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FCC urged to fix 'antiquated' rules amid sports streaming shiftThe National Association of Broadcasters is calling for federal regulatory review as sports rights continue shifting to streaming services.,In comments recently filed with the Federal Communications Commission, the NAB argues that streaming giants like Netflix are striking deals with major sports le...

Report: Winter Olympics off to best ratings start in 12 yearsFresh off a 30-year low in television ratings, the Winter Olympics is seeing much better early returns in 2026, reports The Hollywood Reporter.,The Beijing Games in 2022 had low ratings across the board, including a 15.9 million viewer count for the opening ceremony, marking a three-decade low. Over...

ESPN takes over MLB.tv; in-market streaming available to 20 teamsESPN officially took control of Major League Baseball's out-of-market streaming service, MLB.tv, on Tuesday in a key component of the two sides' reworked media rights deal.,Additionally, the league made in-market streaming subscriptions available Tuesday for 20 of its 30 clubs via the MLB App.,In No...

ESPN to deliver $30 direct-to-consumer package to be called: ESPN

ESPN unveiled its direct-to-consumer streaming service on Tuesday, a move that Disney CEO Bob Iger previously hailed as the biggest move for the network in nearly four decades.,With the streaming service labeled "ESPN," the network announced that all of its programming will be offered to consumers f...

ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. pull plug on Venu Sports

Co-owners ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery pulled the plug on their sports streaming service Venu Sports.,They shut down the embattled venture before it had a chance to debut despite the three media entities having invested more than $400 million each, according to Front Office Sports.,"After ca...

YouTube TV’s ECF Game 1 debacle gave NBA cord-cutters an excuse to switch back to cable

The only Americans more upset with Disney than Ron DeSantis sycophants for one night were NBA fans watching The Little Mermaid instead of the Eastern Conference Finals on YouTube TV. But that anger is misplaced. YouTube TV was the culprit in Wednesday night’s Eastern Conference Finals streaming deba...

Jamie Kerstetter comes in second in World Series Of Poker event

Jamie Kerstetter came so close to achieving her dream: To be the “worst player” with a WSOP bracelet. We kid of course, as she would....

Stream shows consciousness

When I told my mom about the reports of NBC’s impending $30 million deal to stream a dozen and a half Major League Baseball games on Peacock, she groaned. More streaming, more annoyance when all you want to do is just turn on the TV and see the ballgame....