After announcing a deal for the entire IndyCar package last week, in which NBC Sports would carry the full season for the first time starting in 2019, Mark Miles, President and CEO, Hulman & Company and Jon Miller, President, Programming, NBC Sports & NBCSN, met with the press to break down expectations for the deal. […]
Turner Sports and CBS Sports locked in their Final Four plans as the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship wraps up play starting on Saturday. The Semifinals will tip off at 6p on TBS, followed by Kansas/Villanova. Jim Nantz, Grant Hill and Bill Raftery will call the games for the fourth straight year with […]
The Players’ Tribune is going global, announcing “the first step” in the global expansion of its digital platform with a debut in Europe, the Middle East and Africa that will offer stories that have both global reach and local sensibility. With offices in London and Barcelona, that company is entering a new venture in partnership […]
The USOC saw Team USA fans around the world pump social media numbers, with consumption on Team USA channels (those managed by the USOC) accounting for nearly 217 million impressions following more than 87 posts per day on average during the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. During the Olympic Winter Games, Team USA ranked No. […]
IndyCar landed a new ride for 2019 and beyond, landing a deal with NBC Sports Group that will keep all races, qualifying, practices, and Indy Lights races on NBCU platforms beginning in 2019. The Indianapolis 500 and seven additional Verizon IndyCar Series races will now be broadcast annually on NBC, ending a long run on […]
The NFL’s draft board just got a lot bigger, with the league unveiling a new broadcast arrangement that will see NFL Network and FOX will team up to simulcast live coverage of Rounds 1-3 of the 2018 NFL Draft. Additionally, the league has expanded its partnership with ESPN/ABC whereby ESPN2 will supplement ESPN’s coverage of […]
FOX Sports framed a new deal with the Professional Bowlers Association in a multi-year, multi-platform move that will see the PBA bring its Go Bowling! PBA Tour to the company starting in 2019. The package will bring a substantial schedule of live PBA events to television, including prime time events and a new bracket-style, multi-week […]
A slate of high-profile names are launching a new football league, titled The Alliance of American Football, complete with a new TV deal on CBS Sports. Television and film producer Charlie Ebersol, Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Polian, four-time All-Pro Jared Allen and two-time Super Bowl champions Justin Tuck and Troy Polamalu, announced the […]
NBC Sports Group inked a deal with European Professional Club Rugby that will feature an exclusive multi-year US media rights agreement for the Champions Cup. The agreement will see NBC Sports carry more than 150 hours of Champions Cup coverage next season across NBC, NBCSN, NBCSports.com and its digital platforms. “We’re excited to partner with […]
Turner Sports and CBS Sports locked in tip times and commentator teams for the Regional Semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship on Thursday and Friday on CBS and TBS. The action begins with Loyola/Nevada on CBS at 7p on Thursday followed by Kansas State/Kentucky (with Brian Anderson/Chris Webber/Lisa Byington on microphone […]
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