- The latest episode of the SBJ Sports Media Podcast features a conversation on how Bleacher Report uses its NFL deal to cover the Draft in a distinct way.
- Shoutout to TNT Sports’ Kenny Albert, who broke a record for the most national TV broadcasts across the big four North American sports at 1,545 games called for the NHL, NBA, NFL and MLB. The previous record holder was Dick Stockton. And that doesn’t count the Olympic calls Albert has made, like this past winter’s Milan Cortina gold medal hockey games.
- Churchill Downs and NBC Sports are bringing their own version of “Friday Night Lights” to Louisville this week, as the Kentucky Oaks will air Friday in prime time for the first time.
- In this week’s magazine, SBJ’s Richard Deitsch profiles Jason Benetti and how the respected broadcaster was “the choice” for NBC Sports’ return to MLB coverage.
- Sony’s MLB: The Show 26 enjoyed the franchise’s second-strongest launch since the video game series’ debut in 2006, per data from Circana cited by my colleague Jason Wilson in his SBJ Gaming newsletter.
- Raj Sports, the owner of the WNBA’s Fire and NWSL’s Thorns, is rebranding a Portland OTA channel into Rose City SportsNet, with a year-round format that turns the station into a female-focused sports RSN, writes SBJ’s Tom Friend.
- MSG Networks signed a deal with the Team Boxing League to bring the remainder of Season 4 fights to the RSN.
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