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MLB Network to broadcast live from Hall of Fame Military Classic
MLB Network’s “Intentional Talk” will broadcast live from Cooperstown’s Doubleday Field on May 22 in a special episode dedicated to the Hall of Fame Military Classic and the Baseball HOF’s America 250 celebration. Former MLBer Ryan Dempster will be joined by Siera Santos as the show’s hosts, with Ba...
ESPN’s Marty Smith signs long-term extension
ESPN on-air personality Marty Smith has signed what he called a long-term contract with the network as he celebrates 20 years with the Worldwide Leader this fall.
Data shows Netflix had younger MLB Opening Day audience
Netflix drew 3 million viewers for its debut MLB effort featuring the Giants and Yankees, but maybe most importantly for the league, the youngest MLB Opening Day audience since the delayed start to the pandemic season in July 2020. Excluding that pandemic year, it would be the youngest audience for ...
Sports Media Pod: NCAA tourney viewership, the future of NFL streaming
On this week’s pod, host and SBJ media reporter Austin Karp is joined by SBJ special contributor Richard Deitsch to break down the impact of Big Data on viewership for both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. They duo also breaks down the future of NFL media with streaming partners an...
ESPN welcomes NFL Network employees, makes executive moves
Senior-level Disney/ESPN execs welcomed NFL Network employees to the company Wednesday with a breakfast informational session, a welcome package of swag and a joint memo to new “teammates” from Jimmy Pitaro, Judy Agay, Chara-Lynn Aguiar, Nell DeVane, Rosalyn Durant, Rita Ferro, Josh Krulewitz, Burke...
Longtime Ravens voice Gerry Sandusky to retire in April
Longtime Ravens radio voice and WBAL-TV Sports Dir Gerry Sandusky said Wednesday morning that he “is retiring.” His final 11pm ET newscast is “set for April 17.” The Towson Univ. graduate began his broadcasting career in Florida in 1984. He returned to Baltimore in 1988 as a sports anchor, then was ...
Goodell credits NFL Network as it readies for ESPN transition
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined NFL Network’s “The Insiders” to thank the network as ownership of the net prepares to transition to ESPN on Wednesday as part of the network buying NFL Network and RedZone Channel. Goodell said the network has been “such a big part of our growth” and added the l...
Xfinity blacks out Scripps channels in the middle of Florida Panthers game
Comcast Xfinity on Tuesday night “pulled” Scripps channels from its lineup in the middle of the second period of the Florida Panthers’ win over the Senators “due to a carriage dispute.” The team had sent out a statement in the first period noting that Xfinity was planning to pull the channels. Scrip...
NCAA Men’s Tournament at best mark since 1993; Women have third-best Sweet 16
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament heads into the Final Four on Saturday with its best audience figure since 1993, as CBS Sports and TNT Sports are averaging 10.3 million viewers per window (the combo of games across a given window on CBS, TNT, truTV and TBS). The networks are also up 9% from the ...
Roger Goodell addresses NFL Network employees ahead of ESPN move
Many NFL Media employees will transition over to ESPN on Wednesday as part of the network buying NFL Network and RedZone Channel, and Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday afternoon sent a note to those impacted by the move. Sources have told SBJ that no immediate talent move announcements are expec...
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There’s an economic rationale for our investment, as well as the investment with other partners in the sport. So we do believe it has a positive ROI beyond just growing the fan base.-- Chiefs owner and NFL Finance Committee Chairman Clark Hunt, on how the league's planned professional flag football league is viewed as more than a marketing/sport development expense.
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