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Fox Sports’ World Cup matches to air on iHeartMedia
Fox Sports’ broadcasts of all FIFA World Cup matches this summer will get to iHeartMedia radio and digital streaming listeners as part of a new deal rolling out Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not available. The 104 matches will be available on the iHeartRadio app, while every USMNT matc...
‘ESPN Beach’ at Super Bowl among NFL highlights at Disney upfront
NEW YORK CITY -- It wasn’t all Super Bowl for Disney’s upfront on Tuesday afternoon, but the company’s return to the event couldn’t be missed. That included Jimmy Kimmel lightly roasting Disney ad sales chief Rita Ferro about the coming year to close things out at the event.
Sarandos defends Netflix, other streamers taking on live sports
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said while broadcasters express concerns to the FCC over more streamers taking on live sports, leagues “have got to be continuing to reinvent and they’ve got to continue to invest as well and find new partners who can take them” to the “next generation of fans.” Sarandos,...
Sports isn’t beating the economy — it’s transcending it
In every period of economic headwinds, the playbook says the same thing: When consumers get squeezed, discretionary spending slows. Entertainment is always among the first casualties. Someone should tell sports fans.
Scripps exec touts early investment in women’s sports programming on ION
Scripps Networks EVP, CMO & GM Keisha Taylor Starr said while a “lot of networks are just beginning to expand their women’s sports coverage,” they made an “early strategic investment to build consistent primetime programming for broadcast franchises” on ION. Starr, speaking on Adweek’s “Marketin...
Univision adds Super Bowl simulcast, Vegas F1 race; Extends soccer deals
NEW YORK -- TelevisaUnivision has a number of new sports deals rolling out, including a sublicense to air Super Bowl LXI, a simulcast of the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix and agreements on the soccer side with Concacaf, CONMEBOL and the Mexican Soccer Federation. Those deals come as Univision has its upfr...
Fox Sports bringing Sesame Street characters to World Cup coverage
Fox Sports and Sesame Street have struck a deal around the FIFA World Cup, with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Big Bird, and other characters set to appear on Fox programming and World Cup telecasts this summer. Characters will be integrated into Fox’s World Cup programming through special content segments. ...
Indie studio’s four-year USMNT bet culminates in HBO docuseries
A five-part docuseries chronicling the USMNT’s journey to the 2026 FIFA World Cup debuts Tuesday night on HBO, four years after cameras started rolling. The project, titled “U.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men’s National Team,” is the result of a major financial bet and operational lift ...
Sports headline Fox, Amazon Upfronts
NEW YORK -- Sports has slowly crept in and become a focal point of the annual TV Upfront week in recent years, and that theme continued on Monday afternoon as both Fox and Amazon leaned into both live and scripted sports programming.
SBJ Media: Football in focus as upfronts begin
NBC may not have its epic February to market, but it's still emphasizing the role of "Football Night in America" for its upfront presentation. Also: Chris Eubanks on his second year at French Open and the Super Bowl's role in anchoring ESPN/ABC's upfront lineup.
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It’s not meant to look like ‘we want more money,’ that it’s greedy, it’s just what’s fair. When you look at other sports, the revenue share [in tennis] is not changing.-- WTA No. 5 Jessica Pegula, on tennis players seeking more revenue sharing from the Grand Slams.
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