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Diamond Sports Group officially announced that its Bally Sports regional sports network will rebrand as FanDuel Sports Network.

FanDuel Sports Network enters content partnership with Omaha Productions

Details about what kind of content Omaha will produce are set to be announced in the future.

By Drew Lerner OnOct 16, 2025 0
Diamond Sports Group officially announced that its Bally Sports regional sports network will rebrand as FanDuel Sports Network.

FanDuel Sports Network centralizing production in ‘cost-cutting measure’

The network believes the move will improve its broadcasts.

By Drew Lerner OnOct 3, 2025 0
Diamond Sports Group officially announced that its Bally Sports regional sports network will rebrand as FanDuel Sports Network.

FanDuel Sports Network to launch pregame ‘whip-around’ show hosted by Stan Verrett

The program debuts October 27.

By Drew Lerner OnOct 1, 2025 0
Norby Williamson reportedly delayed Rich Eisen's return to ESPN

Rich Eisen’s ESPN return was ‘delayed’ by former exec Norby Williamson

"I think Pat McAfee removed the managerial impediment when he put a bullet in one particular individual by referring to him as a rodent on his show."

By Drew Lerner OnAug 28, 2025 0
FanDuel Sports Network reporter Kristina Pink

FanDuel Sports Network projected to hit one million streaming subs by year’s end

While these figures look good in the short-term, the realities of the regional sports network business may come to pass in the not-so-distant future.

By Drew Lerner OnMay 6, 2025 0
Mike Golic and Mike Golic Jr. are joining FanDuel Sports Network

Mike Golic, Mike Golic Jr. set to launch new show on FanDuel Sports Network

The father-son duo will reunite with Norby Williamson.

By Sam Neumann OnApr 24, 2025 0
Diamond Sports Group officially announced that its Bally Sports regional sports network will rebrand as FanDuel Sports Network.

FanDuel Sports Networks looking to overhaul pregame shows under Norby Williamson

“We have a huge opportunity to do that and to make those pregame shows more dynamic, more urgent, and rate higher.”

By Ben Axelrod OnMar 14, 2025 0
Norby Williamson at Main Street

Norby Williamson shakes up FanDuel Sports Network executive structure

"We’re reinventing the business and the way we do production and technology."

By Drew Lerner OnMar 12, 2025 0
Credit: Main Street Sports, ESPN

Diamond Sports Group

Main Street Sports hiring former ESPN exec Norby Williamson to oversee FanDuel Sports Network production

Mike Greenberg on The Pat McAfee Show

Mike Greenberg weighs in on Pat McAfee vs. Norby Williamson feud

"It was a shame that two people just kind of couldn't get it together for whatever reason, but they were not the first and they won't be the last."

By Brendon Kleen OnMay 10, 2024 0
The Pat McAfee Show live from Detroit

‘Pat owns Norby’ sign displayed behind ‘Pat McAfee Show’ on ESPN

"I don't know what that sign said."

By Brandon Contes OnApr 26, 2024 0
ESPN West Coast HQ

Sports biz insider identifies potential Norby Williamson replacements at ESPN

The next person isn't coming from ESPN's mailroom.

By Sean Keeley OnApr 21, 2024 1
Norby Williamson

James Andrew Miller: Norby Williamson ouster at ESPN was over vision, not Pat McAfee dispute

"It's not about what Pat said, it's about how Norby was involving himself with a major piece of talent that the company clearly wanted to succeed."

By Brendon Kleen OnApr 9, 2024 1
Norby Williamson

Sports media reactions to Norby Williamson exit run gamut: ‘When good things happen to bad people’

"Wow. End of an era."

By Sean Keeley OnApr 5, 2024 4
Dan Le Batard

Dan Le Batard: Ouster of Norby Williamson shows ESPN ‘a little bit afraid’ of Pat McAfee

"Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith have some sort of unprecedented power in the history of the place to call out an executive by name who runs the place and shortly thereafter, the executive is gone."

By Brendon Kleen OnApr 5, 2024 3
Norby Williamson.

ESPN

Norby Williamson out at ESPN after almost four decades, with Burke Magnus reportedly making that call

Bob Ley

Bob Ley finds Pat McAfee name-calling ESPN execs ‘disquieting’

"What I just found disquieting, was the stuff calling out individuals by name. Including one that I’ve known for 40 years who has always dealt with me honestly and forthrightly."

By Brandon Contes OnMar 7, 2024 1
Pat McAfee talks to Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson on “All The Smoke.” (“All The Smoke” on YouTube.)

ESPN

Pat McAfee: Norby Williamson comments were ‘a warning shot,’ drew praise from 40 ex-ESPNers

Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith

ESPN

Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith can do whatever they want, because they’re bigger than ESPN

Jemele Hill speaks to Brandon Contes on the Awful Announcing Podcast.

ESPN

Jemele Hill on ESPN exec Norby Williamson: ‘I certainly had my suspicions.’

Adnan Virk

‘Dan Le Batard Show’ slyly brings Adnan Virk on to discuss ESPN leaks

"Leaks? I wanted to take a leak when Jo Koy was talking during the Golden Globes monologue."

By Brendon Kleen OnJan 8, 2024 0
Photo credit: The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

Pat McAfee doesn’t regret torching ‘old hag’ Norby Williamson, insists ESPN relationship is ‘strong’

Credit: Andrew Wevers-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN

Is Pat McAfee too big for ESPN to control?

Credit: The Pat McAfee Show

ESPN

ESPN has no plans to punish Pat McAfee over Norby Williamson comments

Michael Smith and Jemele Hill on SC6.

ESPN

Jemele Hill relates to Pat McAfee’s Norby Williamson complaints in SC6 flashback

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