Tyrese Haliburton ‘shocked’ first game back won’t be on national TV
"When I saw the schedule I was like, 'Oh, wow.' I was shocked to see that. But we move on."
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Din Thomas takes heat for on-air announcement he’s retiring from cornering fighters after Gillian Robertson loss
"This might be as far as she can go."
Stephen A. Smith responds to NABJ giving him a ‘Thumbs Down’ award
"I've shut my mouth for years. Now y'all started something."
Is the NFL standing down on early media rights negotiations?
The winds of change seem to be petering out.
Prime Video tapped for NBA’s Eastern Conference finals in first year broadcasting the round
Prime Video and NBC will rotate Eastern and Western Conference finals throughout their 11-year broadcast deals, though the order of the rotation is unclear.
Chicago Bears analyst Ben Devine retracts report of Indiana stadium move: ‘I was duped’
"I deserve the beating I'm gonna get here."
CBS citing ‘brand and image’ as reason to bench Tony Romo doesn’t bode well for his future at network
Despite minimal promotion by ESPN, Jimmy Pitaro and Josh D’Amaro joined Trump and Pat McAfee at Patriot Games
The network has not promoted the games a single time on its airwaves.
Jimmy Traina announces departure from Sports Illustrated
"It's time for me to do something different & evolve with the changing sports media landscape."
Josh Kushner, former Disney CEO Bob Iger to purchase Los Angeles Lakers for $12.5B
Current owner Mark Walter, who purchased the team last summer from the Buss family, called the Lakers an "extraordinary investment."
Jim Nantz, J.J. Watt, Ian Eagle, Ross Tucker discuss new CBS NFL booths amid Tony Romo absence
David Berson: ‘Conversations continue’ with NFL despite reportedly stalled rights negotiations
"They really value what we provide, and we also value what they’re providing."
The media rights permutations of College Football Playoff expansion, explained
Josh Pate: Tony Petitti has ‘fundamental lack of coherence’ about what makes college football great
"That's the kind of decision maker that I'm not a fan of having in the room."
7 million people tune in for Hall of Fame Game on NBC, Peacock
It was the most-watched Hall of Fame Game since 2021.
ESPN ‘socializing’ a 16-team CFP format with four play-in games, per report
The proposed format would effectively allow for 20 teams to participate in the playoff.
ESPN will reportedly continue to simulcast first hour of WWE PLEs on linear networks, despite ‘SummerSlam’ absence
SummerSlam did not feature a simulcast due to a scheduling conflict.
Mike Florio: Timing of ESPN’s NFL reporting will be telling regarding editorial influence of equity stake
"When do they release it? How do they showcase it on the various ESPN car wash of shows?"
PGA Tour lures another NFL exec to lead media strategy
Will Deng, the NFL's head of corporate strategy, will join the PGA Tour as its new SVP of media strategy.
LSU explores setting up company to house broadcast revenues, sell stakes to private investors
The private company would invest LSU's broadcast revenues in hopes of generating a higher return.
Randy Moss: NYRA and Fox ‘incredibly petty’ for apparent attempt to shift blame of Triple Crown demise onto Preakness
"I don't know if Fox was the one that actually drove this bus or whether it was NYRA, I have no idea which was which, but they wanted to be able to say publicly, 'This is not our fault. This is Maryland's fault.'"
With Fox backing out of early NFL negotiations, will other networks follow?
Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch says network won’t redo NFL deal until after 2029-30 opt-out
Paramount adds 2M streaming subs in Q2, earnings still dip as cord-cutting continues
The company credits its UFC deal and Latin American World Cup rights for the subscriber growth.
Stephen A. Smith responds to Michael Wilbon suggesting he’s no longer a journalist
"I don't just come on the air and bloviate out the mouth."
KNBR lets go of Greg Papa amid health battle, rehires John Lund for midday show
Papa will not get to continue his show from a home studio as he'd hoped.
NBC reportedly retains rights to Preakness Stakes after ‘hard-fought bidding war’
The length of the deal is unknown.
Incoming MLS commissioner Larry Berg discusses upcoming media rights negotiations, hydration breaks
"It’s about finding media partners that want to co-create the future with us."
Arizona Cardinals announce J.P. Shadrick as new radio voice
Shadrick will work alongside analyst A.Q. Shipley.
Full integration of ESPN Unlimited in YouTube TV reportedly coming ‘later this fall’
Until then, YouTube TV users will need to access the ESPN app separately to view the network's digital content.
Fox reveals Week 1 NFL announcer schedule
Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady are headed to Philly.
Fox, NBC partner to broadcast new Thoroughbred Championship Series beginning 2027
The series will begin with next year's Kentucky Derby.
