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Step aside, SpongeBob. Move over, Mannings. During Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and the rest of the Inside the NBA crew will be the…
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NBC will not be broadcasting Super Bowl LVI in 4K Ultra High Definition, instead opting to air the big game in 1080i HD. An NBC Sports spokesperson said the network’s…
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Peyton Manning’s MNF Show Just the Latest Step in Multicast Revolution
Starting this week, Peyton Manning will be calling Monday Night Football for ESPN. Sort of. Technically, Manning will be co-hosting Monday Night Football with Peyton and…
Media Execs Rein in Talk of Sports’ Exodus from TV to Streaming
While all the rapturous talk about the rise of direct-to-consumer streaming platforms likely won’t die out until some app developer tosses the last shovelful of…
‘It’s not an 8K camera, it’s an $8k camera’: Meet the Man Behind FOX’s Broadcast Sensation
The so-called “megalodon” camera rig returns Sunday, when the Sony-DSLR-on-a-Ronin-gimbal will get its biggest audience yet during the Packers and Buccaneers’ NFC…
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‘NFL Live’ Crew Headlines First ESPN+ Football Multicast Feed After Groundbreaking Year
NFL Live castmembers Laura Rutledge, Mina Kimes, Dan Orlovsky and Marcus Spears will host an alternative stream of Sunday’s Tennessee Titans-Baltimore Ravens playoff…
College Football Hits 100 Games Disrupted By COVID
More than 100 games have been cancelled or postponed during this college football season, a grim milestone that shows the cost of the sport’s top tier pushing forward…
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Formula E Partners with CBS to “Americanize” Its Brand in U.S.
Formula E and CBS have agreed to a three-year broadcast deal that will make the network the exclusive U.S. home for the all-electric racing series starting next…
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MLS Re-Ups Pluto TV Partnership in Bid to Meet Young Fans Wherever They Are
Major League Soccer is re-upping its broadcast agreement with Pluto TV through 2022. The deal expands on a partnership formed last year between MLS and the free…
ESPN’s ‘Last Dance’ Emmy Affirms a Golden Age of Sports Docs
It’s not often that any part of the so-called “Worldwide Leader in Sports” can be considered diminutive. But as Libby Geist, ESPN’s vice president and executive…
ESPN’s $793 Million in Ad Sales on the Line With College Football
No company has more money tied into the fate of this upcoming college football season than the Walt Disney Co. The dominant corporate force in college sports, Disney’s…
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