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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, ESPN sees largest NBA Christmas audience
Amazon’s new NBA on Prime headquarters pushes far beyond the conventions of your average broadcast studio. As one of the largest and most technologically advanced sports sets in the U.S.,
FanDuel and Main Street Sports Group, owner of FanDuel Sports Network, the largest holder of local sports media rights, announce the launch of Bet Tracking, an interactive viewing feature that
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When Amazon Prime Video inked a massive 11-year deal for NBA media rights in July 2024, it tapped Game Creek Video — which also built the streamer’s Prime One and
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, ESPN sees most watched NBA game
Genius Sports Limited has struck a new partnership with FanDuel Sports Network to provide brands with the first nationwide intelligent content platform to build meaningful connections with U.S. sports fans.
This Friday marks a new high point in Amazon Prime Video’s live-sports journey. The streamer will deliver its largest single-day slate of live sports programming to date. The roughly 15-hour
The 2025 SVG Summit is only three weeks away and the day two sessions, set for Dec. 16 on the third floor of the New York Hilton Hotel, will feature
Beginning with games on Nov. 1, NBA referees are using headsets to communicate in real time with one another and the NBA Replay Center. The rollout is the first in
The ESPN NBA studio in Los Angeles recently introduced technological enhancements, including Virtual Reality 2.0 for the NBA Countdown and NBA Today analysts. The VR technology takes fans into a
Gray Media announces an agreement with the Ohio Valley Conference (“OVC”) to broadcast OVC basketball across 20 Gray markets in five states. As part of the Conference’s multi-year contract with
Versant’s USA Sports and the Pac-12 Conference have agreed to a five-year partnership beginning in 2026-27, featuring regular season action for football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball, plus the league’s
