League Networks News
NFL Network is back in the college football game, signing a four-year deal with Conference USA
After over a decade, NFL Network will show regular-season college football again this fall.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 5/20-5/26
Monday, May 20 Boston at Toronto (MLB 1 pm) RSN Simulcast NY Yankees at Baltimore (ESPN+ 7 pm)...
MLBN’s Joe Girardi says he wants to do TV “as long as they’ll allow me to do it,” but he wants to manage...
“I want to [manage]. I love it because I love the strategy of the game and trying to put players in the best situation to be successful and instilling confidence in them … and always having their back and building that trust with players. That’s really enjoyable to me.”
The Big Ten Conference made $759 million in revenue in 2018, almost 50 percent more than their previous record
The Big Ten's fiscal 2018 revenue is nearly 50 percent up from their previous high number, $512.9 million in 2017.
Top broadcast prospect Joe Thomas lands at NFL Network, joining a small group of offensive linemen turned national analysts
After auditioning for ESPN and Fox, Thomas has landed at NFLN, where he'll appear on Thursday Night Football studio shows and more.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 5/13-5/19
Monday, May 13 Baltimore at NY Yankees (ESPN+ 6:30 pm) RSN Simulcast Milwaukee at Philadelphia (ESPN 7 pm)...
Disney has explored acquiring the rights to NFL Sunday Ticket for ESPN+ when DirecTV deal expires
In March, questions swirled surrounding what would be next for the NFL Sunday Ticket package. The NFL was reportedly...
NFL Network will cut five shows amidst reported $20 million budget reduction
NFL Network is dumping some original programming.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 5/6-5/12
Monday, May 6 Philadelphia at St. Louis (ESPN 8 pm) Karl Ravech, Tim Kurkjian, Eduardo Perez NY Mets...
Justin Gimelstob resigns from ATP board, Tennis Channel after battery sentencing
"Justin has informed us that the leave of absence he began in November is ending with his resignation from Tennis Channel. We wish him well in this challenging time."
AAF original investor Reggie Fowler faces 70 years in jail for fraud, while TV situation may have led to league’s demise
Reggie Fowler was the AAF's initial investor, but this week saw him arrested on fraud charges. He reportedly provided $28 million to the league, but not as much as he'd promised, leading to Tom Dundon stepping in. And bad news on the TV rights front may have been what led Dundon to pull the plug on the league.
Your MLB announcing schedule for 4/29-5/5
Monday, April 29 Oakland at Boston (ESPN 7 pm) Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez, Tim Kurkjian Tampa Bay at...
ESPN, NFLN and the NFL claim reporters are free to report the #1 overall pick early, contrary to a Pro Football Talk report
A NFL spokesman claimed "Neither NFL Network nor ESPN has been directed not to report on who might be the No. 1 pick."
ESPN2 will simulcast NFL Network’s Good Morning Football Thursday and Friday in latest olive branch to the NFL
On Thursday and Friday, ESPN will take the rare move of simulcasting Good Morning Football on ESPN2.
Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter’s comments to SI about NFL GMs illustrate teams’ pre-draft focus on media coverage
“Everyone wants you to know they are not interested in what they actually are, and everyone is wondering, ‘If we want to make this move, how actually feasible is it?’”
