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ESPN has announced plans to transform Santa Monica Beach into a broadcast hub during Super Bowl LXI week, February 8–14, 2027. Known as ESPN Beach, the Santa Monica broadcast center
The streaming giant significantly increased its presence with the league.
The NFL’s annual awards show is moving to streaming.
For the first time, Spanish-speaking fans in the U.S. will have two separate telecasts of the Super Bowl to choose from, as ESPN and TelevisaUnivision have agreed to produce independent
Fox, NBC, and CBS each gained additional national broadcast windows.
NBC Sports has announced the acquisition of an additional NFL regular-season Week 17 game to air Saturday, January 2, 2027, at 4:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The game
The network will have an unprecedented tripleheader in Week 10.
U.S. President Donald Trump once again hit out against the NFL.
The following article "WSJ: Rupert Murdoch spoke to White House about NFL streaming deals" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Fox Corporation's campaign against the NFL's streaming deals reportedly reached the highest levels of the company and the government. Visit Sports Media Watch for…
Nielsen has announced results from a co-viewing pilot program covering February’s top live televised events. The pilot found an average 4.19% lift in total viewers across the Super Bowl LX,
The following article "NFL exec: Streamers may be “more fan-friendly” option than ESPN" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. An NFL executive sheds some light on how the league views streaming vs. cable. Visit Sports Media Watch for more sports media news and information.
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent rating news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, more than 13 million people tuned
YouTube is strengthening its position in the live sports streaming space with the rollout of MultiView functionality for NFL viewers, allowing fans to watch up to four games simultaneously on a single screen. Available through YouTube TV and integrated with NFL Sunday Ticket, the feature is…
Former NBA and Drone Racing League executive Rachel Jacobson was recently named CEO of ReachTV, an ad-supported streaming network serving hotels, airports and plane passengers. Its content includes live NFL and NBA games as well as original content aimed at travelers. The company boasts a monthly…
The audio team for the entertainment event must blend speech intelligibility with full-range music reproduction while considering the broadcast Last week’s NFL Draft, the 92nd annual edition, reflected the event’s
Integral to the Draft production for three almost decades, the company tells the NFL story, celebrates the league’s 32 teams, highlights the host city With Round 1 of the 2026
The 2026 event, the first Draft with NFL Network under the ESPN umbrella, will be broadcast on nine platforms The NFL’s premier offseason event begins tonight in Pittsburgh, and several
As the NFL Draft rages on as a multi-platform content juggernaut, Bleacher Report enters 2026 with momentum — and expectations — at an all-time high. Last year’s B/R NFL Draft
The following article "NFL officials met with FCC last week, per report" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Facing scrutiny from multiple federal agencies over its deals with streaming companies, the NFL has reportedly begun mounting its defense. Visit Sports Media Watch for more sports…
The following article "Fox reportedly competing with streamers for new five-game NFL package" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. As Fox encourages the government to look into the issue of live sports on streaming services, it is reportedly battling alongside them for rights to the NFL's…
