Ukranian boxing champ slams Joe Rogan for ‘repeating Russian propaganda’
"Fear Factor = Offering a public opinion about a nation, but not able to discuss your opinion and facts with another public figure of the nation you had the opinion about."
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Jalen Rose tapped for ‘Inside the NBA’ guest spot and data-focused altcast
Kenny Smith will be taking the night off.
ESPN looks to renew media rights deal with Formula 1 despite viewership plateau
"The ratings are one thing, but you look at the client-entertainment possibilities, the marketing opportunities, just the cache of being associated with Formula 1, it pays us back in droves."
Rob Stone helps reporter without camera crew at Indiana-Ohio State
"These are the kind of moments I will forever cherish in this industry."
ESPN selects Richard Jefferson to call NBA Cup Championship Game
The move could indicate that Jefferson is in pole position to call the NBA Finals.
Former Turner president details negotiations that kept Charles Barkley and Shaq at TNT
"There are people that want you and there are people that need you. We don't need you."
Steelers-Browns snow game notches solid audience for Amazon
Amazon's Thursday Night Football package is now averaging 13.25 million viewers over 11 telecasts.
NBA ratings continue to slip early in the season
Both games of ESPN's Wednesday night doubleheader saw year-over-year declines approaching 50%.
Former Titans coach tricked Ian Rapoport into reporting contract extension, instead got fired
NFL insider Ian Rapoport has made a living off of leveraging his extensive sourcing in the league to...
Joel Klatt suggests Deion Sanders isn’t interested in an NFL gig
"My calling is to impact young men and be a mentor to young men."
Amazon’s NBA coverage to originate from Los Angeles next year
For the NBA, that means its studio programming will originate from all across the country.
Bill Simmons suggests Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith could opt out of TNT contracts
"It's in all the reporting that those guys, if they lose basketball, I know those guys get to redo their contracts."
Caitlin Clark won’t play in Unrivaled’s first season, per report
There had been talk of Clark filling a wild-card slot, but that now looks set not to happen.
John Tesh on ‘Roundball Rock’ negotiations with NBC: ‘We are talking’
"I'm not holding out. NBC is my friend."
ESPN reportedly canceling ‘Around the Horn’ in summer of 2025
It's unclear exactly why the show is being retired.
NFL exec ‘not worried’ about Netflix Christmas Day games
"I think there's a reason they did the fight when they did the fight."
ESPN to produce Mickey Mouse altcast for Christmas NBA game
Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Donald and Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto will all be rendered into the action.
CBS and Pro Volleyball Federation reach media rights extension
The new deal will double the amount of matches on linear television versus the last deal.
NBC Sports president on spinoff: ‘We’re going to fulfill every obligation’
"It's probably just a microcosm of our larger industry."
CNN montage shows Fox News hosts complaining about politics in sports after praising ‘Trump dance’
"It's always unwise to seek political advice from someone who gets paid $100 million a year to bounce a ball."
Pac-12 hires media rights consultant, looks towards ‘non-traditional days’ for football games
"We have a blank slate"
Netflix faces class-action lawsuit over Tyson-Paul bout
The lawsuit claims users "were faced with legendary problems, including: no access, streaming glitches, and buffering issues."
MLB eyeing 2028 to nationalize local media rights deals, end blackouts
However, the league will face a number of hurdles along the way.
Comcast to reportedly spinoff cable assets in seismic move
The move will include its news assets MSNBC and CNBC, entertainment assets USA, Oxygen, E!, and Syfy, and its lone remaining sports cable network Golf Channel.
Chiefs-Bills draws biggest NFL audience so far this year
The game averaged 31.2 million viewers on CBS.
