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Braves discussing direct-to-distributor TV model that may include Hawks, Grizzlies and Predators
The Braves are exploring a direct-to-distributor model for their local broadcasts this season, multiple sources told SBJ, with the potential of unveiling a multi-team RSN that could include game telecasts next season for the Hawks and Grizzlies of the NBA and Predators of the NHL.
Team USA delivers most-watched women’s hockey audience yet in gold medal win
Team USA’s 2-1 overtime win over Canada for the women’s hockey gold medal on Thursday at the Milan Cortina Games was the most-watched women’s hockey game on record, with USA Network drawing 5.3 million viewers. The audience peaked at 7.7 million during OT from 3:45-4pm ET. Four years ago at the 2022...
NBC’s Milan Cortina coverage should mark best Winter Games audience in 12 years
NBC Sports was averaging around 24 million viewers heading into the final weekend of the Milan Cortina Games, putting it on pace to be the best Winter Olympics since Sochi in 2014. Milan Cortina is up big from Beijing four years ago, when time zones weren’t as friendly, there was no Big Data or full...
Kenny Albert puts Milan hockey on par with his biggest events, bullish on NHL impact
Calling 24 hockey games during the Winter Olympics is no easy task, but getting to be part of history in the end made it all worth it for Kenny Albert, who did play-by-play for both Team USA gold medal wins in hockey in Milan, as well the dramatic men’s victory in the quarterfinals.
Angels players, MLBPA ‘took notice’ of Moreno’s comments around winning
Angels players “took notice” of team owner Arte Moreno’s comments to reporters on Friday, in which he “said that winning isn’t among fans’ top priorities,” according to Sam Blum of THE ATHLETIC. Interim MLBPA Exec Dir Bruce Meyer after a meeting with Angels players on Sunday morning said, “Let’s jus...
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In Baltimore, Matt Weyrich wrote former MLBer Ryan Ripken will “join the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network broadcast booth as a color commentator for select Orioles games” throughout 2026. He made his TV debut alongside play-by-play commentator Kevin Brown on Friday for the Orioles’ Grapefruit League open...
Alan Taylor, sports PR pioneer, dies at 89
Longtime sports PR executive ALAN TAYLOR died Feb. 20 from complications due to pneumonia. He was 89.
Andy Roddick signs on-air deal with ESPN
ESPN has signed Andy Roddick to a multiyear deal that will see him contribute to the network’s match and studio coverage of Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, starting in 2026. Roddick -- a Grand Slam champion at the 2003 U.S. Open, former ATP No. 1 and International Tennis HOF inductee -- retired as a pr...
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Anyway you slice it, regardless of who you’re cheering for, this is a great day for hockey. This game will be talked about. This game got the significance and the magnification that not every hockey game gets.-- NHL Network Radio’s Scott Laughlin, on how the U.S.-Canada men's hockey gold medal game will be a boon for the sport.
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