Awful Announcing
While the BIG3 bid for the RSNs has big names attached, most are "content partners" who aren't actually investing. And there are questions about the finances here.
"I don’t think you can say, let me just work my butt off, and then when I turn 70, enjoy life. I don’t think you’ve got a lot of [stuff] left after you turn 70."
Sunday's third-game window, featuring Duke's narrow win over UCF, drew an 11.9/24 household rating/share.
A CFL game on June 22 was going to conflict with a nearby Arkells concert, but the league agreed to move the game so fans can attend both.
"We’re looking to make sure that we continue to deliver this package, which is a premium package of great content. We want it delivered on several different platforms."
"If it was the 70s, everybody would be in jail. Everybody. Kids got beaten up, we got beaten up when we were kids like it was nothing. Nothing. No one even blinked an eye. ...I ain't getting in between nobody and their kids."
A fake reporter account that's been around since December got almost 10,000 likes for a false report of a Colgate player missing a flight, a report subsequently picked up by some CBS local sites. That report even fooled the player's mom.
The Pac-12 is now asking for 50 percent more money from investors than they previously were.
A new March Madness commercial uses The Bud Knight...in an ad for Miller Lite.
Those surveyed by Deloitte averaged three streaming service subscriptions, but many weren't thrilled with the numbers of services they had to subscribe to get what they want. That's worth noting for sports, considering the fragmentation in the sports streaming landscape.
Patrick's previous broadcasting experience includes working on Fox NASCAR XFinity Series telecasts and hosting the ESPYs.
Per-school payouts from this deal are expected to rise to $6.94 million per year, almost $5 million more than the level they were at.
"That was John Wall and Boogie, right?" "I think so." "Yes, sir." Actually, Wall and Cousins played for Kentucky in the 2009-10 season, not 2014-15.
A four percent year-over-year rise is nice, but that doesn't remove all the concerns about NASCAR ratings.
Four hours before the ESPN selection show, the bracket was revealed in graphics that aired on ESPNU.
