ESPN to Air Extensive Coverage of FIFA Presidential Elections
ESPN will provide comprehensive, weeklong coverage of the upcoming FIFA Presidential Election with daily Outside the Lines shows hosted by Bob Ley, live reports from Zurich, Switzerland, and more....
View ArticleNBA All-Star Game Sees 14% Audience Increase
The 2016 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, which aired on ESPN last Friday, averaged 2,043,000 viewers (p2+), up 14 percent from 1,787,000 viewers (p2+) in 2015, according to Nielsen. In addition, the...
View ArticleJonathan Edwards CBE Joins Eurosport as Presenter
BBC Sports presenter, and one of the world's most revered athletes, Jonathan Edwards CBE, has joined Eurosport as its Lead Presenter. An experienced broadcaster of countless sporting events, Jonathan...
View ArticleEurosport Extends English Premier League Rights in Romania
Eurosport has announced the extension of its partnership with the English Premier League, to broadcast matches exclusively to fans in Romania on TV and online, via Eurosport Player, for three seasons...
View ArticleCNN's Living Golf Heads to Scottsdale, Arizona
In March, 'Living Golf' reports from Scottsdale, Arizona for the craziest week on the golfing calendar, the PGA Tour’s Phoenix Open. With over 500,000 spectators expected, it’s the most attended event...
View ArticleCNN's The Circuit Goes Behind the Scenes at Renault F1
CNN's Amanda Davis goes behind-the-scenes at Renault's headquarters in France ahead of the 2016 Formula 1 season. In March, ‘The Circuit’ goes behind-the-scenes of Renault to preview the season, as its...
View ArticleNine-Time Pro Bowler Charles Woodson Joins ESPN as NFL Analyst
Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowl defensive back Charles Woodson is joining ESPN as a NFL analyst. The 18-year veteran who played his final NFL season in 2015, will be part of Sunday NFL...
View ArticleTSN Prepares for Season of Motorsport, Starting with Daytona 500
TSN has confirmed the network’s 2016 NASCAR broadcast schedule, headlined by live coverage of the the biggest, richest, and most prestigious race in NASCAR: the 58th running of the DAYTONA 500. TSN is...
View ArticleNBA Regular Season First-half Ratings Up 7% for ESPN
Through 50 telecasts, ESPN’s NBA regular season first-half viewership is up seven percent compared to last season, according to Nielsen. ESPN is averaging 1,727,000 viewers (p2+) and a 1.1 U.S....
View ArticleESPN College GameDay Heads to Virginia, Saturday
ESPN College GameDay Covered by State Farm returns to the campus of No. 7 Virginia, in advance of the Saturday Primetime presented by DIRECTV matchup between ACC opponents – the Cavaliers and No. 5...
View ArticleBBC Wales Boost Online Sports Coverage
BBC Wales has announced plans to extend its online and mobile sports service to keep pace with changing audiences and to reflect Wales’ biggest ever year of sport. The broadcaster will create seven new...
View ArticleTSN Announces 2016 MLS Regular Season Live Games
As the official Canadian broadcaster of Major League Soccer (MLS), TSN today announced its MLS ON TSN broadcast schedule for the 2016 regular season, which culminates with MLS CUP 2016, one of the 60+...
View ArticleNBA on ABC Continues to Dominate Ratings
NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC presented by La Quinta, continues to win the night across all of television in key demos, including People and Male 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54. The Feb. 20, telecast, which...
View ArticleBT Sport to Show Four Crucial Premier League Games in April
BT Sport will show four Barclays Premier League games in April, including the relegation six-pointer between Norwich City and Sunderland and London derby West Ham United v Arsenal. The games will be...
View ArticleESPN's All-New Fantasy Baseball App Launches
New features include in-app drafts, league creation and sign up, single-swipe access to multiple teams, live FantasyCast updates, logo packs and more; Redesigned for iOS and Android devices. ESPN has...
View ArticleDirecTV Offers Free Week-long Preview of MLS Direct Kick
DirecTV to offer free preview of soccer channel, MLS Direct Kick, March 6th to 15th. DirecTV is offering an amazing kick-off to the MLS season for soccer fans; a FREE trial of MLS Direct Kick between...
View ArticleNew Beat Writers to Cover Red Sox, Cardinals & Dodgers
EPSN.com have announced that Scott Lauber has joined the company as a new Boston Red Sox reporter, and have announced new reporters for the Cardinals and Dodgers. He will be on-site at Red Sox Spring...
View ArticleSuzi Perry Joins BT Sport
TV presenter Suzi Perry is joining BT Sport to present across a range of live sport and programming, including the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship. Suzi joins a list of high profile presenters at BT...
View ArticleSky Sports to Offer Free Channel to Sky Customers
Sky is launching a brand new sports channel – Sky Sports Mix – bringing a range of great moments from some of the world’s biggest sporting events to all its TV customers in the UK and Ireland at no...
View ArticleSky Sports Acquires Exclusive Formula 1 Rights
Sky Sports will become the exclusive home of Formula 1 motor racing in the UK from 2019 for at least five years. Exclusive: Sky Sports will be the home of Formula 1® in the UK and Ireland from 2019 to...
View ArticleSKY New Zealand Wins Olympic Broadcast Rights for 2018-2024
IOC awards 2018-2024 broadcast rights in New Zealand and Pacific Island Territories to SKY Network Television, continuing their current partnership. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has...
View ArticleBT Sport to Show International Hockey
BT Sport will be the host broadcaster of the Hockey Champions Trophies in the UK, as part of a new deal agreed with the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The prestigious Hockey Champions Trophy...
View ArticleESPN Tops Beta Cable Operator Study for 16th Year
For the 16th consecutive year, operators named ESPN the top network with the most average perceived value among all networks measured in Beta Research Corp’s annual Cable Operator Evaluation Study....
View ArticleESPN's Jay Bilas to Recieve Curt Gowdy Media Award
Veteran ESPN basketball analyst Jay Bilas has been named a recipient of the 2016 Curt Gowdy Media Award for his significant contribution to the game of basketball as a member of the electronic media....
View ArticleTracy McGrady Joins ESPN as NBA Analyst
ESPN has announced that it has signed seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady as an NBA analyst. In his new role, McGrady will make regular appearances on The Jump – Rachel Nichols’ new, daily NBA show –...
View ArticleOlympics Help BBC Sport to New Record Online Users
BBC Sport cemented its position as the number one digital destination for sport as record numbers accessed digital services. The last week has been the biggest ever week for BBC Sport online with 58.2m...
View ArticleSky Launches Sky Sports Mix
Sky is launching a new sports channel in the UK on Wednesday 24th August, which aims to open up the magic of live sport to millions of Sky TV customers for the first time. Sky Sports Mix will open a...
View ArticleNFL Returns to the BBC for 2016 Season
A new season of NFL coverage begins on the BBC with a host of extra content for American Football and sports fans. There will be three special BBC One programmes to launch the new season, as The NFL...
View ArticleESPN to Air Several Post-Season MLB Impact Games
ESPN has announced that it has added several full national MLB Postseason Impact Game telecasts presented by Exxon and Mobil, including three division rivalry games, to its September schedule. The...
View ArticleBBC to Air PDC's Champion's League of Darts
Live coverage of the Professional Darts Corporation’s inaugural Champions League of Darts begins on Saturday 24 September across BBC One and BBC Two. The two day tournament shown over the weekend sees...
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