ESPN appears set to bring in Yahoo’s Jeff Passan in a baseball insider role in the new year
As per a report from Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Passan is heading to ESPN in the new year.
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Jimmy Butler’s awesome practice blow-up actually appears to have been a well-crafted media opp
Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Jimmy Butler broke Sports Twitter on Wednesday afternoon when Adrian Wojnarowski dropped a different kind...
ESPN wins cable rights to PGA Championship from 2020 through 2030, will cover it both on TV and on ESPN+
A big part of this deal was about getting more top content for ESPN+. Including coverage of featured holes and groups even while CBS is on the air.
Dan Klores discusses the 15-year process behind “Basketball: A Love Story,” his 20-hour, 62-short-story ESPN Films project
"It takes me two full years to make a 90-minute movie or a 100-minute movie. This is 20 hours in four and a half years, so I had to move fast."
MLB on ESPN viewership up 2% for 2018 season
It's just a data point, but MLB ratings on ESPN went up in 2018, and that could be very good news for MLB going forward.
Odell Beckham Jr.’s ESPN interview was done without the Giants; will that lead to any pushback from the team or the league?
It's not uncommon for interviews to be arranged through players' management rather than teams' PR staffers, but this one was more controversial than many.
College GameDay at Red River Showdown has “Presidential Alert: OU sucks” sign, plus “Venmo me beer money,” other antics
College GameDay saw signs and antics at the Red River Showdown this week.
Lightning in the area led to ESPN zooming way out on the Alabama-Arkansas game
Lightning in the area wasn't close enough to shut down the game entirely, but it did lead to ESPN having to use cameras in safer spots.
Katie Nolan made Bill Simmons relive a bunch of his on-air miscues at ESPN
Simmons talked about his Celtics fist pump, a PTI word choice, and more.
Alternate broadcasts are an example of networks aiming for dedicated fans over casual viewers
From Statcasts to Megacasts to other versions, alternate broadcast options are a win for viewers.
Your 2018 college football Week 6 announcing schedule
Friday, October 5 6 PM- Dartmouth at Yale (ESPNU) Chris Cotter, Jack Ford 7 PM- Georgia Tech at...
The ratings for ESPN’s “Get Up” are much better now that it’s football season
The Get Up ratings have improved significantly since football season started.
Disney invests in Intermedia Labs, parent company of HQ Trivia, through Disney Accelerator program
This sounds like a small investment for now, but under the right circumstances, it could maybe lead to HQ Trivia-branded content for ESPN+ or ABC.
Your 2018 NFL Week 5 announcing schedule
NFL WEEK 5 Thursday, Oct. 4 Indianapolis at New England, FOX|NFL|Amazon 8:20 pm – Joe Buck, Troy Aikman,...
ESPN2’s NL Wild Card game Statcast broadcast drew rave reviews, especially compared to ESPN’s regular telecast
Plenty of people praised the Jason Benetti-Mike Petriello-Eduardo Perez broadcast, especially in comparison to the main ESPN telecast.
