FCC files ‘early-renewal order’ threatening Disney/ABC’s broadcast licenses
The process would subject Disney to lengthy hearings in which the company would be forced to defend and justify its broadcast licenses in eight markets.
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Live sports could be collateral in programming battles with local affiliates
ABC to air the UFL instead of Trump’s military parade
In fact, not a single broadcast network plans on preempting their regular programming. Even Fox, who will air Yankees-Red Sox.
ESPN SVP Ilan Ben-Hanan talks ‘insane stretch’ of balancing NHL and NBA playoffs
ABC draws one million viewers for NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championship
It was the second most-watched college gymnastics championship in history.
Where does each sports network rank in viewership for 2024?
NCAA Volleyball Championship scores 1.3 million on ABC
As a whole, the tournament finished up 41% year-over-year.
ABC gave great broadcast/rules analyst/PylonCam look at South Carolina incompletion-turned-touchdown
Everything worked out perfectly on this overturned call.
MLB Wild Card round drew record ratings
"It was up 25% from last year and 1% from 2022."
TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for September 23, 2024: how to watch Monday Night Football twinbill
We have the Monday Night Football doubleheader with the 7:30 p.m. ET/8:15 p.m. ET staggered starts on ESPN/ESPN Deportes early and ABC later.
DirecTV files FCC complaint over Disney dispute, asks commission to declare demands in bad faith
SEC commissioner praises YouTube TV amidst Disney-DirecTV fight
ESPN panned for ’embarrassing’ NBA Finals halftime show
"That was the halftime show … for The Finals?????!"
Fewer ‘Monday Night Football’ games will be simulcast on ABC
"ABC will still simulcast 5-6 games and have 3 exclusives that won't be on ESPN."
NFL Draft’s first-round coverage sees viewership spike from 2023
"Thursday night's coverage of Round 1 had a total unduplicated audience of 34.3 million viewers."
Disney Advertising president Rita Ferro: ‘We know the importance of linear.’
ESPN8: The Ocho is now live as ESPN’s first FAST channel
ESPN finally has launched its first FAST channel.
The 2023 Awfulies: The biggest & most overblown sports media stories of the year
Disney CEO Bob Iger walks back ABC sale talk, surprised ‘everybody would run with a story that everything was being sold’
Arizona Coyotes agree to Diamond exit, sign new broadcast TV deal with Scripps Sports
The last professional team left on Bally Sports Arizona has now left.
ABC will simulcast ‘Monday Night Football’ all season due to WGA, SAG-AFTRA strikes
'Monday Night Football' will be a staple on ABC this season.
Byron Allen makes $10 billion offer to Disney for ABC, Nexstar also reportedly interested
Charter-Disney deal gives both sides something, but may not fix ‘broken’ system
Dish, Hearst embroiled in carriage dispute
Dish is in yet another carriage dispute, this time with Hearst.
Whoopi Goldberg’s detailed pool sex discussion saw The View quickly go to commercial
"You’re trying to go up the hill and you’re getting resistance from the water that is within."
