Founder Shannon Terry announces he’s leaving 247Sports
Viacom/CBS acquired 247Sports in 2015.
Fox Sports reportedly interested in televising new XFL, co-owned by Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia
The XFL likely won't get a traditional TV rights deal with any network, however.
Viewing Picks for August 11, 2020
The NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs begin today with a quadruple-header on NBCSN
Mickey Duzyj discusses the Sports Emmy nominations for his Netflix series “Losers,” as well as his hopes for the show’s future
Losers is up for a couple of Sports Emmys, but facing stiff competition. Creator, director and executive producer Mickey Duzyj told AA a win would be quite the turn for his interview subjects, though: "After all these years slandered as 'losers,' it’d definitely be poetic justice if they pulled off the upset."
Bob McKenzie is moving into “semi-retirement,” so he’ll be appearing less frequently on both TSN and NBC
McKenzie won't be leaving TV altogether, but he will be cutting down on his appearances on both sides of the border.
HBO Sports president Peter Nelson is out, amidst a wider restructuring of that division
Sports Illustrated operator The Maven ran background checks on publishers in July, months after an e-mail on Patrick Starr
Awful Announcing obtained an April 29 e-mail from The Maven SVP Glenn Nelson linking Texans' writer Patrick Starr to Patrick Colon, a former high school coach and teacher who pled guilty to two counts of improper relations between an educator and a student in 2008. Starr continued to write for SI/The Maven through at least June.
The Dan Patrick Show’s video stream is moving from YouTube to Peacock
The exclusive video stream of The Dan Patrick Show is moving to Peacock later this month.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 8/10-8/16
Schedule subject to change. Monday, August 10 Atlanta at Philadelphia, FS1 6 p.m. – Chip Caray, Jeff Francoeur,...
Your NBA announcing schedule for 8/10-8/16
Schedule will be updated as the weekend schedule takes shape. Monday, August 10 Dallas at Utah, NBA TV...
MLB Network will air three live games with three different broadcast styles this week
MLB Network won't be sticking to traditional formulas this week.
TUDN drew 1.1 million viewers for Barcelona-Napoli on Saturday, the most-watched Champions League R16 game ever in the US
TUDN's viewership for the return of the UEFA Champions League was staggering.
Big Ten, Pac-12 to reportedly cancel 2020 college football season Tuesday; SEC intends to move forward
The SEC is hoping to get the ACC and Big 12 to partner up for an exclusive TV deal.
CBS is taking the UEFA Champions League seriously, and their coverage is a welcome change of pace
Viewing Picks for August 10, 2020
Three networks combine to air MLB games tonight and three more air NBA games
