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TNT Sports will have wall-to-wall coverage of the upcoming FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026, presenting all 36 games across TNT, truTV and HBO Max as the world’s top women’s
The New York Knicks will have a new local streaming home as they defend their NBA title. So will the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Nets, New York Rangers, New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres. And if DAZN gets its way, those seven teams will just be the start. A day after announcing
Global sports streaming platform DAZN has entered a landmark agreement to become the exclusive digital home for MSG Networks and YES Network during the 2026-27 NBA, NHL, and MLB seasons.
On Wednesday, it was announced that DAZN will become the exclusive in-market, direct-to-consumer streaming home of YES Network and MSG Networks under a new agreement covering the 2026-27 NBA and
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
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…
TikTok, the NBA, and the WNBA have announced a multi-year global content partnership covering highlights distribution, creator access to marquee events, live-game discovery through TikTok GamePlan, and advertiser opportunities through
Gray Media and the Atlanta Hawks have announced a broadcast partnership that will bring all non-nationally televised Atlanta Hawks regular season games to WANF (Atlanta News First) and Peachtree Sports
ESPN and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) have announced a multi-year media rights agreement covering SWAC football and basketball through the 2030-31 academic year. Separately, ESPN Events and the SWAC
NBA commissioner Adam Silver told a scrum of reporters in Las Vegas that he expects the league’s local streaming hub will be up and running by the time the 2027-28 season rolls around, with temporary arrangements in the works for the teams that had their existing in-market deals disrupted by the…
Euroleague Basketball has unveiled Euroleague Basketball+, a long-term strategic initiative designed to create a unified digital ecosystem for European club basketball by bringing together competitions, clubs, leagues, content, technology, and
The Universal Talent Identifier (HAND) has issued HAND IDs to 34 top projected prospects in the 2026 NBA Draft class, including AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, and Darryn Peterson. HAND describes
CP Communications delivered RF video and audio support for TNT’s “Inside the NBA” at the 2026 NBA Finals, providing main show coverage in San Antonio and early setup support in
All Women’s Sports Network (AWSN) and 3XBA (3×3 Basketball Association) have announced live television coverage of the annual 3XBA tournament on Friday, June 26 and Saturday, June 27 from Spokane,
ESPN has announced its coverage plans for the 30th anniversary of the WNBA’s inaugural game as the New York Liberty visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, June 21, at
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, ABC and ESPN’s coverage of the
In earning their first NBA title in 53 years, the New York Knicks gifted the league and ABC the biggest TV turnout since Michael Jordan celebrated his final championship in 1998. According to Nielsen Big Data + Panel estimates, the Knicks’ five-game defeat of the favored San Antonio Spurs averaged…
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, ABC and ESPN deliver the largest
The NBA’s Broadcast Operations and Engineering teams are once again anchoring the league’s behind-the-scenes effort at the NBA Finals. As the Knicks and Spurs battle it out, it’s up to
