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ESPN and the International Dance League (IDL) have signed a global rights agreement for the 2026 season. Events will air bi-weekly on ESPN2 at 7 p.m. ET beginning July 28.
ESPN and the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) have signed a multi-year media rights agreement covering basketball championships and select football and basketball regular-season games through the 2030-31 academic year. The
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 FIFA World Cup 2026 dominated
More than 20 cameras, extensive player and coach audio, and a REMCO production model will power coverage of the league’s showcase For an event designed to showcase personality as much
The following article "Duke-Michigan neutral-site game reportedly called off" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The neutral site college basketball game between Duke and Michigan scheduled for late December is now called off, according to a report by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. The…
Chyron’s PRIME 5 graphics platform supported live graphics workflows for NBCUniversal Telemundo’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage across Telemundo, Universo, and Peacock. Telemundo and Peacock averaged 6.3 million viewers in
Harvard Athletics produces more than 325 live NCAA Division 1 sports events and 500 edited videos per year. To manage video capture, streaming, recording, and signal conversion, Senior Associate Director
Tagboard and Momento have partnered to bring Momento’s fan reaction photos to venue videoboards in real time following big plays. The Seattle Mariners will be the first team to use
USSI Global said it is prepared to help broadcasters, satellite network operators, and media organizations manage the next phase of C-band spectrum clearing, following the FCC’s announcement of the initiative.
LTN has completed satellite-to-IP migrations for more than 3,000 broadcaster, MVPD (Multi-Channel Video Programming Distributor), head-end, and content owner sites. The milestone coincides with an FCC vote today approving rules
As strength and conditioning professionals gathered at NSCA 2026 to examine research, coaching practices and performance tools, TenCate focused on one part of the training environment that is often harder to measure: the playing surface. At the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s 2026…
The 154th Open Championship was a marvel of teamwork as the R&A, European Tour Productions, Gravity Media, NBC Sports, the Golf Channel, Sky Sports, and others collaborated to deliver one
TNDV (a division of Live Media Group) provided technical production support for the Pickleball Slam 4 live broadcast from Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida on April 16, produced
This Spring 2026 graduate from Honolulu found a home at SoonerVision as a live-production star and is ready to enter the industry as a replay op on Prime Video’s live-sports
Sports tokenisation platform Socios.com has announced its landmark entry into the United States sports market through a historic partnership with Playfly Sports, launching the country's first-ever college Fan Tokens across five major university athletic programs.
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup went about its business of smashing every TV ratings record on the books, the tournament’s stateside media partners made a killing with their respective ad sales efforts. According to Guideline data, the supersized soccer spectacle generated a staggering $1.19 billion in…
The deal arrives just after Garmin launched its new screenless wearable, signaling interest in capturing a wider fitness audience
At 2,600 sq. ft., the new home of digital content houses a main studio, podcast space, and an auxiliary control room NFL franchises are accelerating their production capabilities, launching new
Stephen Arnold Music (SAM) designed and produced soundtracks for nine projection experiences featured in the FIFA World Cup fan zone display at Rockefeller Center in New York City. The projection
Telemundo has announced it has acquired from UC3 exclusive U.S. Spanish-language rights to all UEFA men’s club competitions for three seasons beginning with the 2027/28 season. The deal covers the
