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Netflix records banner year, projects further growth and doubling of ad revenue in ’26
Amid its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix reported new highs in annual revenue and profit in 2025. The company recorded revenue of $45.2B, up 16% over 2024, and a 28% increase in operating income to $13B. During the final three months of the year, Netflix crossed $12 billion in...
NBC to carry Travelers Championship in 2026
NBC will have coverage of the Travelers Championship this summer as the PGA Tour looks to even out the network share of its Signature events. When the tour announced its 2026 schedule in August, NBC was slated to carry only two of the nine Signature events over the course of the season.
NBC to air hour-long special previewing Milan-Cortina Games
Superstar athletes and personalities will headline NBC’s hour-long special to preview the Milan-Cortina Games titled “Ice, Snow & Glory: The Winter Olympics.” The special, which will air on Feb. 5 at 8pm ET on NBC and Peacock, will be hosted from Milan by NBC’s Olympics host Rebecca Lowe, who wi...
Apple of their eye: F1 says tech giant prioritizing racing series justifies ESPN switch
F1 feels it will be a bigger priority with Apple than it was with ESPN, helping justify its move to streaming starting in 2026. The global racing series is making what some view as a gamble by leaving U.S. linear television entirely in an even bolder departure than MLS, which still has some games ai...
Netflix updates bid for WBD to all-cash offer in effort to fend off Paramount
Netflix’s $83B cash-and-stock deal to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business -- including HBO Max -- has been “altered to an all-cash offer” in an effort to “offer ‘enhanced certainty’ to Warner’s shareholders who no longer have to be concerned about Netflix’s fluctuating sto...
ESPN plans six-part docuseries on career of Nick Saban
Nick Saban’s life and career will be the “subject of a six-part ESPN series coming soon” from the network and Words + Pictures. The series is “in production and will feature more than 30 hours of interviews with Saban and more than 80 interviews with the people in his orbit” over the six episodes. T...
NFL Christmas helps December to best month ever for streaming
Streaming set a new record in December with 47.5% of TV usage in the U.S., fueled by Christmas delivering the best day on record for streaming (54% of TV) with an assist from three NFL games across Netflix and Prime Video, according to new data from the Nielsen Gauge. The previous best month for str...
SBJ Media: What’s next for the CFP’s future?
The Jan. 19, 2026, SBJ Media newsletter reports from the College Football Playoff Championship, with coverage of the CFP's future, the Big Ten Network's success this season, FlyHouse's private aviation shuttling key ESPN staff, the Florida Citrus Sports' bowl success and the earlier CFP media day.
What I’m watching: NFC/AFC championship matchups likely not setting audience records
NFL Conference Championship Weekend is set. Fox gets the marquee prime-time window next Sunday and likely would have preferred to see the Bears hang on for the win in the Divisional Round. Rams-Seahawks is a strong matchup on paper, but it likely won’t set any records, as these markets aren’t the be...
FlyHouse navigates tight windows to make sure ESPN has proper staff on the ground
It’s a busy time of year for big-time events on ESPN. The football calendar at the pro and college level means execs, talent and producers have a ton of ground to cover across the country, and private aviation takes on greater importance.
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We have to have a real conversation about Week 0. ... What is the future of these championship games? Do they continue to exist or are we going to start the playoff earlier and just go straight to New Year’s Day rather than playing at the end of January?-- American Conference Commissioner Tim Pernetti, on how the length of the college football schedule needs to be addressed.
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