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Variety’s tweets and Facebook posts on Sage Steele lawsuit called her a ‘former ESPN anchor’
Twitter and Facebook posts from Variety on their story on Sage Steele's lawsuit identified her as a "former ESPN anchor," which is not the current situation.
Three sports-focused executives leaving Meta
Three executives who focused on sports have left Facebook parent Meta.
Hockey broadcaster loses job over remark on referee
Saying "I wonder if he has a band card?" about a referee did not end well for this broadcaster.
Tennessee Volunteers’ official Facebook page posted “Fuck. Theo. Cade.” on all-SEC nods instead of “Velus. Theo. Cade.”
Velus Jones Jr., Theo Jackson, and Cade Mays were the three Vols named to the coaches' All-SEC teams. We don't know who Theo Cade is, or what he did to deserve this.
Trailer drops for Simone Biles docuseries ‘Simone vs Herself’
The newest iteration of Facebook's Versus series will focus on Simone Biles life on and off the mats.
Facebook launches new Venue app for second-screen experience during live events
But will fans enjoy an online conversation they can't control?
Charles Barkley calls Draymond Green “the worst member of the boy band”: “He’s going to get hit by some drive-by panties.”
"He's the worst member of the boy band who doesn't realize he's standing next to Timberlake. When the girls are throwing panties at his head, he's going to get hit by some drive-by panties, but they're meant for Timberlake."
Twitter and Facebook execs say they now have no plans to bid big on live sports rights
“We’re not in this game to turn over any tables in the broadcast market.”
CBS’ Marshall-Middle Tennessee Facebook broadcast will include tours of the broadcast truck, mic’d-up producer/director, no ads
"As always, our priority is telling the story of the play on the field. But with this unique format, we are excited to give viewers a rare look inside the production truck."
YouTube and YouTube TV will be the exclusive home for 13 MLB games this season
This might get a better response than last year's Facebook deal.
SB Nation parts ways with Jen Rainwater after she calls Kyler Murray a brat, she responds with Facebook rant
SB Nation and Athletics Nation parted ways with Rainwater Thursday after her rant Wednesday. She responded on Facebook, claiming other people have been fabricating her tweets.
NBC investigating IndyCar commentator Paul Tracy for racist Facebook post, Tracy claims it’s a fake account
NBC is "continuing to investigate the situation."
Oscar De La Hoya’s Golden Boy boxing matches will be streamed live on Facebook
Facebook will stream live events and original programming produced by Golden Boy Promotions
Fox will stream a BIG3 game on Facebook each week in addition to three on Fox or FS1
The BIG3 is coming to Facebook, but how much of an audience will it find there?
Could WWE sell digital rights for Monday Night RAW and SmackDown?
Could we see Amazon or Facebook stream RAW and SmackDown in the near future?
MLB hopes to eliminate porn bots from future Facebook broadcasts
The comment section on Thursday's Phillies-Diamondbacks broadcast filled up with, um, suspicious users.
Facebook’s exclusive baseball broadcasts have averaged only 65,000-85,000 viewers per game
Not too many people are tuning into Facebook's MLB package.
How MLB can improve on its Facebook-exclusive streaming game telecasts
MLB on Facebook certainly has room for improvements and we have some suggestions.
A brief history of Twitter users confusing Nationals beat writer Mark Zuckerman with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
Mark Zuckerberg runs Facebook. Mark Zuckerman covers the Nationals. A disturbing number of Twitter users can't tell the difference.
MLB on Facebook Watch debut tried to make adjustments on the fly, but alienated some fans
The debut had its ups and downs including a glitch in the 5th inning
Will fans embrace MLB games only available on Facebook?
The Great MLB on Facebook Experiment is about to begin.
CBS Sports and Stadium will both produce some games exclusively for Facebook as part of new Conference USA deal
In addition to games for CBSSN, CBS will produce three football games and six basketball games per year exclusively for Facebook. And Stadium will do the same for seven football games and 10 basketball games per year.
Facebook hires Eurosport’s Peter Hutton to pursue global live sports rights deals
Hutton has plenty of experience in global sports rights, once acquiring European Olympics rights for Eurosport.
After reducing news in feeds, Facebook plans to emphasize “high quality” news with user survey. What does that mean for sports?
Will Facebook's surveys about "trusted" news outlets affect the visibility of those outlets' sports coverage? What about sports-only outlets?
