News on Sport: Top Stories of 2015
In 2015, News on News launched "News on Sport", a dedicated news site for the world of sports broadcasting around the globe. News on Sport didn't "go live" until the second half of 2015, but there have...
View ArticleESPN Remains Top Sports Cable Network in 2015
ESPN’s Total Day Average Audience is 25% Larger than all non-ESPN Sports Networks Combined. In 2015, ESPN repeated as the top cable network in prime time among households and viewers (P2+), an...
View ArticleWATCH: Jeff Stelling Receives Personal Call on Soccer Saturday
It’s the start of a brand New Year, and already Jeff Sterling from Sky Sports’ Soccer Saturday has come up trumps with what is undoubtably the best bit of television I’ve seen so far this year. But...
View ArticleStrong Ratings Performance for ESPN's "New Year's Six"
ESPN’s second presentation of the New Year’s Six (Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, Capital One Orange Bowl, Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic, BattleFrog Fiesta Bowl, The Rose Bowl Game Presented by Northwestern...
View ArticleChannel 4 Loses Horse-racing Rights to ITV
British horseracing has announced that the sport will be broadcast on free-to-air television exclusively by ITV starting 1st January 2017. ITV has secured the rights to show nearly 100 days of racing...
View ArticleESPN Deportes' Moves into New Studios
ESPN Deportes’ News and Information Programming Debuts From New State-of-the-Art Studios. ESPN Deportes celebrates 12 years since its debut on Jan. 7, 2004 with the inauguration of a new ultramodern...
View ArticleESPN Ratings up for NBA Season So-far
ESPN’s NBA viewership is up across its television and digital platforms compared to last season, according to Nielsen. Through 30 games (as of Jan. 5), the NBA is averaging 2,351,000 viewers (p2+) on...
View ArticleIIHF World Junior Championship a Ratings Success for TSN
Audiences up 16% for Team Canada games compared to the last tournament held in Europe. Canada continued its love affair with the World Juniors this holiday season, as the tournament attracted 15.3...
View ArticleESPN Films to Air OJ Simpson Documentary Series
ESPN Films has announced several new 30 for 30 projects including documentaries on the ’85 Chicago Bears and the Duke lacrosse scandal, and the group’s first-ever miniseries event, “OJ: Made in...
View ArticleESPN to Air Chiefs Vs Texans to Kick Off NFL Wild Card Weekend
ESPN will open the 2016 NFL Wild Card Weekend on Saturday, January 9, at 4:20 p.m. ET with the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans. The AFC matchup will air on ESPN and be simulcast on ABC for the...
View ArticleMLB to Stream Live Games in China
Le Sports and Major League Baseball announced a wide-ranging partnership which results in Le Sports becoming an official strategic partner of MLB in China mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, for a...
View ArticleSky Sports Becomes UK's Top Digital Sports Destination
Sky Sports became the UK's number one digital destination for sport in 2015, the first time the subscription sports network has done so. As sports fans’ consumption habits continue to evolve, new...
View ArticleSky Sports Box Office to Broadcast Frampton v Quigg Live
Sky Sports Box Office will show the eagerly anticipated super-bantamweight unification World Title fight between two of Britain’s undefeated champions, Carl Frampton and Scott Quigg. Tickets sold out...
View ArticleESPN Announces 2016 MLS Televised Games Schedule
ESPN and ESPN Deportes will air 33 regular-season matches in 2016, kicking off on March 6th when Portland Timbers host Columbus Crew. The match will feature Darlington Nagbe, U.S. Men’s National Team...
View ArticleESPNU to Air 12 Regular-season NBA D-League Games
ESPNU will televise 12 NBA Development League (D-League) regular-season games in 2016. The slate will begin on Friday, Jan. 15, at 7 p.m. ET when the Maine Red Claws host the Canton Charge. All NBA...
View ArticleESPN and ABC Grab 25 Million Viewers for NFL Wild Card Game
The Saturday afternoon NFL Wild Card game on ESPN and ABC – a Kansas City Chiefs’ 30-0 victory over the Houston Texans – averaged a 14.7 household US rating and 25,171,000 viewers (P2+), according to...
View ArticleJessica Mendoza & Aaron Boone Join ESPN Sunday Night Baseball
ESPN has announced its new Sunday Night Baseball team, which will debut at the start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season. Dan Shulman, the voice of Sunday Night Baseball, will be joined by...
View ArticleSky Sports Announces 2016 Formula One Coverage
Sky Sports F1 will be the only place to watch live coverage of the F1 season opener as Lewis Hamilton begins his quest for a fourth World Championship at the 2016 Fomula 1 Australian Grand Prix. As...
View ArticleTSN to Air Raptors V Celtics Live in 4K Ultra HD
TSN debuts the ultimate 4K Ultra HD live sports viewing experience when the red-hot Toronto Raptors host the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 7:30 p.m. ET. Live 4K production is a bold new...
View ArticleMichelle Beadle Agrees New Multi-year Deal with ESPN
Michelle Beadle has reached a new, multi-year agreement to remain at ESPN to co-host SportsNation alongside fellow co-hosts Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley. “Michelle is truly one of the most...
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