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NBC Sports has averaged 4.9 million viewers for six NBA playoff games on NBC and Peacock from April 19-21, up 38% vs. comparable coverage last year, making it the most-watched first Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights of the playoffs since 1994. Trail Blazers-Spurs Game 1 averaged 5.7 million viewers,...

In Boston, Chad Finn reported WEEI-FM’s afternoon drive program co-hosts Andy Hart and Nick “Fitzy” Stevens are “being let go.” Third host Ted Johnson will remain with the station in a “yet-undefined role.” Hart and Stevens had been with WEEI since 2019 and joined the afternoon program in one of its...

Department of Justice officials “met with broadcast-television station operators earlier this week” as part of its antitrust investigation into the sports-media marketplace, signaling the “far-reaching nature” of the DOJ’s investigation, according to sources cited by Flint & Mattioli of the WALL...

Shortly after his time had concluded at Syracuse University’s well-regarded SI Newhouse School of Public Communications, Jason Benetti did what many sports broadcast journalism hopefuls did in the mid-2000s: He sent out a CD of his play-by-play work to alumni of his school. The audio package include...

MSG Networks has a new deal with the Team Boxing League (TBL) to bring the remainder of Season 4 fights to the RSN, starting with Friday night’s NYC Attitude-Boston Butchers match from Boston. The league is currently in Week 4, and goes though Week 16. Fights this season also will stream on MSG+ and...

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast, Bleacher Report GM Bennett Spector explains how BR approaches NFL Draft coverage through the fan’s perspective -- not just reporting picks, but sparking debate, interaction and real‑time reactions.

Advertiser demand for the NFL Draft remains strong again this year, with ESPN and Disney setting record ad unit rates. Across 53 categories, more than half of advertisers grew their Draft budgets since last year. During all of NFL Draft Week, Disney/ESPN has 135 total sponsorships across 30 advertis...

Prime Video on Thursday announced additions to its “WNBA on Prime” talent lineup ahead of the league’s 30th season. The roster includes Basketball HOFers Cynthia Cooper and Teresa Weatherspoon, former WNBAer and Lakers assistant coach Lindsey Harding, Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson, ESPN’...

ESPN is “leaving well enough alone” for its coverage of the NFL Draft, as the company is allowing NFL Network “to deliver the same draft coverage, with the same announcers” as in past years despite acquiring ownership of the outlet. Rich Eisen will once again anchor the main set, flanked by Daniel J...

On this week’s Sports Media Podcast, Bleacher Report GM Bennett Spector explains why the NFL Draft is the biggest event of the year for his company -- rivaling even the Super Bowl in traffic and engagement.