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Native 1080p HDR productions will rely on a mix of remote workflows from Bristol and Los Angeles Despite another prosperous WNBA season in 2025, there was no guarantee that there
On the 550th Sporticast episode, hosts Eben Novy-Williams and Jacob Feldman are joined by colleague Lev Akabas to discuss a number of current sports business topics, including the backlash to Duke’s new basketball streaming deal with Amazon. The Blue Devils announced last week a new multiyear…
The Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Bell Media today announced a multiyear agreement to broadcast and stream WNBA games in Canada beginning with the upcoming 2026 season. As part
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
Amazon and Duke University have announced a multiyear agreement for Prime Video to present exclusive coverage of three Duke Blue Devils men’s basketball neutral-site games per season. The agreement marks
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…
DIRECTV has launched on Meta Quest headsets, becoming the first MVPD to offer live TV through the platform. The timing coincides with the stretch run of the MLB and NBA
The Minnesota Lynx have officially named Victory+ as their exclusive local streaming partner for the 2026 WNBA season.
The following article "NBA Play-in viewership up thus far in streaming debut on Prime Video" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Now airing exclusively on streaming, NBA Play-in Tournament viewership is nonetheless trending ahead of last year on cable. Visit Sports Media Watch for more…
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. The Masters final round on CBS
With the first round of the NBA Playoffs set to tip off tomorrow night, NBC Sports is putting the finishing touches on a production-operations plan that has been proving itself
Part of an infrastructure upgrade, the recently constructed spaces accommodate native-HDR technology, EVS XtraMotion With games in the NBA Play-In Tournament still to be played, ESPN is prepping for another
The following article "NBA regular season audience sees marked increase in year one of rights deal" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The first year of the new NBA media rights deal delivered a sizable increase in viewership. The 2025-26 NBA regular season averaged 1.78 million viewers…
Prime Video Sports’ NBA Playoffs coverage, which includes the entire SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament and select first and second-round Playoff game, will continue to leverage technology to enhance the viewing
For the second consecutive year, ESPN is setting up shop at The Shed at Hudson Yards for tonight’s WNBA Draft, and the familiarity is paying off. After extensive surveys and
The league’s new TV deals introduce a stark reality.
With NBC’s first NBA regular season in more than 20 years now in the books, the focus turns to the playoffs, and the next chapter in the network’s long-awaited return
With the 2025-26 NBA regular season concluded and the playoffs beginning next week, NBC Sports has shared a recap of its first NBA regular-season coverage since 2001-02. Innovations “On the
The NBA and Enjoy Basketball, the digital media company co-founded by YouTube creator Kenny Beecham, have announced a collaboration that includes an original trivia series, an alternate telecast, and NBA
As the 2026 NCAA Women’s Final Four tips off tonight, there is no shortage of metrics reflecting the exponential growth of women’s college basketball in recent years. From sky-high ratings
