TNT preempting Star Wars marathon for playoff baseball led to hilarious complaints and “spoilers”
"I'm afraid postseason baseball will be quite operational when your movie viewers arrive."
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After leaving Turner, Rosalyn Gold-Onwude will be hosting a series of First Take shows on ESPN
This is the first part of Gold-Onwude's "next chapter" post-Turner, but it's unclear what else she'll be doing, and whether that will be at ESPN or not.
TNT lost its announcing feed for several minutes during a UEFA Champions League match between APOEL and Ajax
The announcer feed went out for a few minutes, sparking some complaints.
Stan Van Gundy is reportedly set to exit ESPN for Turner Sports
According to Andrew Marchand of The New York Post, Van Gundy may even wind up calling some top games for Turner.
TNT won’t air Players Only NBA broadcasts this season
The oft-criticized Players Only broadcasts won't return to TNT this season.
Ron Darling reveals he’s been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, but doctors are “optimistic” it’s treatable
Darling underwent surgery for a mass on his chest last month, and has now been diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
Turner’s UEFA Champions League ratings are up over last year’s Fox numbers, but up much less if FS2 isn’t included
Turner has posted some nice ratings gains for UEFA Champions League coverage relative to Fox's numbers from last year, but the jump isn't as big if you don't include the games on low-distribution FS2.
AEW reportedly in talks with Turner to launch new weekly competitor to WWE’s Raw and Smackdown
The professional wrestling world has been highly anticipating the All Elite Wrestling (AEW) promotion backed by some of...
Lenny Dykstra files lawsuit against Ron Darling over new book where Darling says Dysktra yelled racist taunts at Oil Can Boyd
"This lawsuit sends a loud, clear message to anyone that you can’t just make up lies about people — he literally made up a story. You can’t do that when you have millions of people listening to you, like Mr. Perfect does as a broadcaster."
WarnerMedia ending the Turner brand might signal a change for TNT and TBS operations (updated)
The AT&T restructuring of the new "WarnerMedia" has raised questions about the future of Turner's Atlanta assets, but a Turner Sports spokesperson said there are no plans to move sports from Atlanta.
CBS/Turner go back to basics with a one-hour NCAA Tournament Selection Show
After last year’s two-hour disaster, there’s nowhere to go but up!
A look at Turner Sports’ flirtations with the National Football League
After a brief foray into the NFL in the 1990s, Turner Sports has been looking to get back into the pro football business.
After David Levy’s exit, First Take-loving CNN president Jeff Zucker is expected to add oversight of Turner Sports
In 2017, Zucker spoke to The New York Times about his love of sports and about First Take's influence on CNN's programming.
Turner’s David Levy and HBO’s Richard Plepler expected to leave WarnerMedia in wake of AT&T purchase
Both Levy and Plepler played significant roles on the sports side recently. We'll see if Turner and HBO are as interested in sports after their departures.
Bleacher Report CEO Dave Finocchio will leave the company in June
A long-time Bleacher Report exec is moving on.
