Disney’s $52.4 billion deal to acquire assets from 21st Century Fox could have a big impact on the sports media business: Fox is holding on to Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, but would hand over its 22 regional sports networks, which produce over 5500 live games per year. “We’re going to launch an […]
In a wide-ranging, two-hour meeting with over 450 of the company’s forward-facing talent, ESPN President John Skipper emphasized that ESPN is poised for continued success in an evolving media landscape. “At the end of this meeting I want you to be confident about the future of ESPN,” Skipper said. “I want you to feel proud […]
WWE has reached an agreement with Facebook to develop a new in-ring competition, the Mixed Match Challenge, that will stream live exclusively on the social media platform beginning Jan. 16. The series will air on Tuesday nights for 12 weeks in 20-minute episodes, with a mixed tag-team pro wrestling tournament specifically created for the Facebook […]
Allegations of sexual misconduct have led to the suspensions of five analysts at NFL Network and ESPN. Responding to a complaint by a former employee, wardrobe stylist Jami Cantor, NFL Network suspended Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor as it investigates Cantor’s claim. ESPN said Eric Davis and Donovan McNabb “will […]
Topps released their final numbers for TOPPSNOW 2017. The Top 5 best-selling TOPPS NOW cards of all time all rolled off the presses this past summer: New York Yankees OF Aaron Judge, commemorating his rookie home run record (2017), sold 16,138 cards; Judge, commemorating his Home Run Derby (2017) win, sold 8,997 cards; Judge, commemorating […]
The NFL and Verizon came up with a game changer of an announcement with regard to their partnership and the future of digital access for sports in the United States. The multi-year agreement calls for Verizon’s portfolio of premium digital and mobile media properties to stream in-market and national games, including national pre-season, regular season, […]
ESPN announced it is dedicating a full day of coverage to the Philadelphia 76ers in a special content initiative called Philadelphia All Access on Friday, Dec. 15. ESPN will air Sixers-related content throughout the day across ESPN platforms, including SportsCenter, ESPN Radio, First Take, ESPN.com, ESPN social media, and more. Philadelphia All Access will culminate […]
While Baker Mayfield may have taken home the Heisman Saturday, Louisville QB Lamar Jackson still rules in the social world, according to opendorse, an athlete marketing platform. Jackson’s Twitter following of around 139,000 and strong engagement places the value of his posts on the platform at around $2000. With more than three times as many […]
CBS Sports’ coverage of the 118th Army-Navy Classic on Saturday scored its highest rating in 23 years with an average overnight HH rating/share of 5.9/13, up 5% from last year’s 5.6/13 in the metered markets. The 5.9/13 was the highest rating since a 6.5/19 (12/3/1994).
The final four contenders for MLS’ two expansion slots pled their cases in NYC on Thursday, as Sacramento, Nashville, Detroit and Cincinnati all made formal presentations on Wednesday to MLS Commissioner Don Garber and the league’s Expansion Committee at MLS headquarters in New York City. Cincinnati’s case was made by FC Cincinnati owner and CEO […]
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