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The Women in Sports Filmmaking Experienceship is an immersive professional-development program created to identify, support, and elevate experienced cinematographers and production professionals who have a demonstrated commitment to women in
Fox Corporation and the NFL have announced a multi-year agreement to bring NFL content to FOX platforms in Mexico beginning with the 2026 season. Coverage will air on FOX and
Behind The Mic provides a roundup of recent news regarding on-air talent, including new deals, departures, and assignments compiled from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s
The Athletic has announced that PGA TOUR highlights will be integrated into its golf coverage beginning with the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday. PGA TOUR footage joins the NFL, NBA,
The College Football Playoff, ESPN, and TNT Sports have announced kick times and broadcast assignments for the 2026-27 CFP. This is the first year of ESPN’s new expanded package, which
The following article "News: NFL, SEC, MLB and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. NFL manager/scheduling planning analytics Max St. John discusses the league’s Sunday afternoon slate; SEC commissioner Greg Sankey believes that its media rights are “undervalued” relative to what the…
The NFL Today, CBS Sports’ top-of-the-line NFL studio show, has a storied history with a reverberating impact since its debut season in 1975. Many of the typical elements of a
Major rights-holders rolled out their 2026 college football slates today, offering a first look at marquee windows, kickoff partners, and conference distribution heading into the fall. Below is a network-by-network
AZN has announced a multi-year agreement to carry global broadcast rights to International Federation of American Football (IFAF) flag football competitions, making them free-to-view in more than 200 markets. The
DAZN, the world’s leading sports entertainment platform, has acquired global broadcast rights to the International Federation of American Football’s (‘IFAF’) flag football competitions under a new multi-year agreement. The partnership
In advance of this year’s Sports Emmy Awards, SVG is taking a deep dive into the six production-technologies nominated for this year’s George Wensel Technical Achievement Award. Live sports production
The following article "News: NFL International Series, Versant, NBC Sports and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. NFL owners approve more international games starting in 2027; Versant CEO Mark Lazarus discusses the company’s approach to sports streaming; and Dave Flemming is joining…
NFL streaming defense, Netflix expansion, 18-game push, Nashville Super Bowl, and Bears stadium drama.
The league remains steadfast in its overall media approach.
The following article "NFL believes it is meeting viewers where they are with streaming deals" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The NFL sees Netflix not as a platform it is trying to drive viewers to join, but one where its audience already resides. Asked by this writer about the added…
The morning after releasing its overstuffed 2026-27 schedule, the NFL on Friday reiterated that its traditional TV partners remain integral to the league’s increasingly atomized distribution scheme. Speaking with reporters on a Zoom call, NFL exec VP of media distribution Hans Schroeder declared…
The NFL’s broadcast partners released their 2026 regular season schedules yestereday and — as expected — the slate is loaded. CBS’s schedule includes more than 100 regular-season games with the
Netflix has announced an expanded NFL schedule for 2026 and beyond under a four-year partnership extension with the NFL through the 2029-30 season. Each season, Netflix will stream a Week
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.
