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Peacock delivering record EPL streaming audiences
Peacock drew 1 million viewers for Arsenal-Manchester City on Sunday, which is tied for the third-best streaming audience on record in the U.S. for a Premier League match. That ties a Manchester United-Liverpool match from early September this season. Over the last eight days, Peacock has drawn two ...
Unrivaled breaking ground not only on the court but also with its TV production crew
It’s not easy to build a league from the ground up. Just ask the women behind Unrivaled’s studio show.
IMG helping NFL push its global media ambitions
“What's challenging -- what's fascinating -- about working on the NFL is that it's this incredibly popular property and sport here,” said Hillary Mandel, IMG Media's EVP and head of Americas. “But the challenge, of course, is to tap into that popularity and make it relevant and popular -- market by ...
Report: Miller joining NBC as top NBA analyst
Reggie Miller "will be a top game analyst" when NBC starts its 11-year deal to broadcast NBA games next season, according to sources. NBC had reportedly been "in talks with Miller to add him to its broadcast team." Sources said that he will be "paired with the network’s No. 1 and 2 football game cal...
ESPN airs Donald Trump message at CFP halftime
President Donald Trump, hours after his inauguration on Monday, "appeared in a pre-taped video" shown on ESPN during the CFP National Championship Game. At halftime, Trump made a "lengthy political statement surrounding his first day in office before talking about the title game." The message was "r...
NFL games help Netflix to best monthly TV share
The NFL’s Christmas Day debut on Netflix helped the streaming platform to 8.5% of total TV viewing in December, tying Netflix’s best share set in July 2023, according to new Nielsen Gauge data. Netflix was up 14% from the November period (other titles like “Carry-On” and Season 2 of “Squid Game” als...
ESPN set for CFP title game broadcast
Ohio State and Notre Dame will meet in Atlanta to compete in the CFP National Championship Game Monday night at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, with kickoff set for 7:30pm ET on ESPN. The network will get things started at 5pm with "College GameDay," which will be live from the stadium with Rece Davis, Nick ...
The CW hires Alexander, McMurray, Kligerman for new NASCAR booth roles
The CW today is announcing the talent for its new-look NASCAR broadcasting team that starts this year, led by a three-man booth of Adam Alexander, Jamie McMurray and Parker Kligerman. Nexstar Media Group’s flagship channel is picking up full-season Xfinity Series rights from 2025 through 2031 for $1...
Rams grab wild-card win after fires move game
The Rams "turned State Farm Stadium into SoFi Stadium East" Monday night, transforming the home of the Arizona Cardinals into their house for a night "despite a large presence" of Vikings fans and taking home a 27-9 victory in the wild-card round. The Rams front office and game operations staff "did...
Reds' new deal with FanDuel Sports Network gives boost to player payroll
The Reds front office will have more payroll space with which to work after the Reds agreed to a one-year cable and streaming rights deal with FanDuel Sports Network.
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The old adage, ‘Can we still be friends?’ There ain't no friends. … That was not happening. So I look over at Joe [Castiglione] and this thing all broke and said, ‘Bro, we got no friends now.’ And we had to go to those meetings ... We had to go to meetings for a whole year.-- Texas AD Chris Del Conte, on the relationships that were being torn with Texas and Oklahoma leaving the Big 12 for SEC.
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