ESPN Greenlights Film ‘The Sack Exchange’ About the New York Jets Defensive Line
ESPN has greenlit the production of “The Sack Exchange,” the latest installment in its 30 for 30 series. The film, directed by Ken Rodgers (“The Tuck Rule,” “The Two Bills,” “Four Falls of Buffalo”) and James Weiner (“SEC Storied: Saturday Night Lights,” “SEC Storied: King George”), will take a nostalgic look back at the sensational […]
Telemundo Announces Full Match Schedule for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Columbia 2024
Telemundo, the exclusive Spanish-language home of FIFA through 2026, has announced the full schedule for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World World Cup kicking off Saturday, August 31 at 3:55 p.m. ET with matches airing on Universo and the Telemundo app. The host nation will take part in the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for the […]
TNT Sports Announces Commentator Lineup
TNT Sports has announced its commentator lineup ahead of its opening week of Mountain West football coverage. Week 1 on truTV and Max will kick off with the San José State Spartans – led by new head coach Ken Niumatalolo – hosting the Sacramento State Hornets on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 10 p.m. ET. Ari […]
U.S. Men’s Basketball Team’s Victory Over France on NBC & Peacock Is Most-Watched Gold Medal Game Since 1996 Atlanta Olympics
The U.S. Men’s Basketball Team’s down to-the-wire 98-87 victory over France – the teams were separated by three points with less than three minutes to play – averaged 19.5 million viewers on NBC and Peacock to rank as the most-watched gold medal game since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (chart below), based on fast national data […]
Paris Olympics on NBC and USA Network Dominating Primetime in 2024
From NBC Sports: NBCUniversal’s nightly Paris Olympics show from 8-11 p.m. ET/PT has dominated primetime, topping 13 million viewers each night across NBC and USA Network, according to Nielsen. In addition, the show accounts for 12 of the 19 most-watched primetime shows in 2024, excluding NFL (chart below). Most-Watched Primetime Shows, 2024, Nielsen-only (excluding NFL) […]
Amazon Prime Video and the WNBA Announce New 11-Year Media Rights Agreement
Amazon Prime Video and the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) announced a new 11-year rights agreement, commencing in 2026, in which Prime Video will exclusively stream 30 WNBA regular-season games each season worldwide, including the Championship Game of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup presented by Coinbase. The agreement also gives Prime Video exclusive WNBA postseason games […]
CBS Sports Announces Multi-Year, Multi-Platform Rights Agreement with English Football League
CBS Sports and the English Football League (EFL) have announced an exclusive, multi-year, multi-platform rights agreement for CBS Sports to offer the widest distribution of EFL matches ever in the United States. CBS Sports will air at least 250 EFL matches each season across the Championship, League One, League Two, Carabao Cup and Bristol Street […]
‘Super Bowl Greatest Commercials XXIII: The Ultimate Countdown’ to Air Friday, February 9 on CBS
SUPER BOWL GREATEST COMMERCIALS XXIII: THE ULTIMATE COUNTDOWN, the annual interactive special where viewers will vote LIVE to crown the ultimate Super Bowl commercial, will be broadcast Friday, Feb. 9 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on CBS, and streaming on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with SHOWTIME subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+. Hosted by […]
Netflix Orders NASCAR Sports Documentary Series
Press Release: Netflix has greenlit five episodes of a new sports documentary series that tracks the upcoming NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and championship race this fall. Filming has begun as drivers fight to secure their spot in the NASCAR Playoffs, which begins Sept. 3 at Darlington Raceway. The series will feature exclusive access to drivers […]
The Most Popular Super Bowl Halftime Show of the Last10 Years
Press Release: The Super Bowl is the pinnacle of all sports events, but some watch it only to catch the half-time show. Rihanna has returned to music with ‘Lift me up’ for Wakanda Forever and has now been announced as 2023’s half time performer. Exercise experts Fitness Volt analysed Google search data to determine the […]