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The following article "Earlier start impacts viewership, but WNBA Finals still hits Game 4 high" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Moved up to an earlier timeslot, Game 4 of the WNBA Finals fell short of the previous week’s series opener — but still delivered a viewership high. Saturday’s…
MLB Network is nearly all-day media day coverage across MLB Now, MLB Central, MLB Tonight, MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show for the Brewers–Rays The 122nd World Series may be in
The fitness equipment giant is using AI diagnostics, real-time equipment monitoring and automated support to help gyms reduce downtime and maintenance costs
MLB’s Ryan Zander discusses the league’s work to integrate the ABS Challenge System, expand broadcast enhancements, support a growing global production operation When Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras successfully challenged
Appear has announced that NSC TV, a TV Globo affiliate in Brazil, has selected the Appear X Platform to migrate its distribution network across the state of Santa Catarina from
ESPN’s deal to acquire the NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the NFL RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators was given the regulatory nod in February
As the NFL continues to expand its roster of international games, so the need for technology that can be easily transported across the globe becomes ever-more important. For the league,
Sports leaders are increasingly adopting AI content tools regardless of fan sentiment.
NEP has been working across all NFL International Series games over the last two months, from Australia and Brazil to the UK and mainland Europe. NEP Australia was on hand
The Stade de France played host to the NFL International Series’ first-ever game in France last weekend on 25 October. The NFL now occupies a prominent place on the international
Gravity Media deployed a flypack production system and RF cameras for Red Bull Rampage 2026 in Virgin, Utah. Marshall Lucas, Technical Project Manager at Gravity Media USA, was on site
SES and CANAL+ have extended their partnership through 2040 with a multi-year agreement covering satellite capacity across Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. Under the agreement, CANAL+ will use SES’s satellite
Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales (TSA) has deployed Grass Valley AMPP for Movistar Plus+ playout, moving the first 20 linear channels from a hardware-based environment to a software-defined platform designed to support
The NHL has announced NHL Monday Night Hockey, a new initiative that will bring 11 live NHL games to fans across Europe in local primetime windows on Monday nights during
DIRECTV and DAZN have signed a multi-year distribution agreement for local telecasts of Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs games. The games are available
The NBA has announced agreements to establish a framework for NBA-related prediction markets, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the designation
The PGA Tour announced Monday that Brian Gordon has joined PGA Tour Studios as executive producer and head of live content. He began with the Tour on Oct. 26 and
ATSC, the Broadcast Standards Association, has reported results from a laboratory validation and live demonstration in Brazil of interference cancellation and signal reception capabilities for ATSC 3.0. The results come
PROTON Camera Innovations GmbH will show the PROTON FLEXY at SATIS 2026 (Booth A13-B12), after the camera won a Best in Market award in the ProAV category at IBC2026. The
Eutelsat has renewed its partnership with Qatar Media Corporation (QMC), Qatar’s national public broadcasting organization, under a new multi-year agreement for distributing QMC’s television services across the Middle East and
