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A Skip Bayless funeral ad for Undisputed replaced a Australia-Canada Christine Sinclair match that hit technical difficulties.

U.S. and Australia feeds of Christine Sinclair sendoff match crashed, replaced by Skip Bayless funeral ad on FS2

Both the U.S. and Australian feeds of this match hit issues, with FS2 not returning to the match for 20-plus minutes.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnDec 6, 2023 0
The Pat McAfee Show and ESPN have technical issues on cable

Aaron Rodgers questioned cable outage during weekly Pat McAfee Show segment

"Aaron did text me. He was like, 'Heard we got cut off?'"

By Brandon Contes OnNov 3, 2023 1
WNBA Finals on ESPN

ESPN glitch made WNBA Finals viewers feel like it was Groundhog Day

This could have been a disaster if the technical issues lasted much longer and caused the national audience to miss any action.

By Brandon Contes OnOct 19, 2023 1
The Pac-12 Networks

Pac-12 Network went down for many during Washington State-UCLA

Quite a few people noted issues with Pac-12 Network during the Washington State-UCLA game Saturday.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 7, 2023 1
Stephen A. Smith on The Pat McAfee Show.

Pat McAfee’s live show in Boulder had a soundless interview with Stephen A. Smith

"That conversation about the Worldwide Leader was not heard on the Worldwide Leader."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 15, 2023 1
A playback error Twitter user Joe Wagstaff got for Prime Video's S2 regular-season debut.

Thursday Night Football streams still hit technical issues for some, but were praised by others

Amazon's season two debut of exclusive Thursday Night Football broadcasts on Prime Video got some mixed reviews.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnSep 15, 2023 0
A technical difficulties graphic on Bally Sports Detroit.

35 minutes of Angels-Tigers not televised over Bally Sports production truck issues

"We apologize for the technical difficulties. We'll continue to work on that. In the meantime, we bring you baseball via radio on TV."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJul 25, 2023 0
Connecticut Sun and Phoenix Mercury on CBS Sports Network

Off-camera voice annoyingly kept bleeding into WNBA broadcast on CBS Sports: ‘Are you hearing our director?’

"Hey Bill, are you hearing our director bleed into your guys’ program? We have someone here locally who called in and said they’re hearing Jason."

By Brandon Contes OnJul 19, 2023 1
NHL digital ad issues during Stars-Wild Game 4.

NHL digital ad technology continues to show its issues

This was a prominent spot for this technology to glitch, but it's far from the only glitch or wider issue it's had this season.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 24, 2023 1
Bally Sports Florida showing a 2015 French Open tennis match instead of Magic-Heat.

Many saw the 2015 French Open on Bally Sports Florida instead of Magic-Heat

It's unclear just how widespread this was, but quite a few people reported seeing a 2015 French Open tennis match instead of Magic-Heat.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 9, 2023 2
An ESPN SportsCenter hit from the Masters.

ESPN lost picture for a minute during SportsCenter Masters broadcast

The description of changes to hole No. 13 here would have been better with some video.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnApr 5, 2023 0
Headset issues in a March 25, 2023 Seattle-Orlando XFL game.

XFL headset mics go out during 95-degree game in Orlando

Headset issues keep popping up in the XFL, and the latest ones came during a hot game in Orlando.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 25, 2023 0
YES Network experiencing technical difficulties

Brooklyn Nets and Denver Nuggets broadcasts experienced power outage for more than 30 minutes

"Our truck in the loading dock here at Barclays Center lost power."

By Brandon Contes OnMar 20, 2023 0
ESPN's final Big Ten men's basketball broadcast (for now).

ESPN’s final Big Ten men’s basketball game hit technical difficulties, leading to a studio call for the last three-plus minutes

This was quite the way for four decades of ESPN broadcasts of Big Ten men's basketball to end.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnMar 4, 2023 1
A Sportsnet feed of Canada's Davis Cup win that didn't air live thanks to technical difficulties.

Tennis fans roast Sportsnet for losing feed right ahead of Canada’s Davis Cup win

The Canadian men's tennis team won the Davis Cup for the first time Sunday, but viewers in Canada couldn't see it live thanks to Sportsnet losing their feed.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 27, 2022 0
Chris Myers and Mark Schlereth calling Giants-Jags.

After early Giants-Jags audio issues, Mark Schlereth said his unaired commentary ‘was my best work by far’

"It was my best work by far in all the years I've been doing this. You really missed out."

By Andrew Bucholtz OnOct 23, 2022 6
CBS technical difficulties during Jets-Bengals

CBS’ Jets-Bengals coverage was marred by technical difficulties in the fourth quarter

Technical issues hit CBS on both the picture and announcing side Sunday during Jets-Bengals.

By Brandon Contes OnSep 26, 2022 1
First Things First

FS1 tech issues silenced Nick Wright’s First Things First for 30 minutes

"I would like to apologize to America and to my coworkers."

By Brandon Contes OnSep 13, 2022 2

ESPN had severe, unpleasant audio issues during NBA playoff game

This lasted for about a minute

By Michael Dixon OnApr 16, 2022 5
A Sportsnet Jets-Flames tweet.

Sportsnet’s Jets-Flames broadcast lost its announcers, and that drew some interesting reactions

The Jets-Flames broadcast on Sportsnet ran into some announcer issues, but not everyone was upset with that.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnFeb 21, 2022 0
A Paramount+ Bills-Chiefs error from @Brotha_Steph on Twitter.

Paramount+ returned repeated errors for many of those trying to stream Bills-Chiefs

Trying to stream Bills-Chiefs through Paramount+ wound up in repeated issues for many.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 23, 2022 0
The Bills and Chiefs.

Many YouTube TV subscribers in New Mexico got only Spanish audio for Bills-Chiefs on CBS affiliate KRQE

This is at least the third time this NFL season a particular English-language feed from a local affiliate has wound up with only Spanish audio.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnJan 23, 2022 0

Technical issues during Tampa Bay-Buffalo game caused many viewers to think their TV had problems

It wasn't the biggest interruption, but it was definitely enough to cause some viewers to worry their TV was acting up.

By Jay Rigdon OnDec 12, 2021 0
Akron and Ohio State technical difficulties.

“I’d like to tell you what’s happening, but that’s not currently possible”: technical difficulties hit ESPN2 Akron-Ohio State broadcast

With Jason Benetti and Jon Crispin calling this game remotely, they were just as in the dark as viewers when the cameras started to glitch.

By Andrew Bucholtz OnNov 9, 2021 1

Power outage during Bills-Texans game causes glitches, forces studio hosts to call plays

The CBS studio hosts were called into action went the power went out at Highmark Stadium.

By Sean Keeley OnOct 3, 2021 5

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