Part of Jim Delany’s Big Ten legacy will be huge TV deals and the Big Ten Network
Delany leaves a huge shadow over the league which has expanded and became the first conference to have a successful league-run channel
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ESPN reportedly airing two hours of NFL Combine coverage on ABC, continuing to solidify their NFL ties
One of the most mindless sports broadcasts of the year is heading to network TV.
Verizon and Disney strike carriage agreement, keeping ESPN and ABC stations on Fios, but there’s a Cox-Nexstar blackout looming (UPDATED)
While the Verizon-Disney dispute has been resolved, the Cox-Nexstar one is still ongoing, and has a midnight deadline.
ABC to broadcast all three days of the 2019 NFL Draft in addition to ESPN, will use College GameDay crew
Last year, Fox aired a simulcast of the NFL Network’s coverage of the first two days of the...
John Tesh offered ABC/ESPN the rights to use NBC theme “Roundball Rock” for NBA games and was turned down
"They said, 'We’re looking for a different sound.'"
Octogenarian Hubie Brown gets contract extension from ESPN to continue calling NBA games
At 85 years of age, Brown isn’t ready for retirement
ABC and CBS broke into NCAA games with reports on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation, and many viewers were ticked off
ABC and CBS both went away from college football coverage for reports on the Kavanaugh vote ranging from a minute and a half to two minutes. NBC also broke into their rugby coverage.
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.
ABC’s final Indianapolis 500 broadcast draws lowest rating in over 30 years
ABC's ratings for the Indy 500 have seen a steady decline despite great racing and big storylines dominating each race.
NBA viewership up year-over-year on both ABC and TNT
After a down year in 2016-17, viewership for the NBA's marquee games was back up this season.
Celebrating Howard Cosell by remembering his old “Saturday Night Live” variety show
Remember when Howard Cosell hosted a variety show? Of course you don't!
Celebrating Howard Cosell’s 100th birthday with some Monday Night Football Halftime Highlights
”You can see him .. right there! Look at him go!”
NBC to broadcast Indianapolis 500 in 2019, ending 54 years of ABC airing the race
One of the longest-running TV partnerships in sports will end next year.
Troy Aikman reportedly to appear on NFL Network/Fox draft coverage as networks prepare for showdown with ESPN
A total of six networks will air some or all of the upcoming NFL Draft.
ABC shelving “black-ish” episode addressing player protests may reignite debate about Disney/ESPN NFL coverage
A pulled black-ish episode addressed NFL players' protests amongst other political and social issues. That may raise more questions about ABC, ESPN, Disney and the NFL.
