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The Detroit Red Wings have announced details for their inaugural season on Detroit SportsNet (DSN), a local television home for Red Wings hockey and Tigers baseball launched earlier this year
Apple TV is significantly expanding its use of the iPhone as a live-production camera for the final Friday Night Baseball telecast of the 2026 season. For Friday night’s San Francisco
SportsNet Pittsburgh (SNP) in partnership with Major League Baseball and the Pittsburgh Pirates have announced the second annual live Spanish-language Pirates telecast in celebration of Roberto Clemente Day. El día de
The avatars of actual athletes have populated video-sports gaming for years. Platforms like NBA 2K26, EA Sports Madden NFL, EA Sports FC, and MLB The Show use real-world athlete likenesses,
Sacramento Production Services has completed a major wireless audio overhaul at Sutter Health Park, current home of the Athletics (A’s) professional baseball team during its three‑year residency in Sacramento. By
Yahoo Sports and Apple TV have announced a partnership to deliver alternate broadcasts of select Friday Night Baseball and MLS games on the Yahoo Sports website and app, featuring commentary
The 12-day tournament receives the broadcaster’s full onsite-studio presence in Williamsport, PA The last burning embers of summer’s flame can mean only one thing: the Little League Baseball World Series
ESPN will air the ninth annual MLB Little League Classic presented by New York Life on Sunday, August 23, at 7 p.m. ET from Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, Pa.,
NBC Sports is producing the Twins–Phillies game alongside the streamer, which is deploying drones, Wirecam, UmpCam, Dirt Cams, large-format cameras, RF-heavy specialty complement Four years after Major League Baseball last
Apple is adding a new dimension to its Friday Night Baseball coverage, bringing select games live to Apple Vision Pro in Apple Immersive beginning Aug. 28. Each week through the
Nearly 10 years after MLB’s first virtual-reality broadcast deal, baseball is returning to the VR diamond. Apple announced Monday that four of its remaining games will be broadcast in the company’s immersive format in Apple Vision Pro headsets, starting with a Yankees vs. Red Sox matchup on Aug…
After more than 90 hours of live World Series of Poker Main Event coverage on ESPN+, Omaha Productions is now in the Final Table this week with a tighter stage,
Live production in the cloud is a growing trend across the industry, and Major League Baseball has been one of the leagues at the forefront in exploring the technology workflow
ESPN has reached a media rights agreement with the Women’s Pro Baseball League (WPBL), making ESPN the national streaming home of the league’s 2026 season in the United States and
CP Communications provided RF audio, RF video, communications, RF coordination, and private cellular and 5G broadcast support for MLB All-Star Week in Philadelphia. The team supported the T-Mobile 5G Batting
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.
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, Argentina’s Semifinal knockout of England drives
MLB’s Texas Rangers announced Wednesday that the team would be switching its direct-to-consumer streaming partner, moving midseason from Victory+ to Bzzr effective immediately. According to the team’s past trademark request filings, it has been preparing to work with Bzzr for more than a year. “It…
The following article "Netflix brings the Home Run Derby into its streaming era" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. As the crowd at Philadelphia’s Citizens Bank Park cheered the home stars — and booed everyone else — during Monday’s Home Run Derby, Major League Baseball was embarking on a…
Fox’s primetime TV turnout for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game was not directly assisted by its afternoon World Cup semifinals broadcast, given the time gap between events, but the network still managed to deliver its largest audience for the baseball showcase in eight years. According to Nielsen Big…
