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Government OKs ESPN's blockbuster deal for NFL Network from league
Government regulators approved ESPN's acquisition of NFL Network, linear rights to the NFL RedZone Channel and other league media assets in exchange for a 10% equity stake in ESPN, the NFL and ESPN announced late Saturday night.,The blockbuster deal was formally announced last August pending reviews...
In rare move, ESPN to carry Brooks Koepka’s PGA Tour return
ESPN will air live coverage of the first two rounds of this week's Farmers Insurance Open on Thursday and Friday, coinciding with Brooks Koepka's return to the PGA Tour from LIV Golf.,According to the tour, it will be the first time in nearly 20 years that ESPN carries live coverage of a non-major t...
NBC, ESPN set network records for divisional-round games
NBC and ESPN/ABC followed CBS' lead by drawing record numbers for their respective NFL divisional-round games.,On Thursday, NBC announced that it averaged 45.4 million viewers for the Los Angeles Rams' 20-17 overtime victory over the Chicago Bears.,That number from Sunday's game represented an 8% in...
Brad Gilbert, Pam Shriver out of ESPN's Australian Open coverage
ESPN confirmed that analysts Brad Gilbert and Pam Shriver will not be part of this year's Australian Open coverage and are no longer with the network.,"Brad Gilbert and Pam Shiver are no longer with ESPN," a spokesperson told Front Office Sports. "We are grateful to them for their many years of coll...
Johnny Manziel Skipping College GameDay Isn’t the Scandal People Think
Johnny Manziel skipped his scheduled College GameDay appearance, sparking online outrage — but the reaction may be far more dramatic than the situation deserves....
MLB reveals new 3-year rights deal with ESPN, NBC, Netflix
MLB on Wednesday announced a new three-year television deal with ESPN, NBC Universal and Netflix that runs through 2028.,In one of the more significant changes, Sunday Night Baseball now will be carried by NBC instead of ESPN. NBC also will have the rights to the entire wild-card round of the playof...
ESPN, YouTube TV announce new deal after 15-day outage
After a 15-day lapse, Disney and ESPN's television programming is returning to YouTube TV.,The two companies announced a new deal was reached Friday after the previous deal expired at 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 30. It restores full coverage of all of Disney's programming to the platform's subscribers, with ...
ESPN Bet splits with Penn, announces DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
ESPN Bet going away amid new DraftKings partnership
ESPN announced an exclusive multi-year deal with online sports betting company DraftKings Inc. on Thursday to become the network's sole official sportsbook and odds provider.,DraftKings will be integrated into ESPN's platforms starting in December.,ESPN and casino operator Penn Entertainment also an...
ESPN networks break WNBA viewership records
Broadcasts of the WNBA regular season and postseason were the most-watched ever across ABC, ESPN and ESPN2.,For 25 regular season games, WNBA action on ESPN networks averaged 1.3 million viewers, up 6% year-over-year. The numbers across 24 postseason games were up 5% with an average of 1.2 million v...
ESPN extends 'Pardon The Interruption' run
"Pardon The Interruption" will remain on ESPN past its 25-year anniversary, with hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon signing multiyear contract extensions, the network said Tuesday.,Kornheiser and Wilbon were columnists at The Washington Post when the show first aired Oct. 22, 2001, and have be...
Lee Corso's farewell drives record 'College GameDay' ratings
Lee Corso's farewell to "College GameDay" was the most-watched episode of the ESPN Saturday morning staple in its nearly 40-year history.,ESPN averaged 3.5 million viewers during the show on Saturday, preliminary Nielsen ratings show. It was broadcast from Columbus, Ohio, before the season opener be...
Doris Burke extended by ESPN, but out on NBA Finals team
Doris Burke signed a multi-year contract extension with ESPN, but she will no longer be part of the NBA Finals announcer team for ABC/ESPN, the company revealed Thursday.,Following an initial report of Burke's demotion in The Athletic, ESPN announced that Tim Legler will join the four-person "lead N...
Report: MLB, ESPN reach framework media rights deal
ESPN and Major League Baseball have a framework agreement in place that would give ESPN the exclusive rights to sell out-of-market regular-season games over the next three years, according to a report from The Athletic on Thursday. ,The deal would also include the rights to in-market games for five ...
Roger Goodell Just Hinted at College Football Redzone Produced by ESPN
College Football RedZone could become real thanks to ESPN’s deal with the NFL. But is the perfect format safe in ESPN’s hands?...
ESPN finalizes acquisition of NFL Network, RedZone for 10% equity
ESPN and the National Football League on Tuesday formally announced an agreement in which ESPN will acquire NFL Network, the linear NFL RedZone Channel and NFL Fantasy in exchange for a 10 percent equity stake in ESPN.,The deal, pending final approval by NFL owners and other conditions, will bring m...
Report: ESPN to acquire RedZone, other NFL properties
ESPN has reached a deal with the NFL to purchase RedZone, NFL Network and other league holdings, The Athletic reported on Friday.,The NFL will receive equity in ESPN that "is potentially worth billions" in exchange, according to the report. An official announcement is expected next week, ending a fo...
Report: ESPN punts Shannon Sharpe after lawsuit settlement
ESPN parted ways with Pro Football Hall of Fame member and media personality Shannon Sharpe, according to multiple reports Wednesday.,Sharpe was last with the network in April when a former girlfriend accused Sharpe of sexual assault and filed a $50 million lawsuit. ,The ESPN move comes after the wo...
WNBA All-Star ratings down 36 percent, still 2nd-most watched
The ratings for Saturday's WNBA All-Star Game on ABC were down 36 percent from the previous year but still drew the second-most viewers in the showcase's history.,The contest in Indianapolis drew 2.19 million viewers according to Front Office Sports, down from a record 3.44 million last year. It sti...
Report: MLB weighing ESPN, 2 others for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ rights
ESPN has reentered the fray for Major League Baseball broadcasting rights, several months after the network and the league mutually opted out of their current deal, which was originally set to expire in three years.,This week, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred spoke with CNBC, revealing that three broadc...