ballparks with activations that include MLB player and mascot bobbleheads, video board games, special food and drinks at concession […]
YouTube connects with NBA Finals
The NBA and YouTube are dishing up a multi-pronged partnership that will include making live TV streaming service YouTube TV the first-ever presenting partner of the NBA Finals, in addition to The Finals for the WNBA and the NBA G League. Throughout the partnership, “The Finals presented by YouTube TV” logo will be featured prominently […]
MLB plays in Sandlot
Major League Baseball and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment are teaming up to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Sandlot courtesy of a unique partnership that includes festivities at MLB ballparks and supported events all season long. Activation plans include The Sandlot-themed games at ballparks across the country, screenings of the film around MLB-supported events, […]
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