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ESPN beat NBC/Yahoo in Comscore digital traffic in Olympics months for first time
The NBC/Yahoo partnership has usually bested ESPN's digital numbers in Olympic months, but not this time.
ESPN CFB YouTube highlights approach questioned over lack of Toledo-Mississippi State video
NFL Zone returns to Roku with new features, including highlights for every game
The NFL Zone on Roku is back, and is adding more content, including highlights for every game.
Joe Tessitore’s ‘pot of gold’ call of Georgia Tech’s upset of Florida State praised
"They found themselves a pot of gold at the end of their Irish rainbow!"
Crucial Euro 2024 save from Mert Günok got an amazing Turkish call
The call here needed no translation.
ESPN blasted for showing other games’ highlights during critical Marlins-Phillies moment
"Hey ESPN, what is this BS clipping in of other action?"
Gus Johnson’s ‘Nebraska makes chicken salad!’ was a great start to CFB Week 1
"IT'S A TOUCHDOWN! WOW! ALEX BULLOCK! WIDE OPEN! NEBRASKA MAKES CHICKEN SALAD!"
Jays’ broadcasters loved George Springer’s web gem: ‘One of the best you’ll ever see.’
"A tremendous catch, one of the best you'll ever see. The ball is behind him, and he has to reach behind him to make the catch, and cradles the ball against his body once he hits the turf. Terrific effort by Springer."
CFL announcer Dustin Nielson’s ‘Are you kidding me!’ call on wild interception draws attention
This isn't the first time Nielson has used "Are you kidding me!", or the first time this season there's been a ridiculous interception in an Elks' game.
Nikola Jokic’s title win had many looking back at the time ESPN ran Jusuf Nurkic highlights around his extension
In 2018, ESPN accompanied discussion of Nikola Jokić's contract extension with highlights of the Blazers' Jusuf Nurkić.
IBM teams with the Masters for ‘generative AI commentary,’ says AI will provide ‘detailed golf narration’ for clips
A partnership between IBM and the Masters looks to create AI commentary for more than 20,000 clips from this year's tournament, which will be viewable on the Masters' app and its associated digital platforms.
Curastory CEO Tiffany Kelly talks athlete commentary partnership with Pac-12 and Tempus Ex
"Audiences just love mic’d up content. They just love when the athletes are their own commentators."
Hornets’ broadcaster Eric Collins’ scream and ‘Are you kidding me? Hum-diddly-dee!’ on Kai Jones dunk goes viral
Collins is again getting attention for his high-energy dunk calls.
Twitter’s David Herman talks Opendorse highlights deal: ‘We’re in the business of supporting student-athletes.’
"Twitter's your microphone; let the world know what you're thinking, what you care about, what you want to say. And then let the world take the conversation from there."
Twitter announces path for NCAA athletes to monetize highlights through Opendorse NIL marketplace, starting with Pac-12 football players
"Twitter has always been and will continue to act as the megaphone for athletes to use their voice. Now they can leverage their most impactful moments on the field to earn meaningful NIL compensation."
Just Women’s Sports announces media partnership with NWSL, including highlights and championship activations
Just Women's Sports already had a significant women's soccer presence on both the content and ownership sides, and this deal with the NWSL should boost their content side further.
Mets’ broadcaster Gary Cohen asks “Why are we showing Yankee highlights?” on hot mic after SNY app feed didn’t cut to studio
Cohen apparently didn't appreciate SNY showing Yankees' highlights.
The latest impressive SkyCam kick return touchdown coverage came from the Big Ten Network’s Michigan-Maryland broadcast
The SkyCam operator did a great job of following this play as it developed.
Gus Johnson made quite the noises calling the Vikings’ game-ending missed field goal
"GOOD SNAP, CLEAN HOLD, FOR THE WIN! OHHHHH MY GOODNESS, HE MISSED IT! UNBELIEVABLE! AND THE CARDINALS SURVIVE! 34-33! YOU'RE WATCHING THE NFL, FOLKS! ON F-O-X!"
Gary Cohen’s call of Javier Báez’s winning run in Mets’ comeback was a memorable “Turn those thumbs around!”
On Tuesday at least, Báez gave Mets' fans something to cheer about.
Kia Nurse’s long-range game-winning three-pointer for the Mercury had quite the call from Ryan Ruocco
Nurse took a game-ending shot from long range, and drained it for the win.
Dallas Braden drops a “Duck, dive, dodge, duck, and dive!” for Tony Kemp’s tag evasion
"An incredible heads-up effort from Nolan Arenado, but Tony Kemp on the backside, duck, dive, dodge, duck and dive!"
The FreeDawkins YouTube channel’s NBA videos have vanished, but the NBA says they’re not behind that
While FreeDawkins' videos with NBA clips have vanished from YouTube, a NBA source told AA the league didn't launch a copyright takedown, and that their policies on highlights videos haven't changed since Adam Silver's 2015 "Highlights are marketing" comments.
The Universo announcers calling USA-Switzerland beach soccer weren’t too excited about Nick Perera’s amazing bicycle kick
This is one of the more laid-back calls you'll see on a spectacular bicycle kick.
