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The 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs are well underway across TNT Sports after a five-day stretch in which the broadcaster delivered 14 Round 1 games Behind the scenes, Warner Bros. Discovery
While the invisible hand of the market tirelessly goes about its business of flipping the bird at the beleaguered RSN model, the rise of streaming has ensured that local sports consumption remains as massive as it was during pay-TV’s heyday. Per Nielsen Station Index data, in-market NHL deliveries…
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, Manchester-Arsenal on NBC Sports’ is most
STADIUM TECHNOLOGY NEWS ESPN expands REMI, HDR workflows for Stanley Cup ESPN is deploying a hybrid REMI/REMCO production model for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, combining onsite resources with centralized control rooms and expanded remote workflows. The setup includes an enhanced camera arsenal…
As the puck drops on the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs this weekend, ESPN begins its fifth postseason covering the NHL, with a production playbook that continues to evolve: blending REMI
NHL Network has announced its coverage plan for the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, beginning Friday, April 17 with two special editions of NHL Tonight previewing the Eastern and Western Conference
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, ‘Inside Out Classic’ animated NHL game
Joining a loaded program at the 2026 SVG College Summit (May 27-28, Atlanta) will be a presentation taking attendees behind the scenes of the production and operation on the in-venue videoboard operations
Sports leagues around the world all face the same challenge when it comes to innovation: is it possible to test new technologies, for either broadcasters, teams, venues, or fans, in
The National Hockey League (NHL), in partnership with Verizon and the New Jersey Devils, today announced the opening of the NHL Innovation Lab powered by Verizon, a simulated arena environment that will help the League office and
Real-time tracking, virtual production, and Pixar storytelling converge for April 5’s Inside Out Classic featuring Capitals vs. Rangers The animated alternate broadcast is no longer a novelty. It’s a proving
The NHL and its U.S. and Canadian broadcast partners have announced a collaborative marketing campaign ahead of the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs, which begin April 18. The campaign, “You Just
Scripps Sports and Ally Financial are partnering with the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) to broadcast its first game on national linear television in the United States. The PWHL Takeover
Whoda thunk it? The hottest team in the NHL is the Buffalo Sabres. Unbeaten since the league’s return from the Olympic break and winners of seven straight games, the Sabres
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, NASCAR Cup Series sees a 43%
ESPN will once again transform a live NHL game into an animated world this spring. On April 5, the Washington Capitals–New York Rangers matchup will receive a real-time animated presentation
The implementation standardizes an integrated workflow connecting ultra-high-resolution capture with tracking data and feeding into CX Video Hub platform The NHL and Cosm announced today that they have installed and
Multi-angle coverage, on-demand access to ultra-high-resolution video are provided for replays and clips across multiple distribution channels The NHL and Cosm have installed and integrated C360 capture systems in all 32
Broadcasts of the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings will also be produced by the league at the start of the 2026-27 season The regional-sports frontier is an ever-evolving one, and as
The following article "News: NHL media rights, Paramount-WBD, Angels and more" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The NHL has reportedly approached ESPN and TNT Sports about media rights renewals; Paramount has updated aspects of its hostile tender offer for Warner Bros. Discovery; and…
