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DIRECTV and DAZN have signed a multi-year distribution agreement for local telecasts of Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies, Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs games. The games are available
A 10-person team at American Family Field is supporting live game and studio programming As the 2026 World Series moves to Tampa Bay for tonight’s Game 3, it’s an opportune
NAB Show New York and the SMPTE Summit will co-locate at the Javits Center in 2027, bringing together two leading events serving the media and entertainment industry. Taking place Sept.
Classmates at Ithaca College and in the Game Creek Video Apprenticeship Program, the friends are in the forefront of a younger, more diverse workforce In live sports broadcasting, engineers are
How does NBC Sports manage transmission operations for the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and NBA All-Star Game all in the same month? At SVG TranSPORT 2026 in New York City,
DIRECTV has signed a multi-year distribution agreement with the NHL for four team channels: Hurricanes Hockey Network, Blue Jackets Hockey Network, Wild+ and Blue Note+. The channels carry pregame, postgame
FOX Sports will mark Veterans Day weekend with two days of NFL and college football pregame coverage from the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States
The San Antonio Spurs have named Sinclair Broadcast Group their new over-the-air media partner, bringing Spurs basketball to local fans beginning with the 2026-27 season. Twenty-two games will be broadcast
Diversified has launched Google Beam demo centers in Los Angeles, Chicago, Nashville and Newark. The centers let businesses try HP Dimension with Google Beam, a 3D video communication solution integrated
The following article "WNBA Finals sets another viewership mark in rescheduled Game 3" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The WNBA Finals set another viewership mark in Game 3. Wednesday’s Valkyries-Dream WNBA Finals Game 3 averaged 1.71 million viewers, combining a Nielsen-measured linear…
A playoff season featuring three series sweeps allows broadcast crews extra time for setup After a couple of years in the high-intensity environment of Los Angeles, New York, and Toronto,
Amazon Prime Video tips off its second season of NBA on Prime tonight, returning to the court with the in-house production infrastructure it built from the ground up last fall
At the SVG Remote Production Summit at Techwood Studios in Atlanta, Steve Grigely of NEP Group discusses how NEP Connected Solutions links the company’s mobile units, specialty capture, rentals, and
A day before customers got their hands on Apple’s first folding phone, the iPhone Duo, MLB executives were already showing off updates to the league’s app designed for the new device. MLB At Bat was one of the first 500 apps released for iOS’ App Store in July 2008 and the league has rarely, if
GameTime Productions is using Stripe TV’s Lightbox and Telestripe wireless telestration technology on AUSL softball and NCAA football and basketball broadcasts. The setup was chosen by Mace May, Technical Manager
NAB Show New York 2026 concluded Thursday at the Javits Center after two days focused on media and entertainment transformation, the impact of AI on production costs, and the changing
EZDRM has been granted US patent 12,659,532 for a method of delivering DRM-protected content over low-latency WebRTC (Web Real-Time Communication) infrastructure. The method packages DRM-protected video frames for transmission over
CBS Sports will be the exclusive U.S. Spanish-language rights holder for the Concacaf Champions Cup, adding to the English-language rights announced by the company and Concacaf in July. Paramount+ will
All NBA games are now available on streaming platforms, but that doesn’t mean they’re equally available nationwide. Regional TV territory zones still determine how fans can consistently watch their teams. There are wide disparities in how many nationally televised games different teams play. And…
The following article "Sixers-Knicks delivers banner NBA Opening Night audience for NBC" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. The Knicks’ title run produced another NBA viewership milestone, as their ring night — and LeBron James’ Sixers debut — set an Opening Night mark. Tuesday’s…
