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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…
With 42 RF cameras and high-power radio mics deployed, the spectrum environment is challenging at the coastal Royal Birkdale golf club The Open Championship is underway at Royal Birkdale in
Along with a new studio at Ball Arena, the Colorado-based RSN is working with XR workflows to enhance coverage Altitude Sports & Entertainment has been fortunate to cover back-to-back championship
In a return to Royal Birkdale, the team enjoys partnering with ETP and Gravity Media on a production marked by uncharacteristically hot weather The NBC Sports golf-production team has a
With England’s FIFA World Cup 2026 team getting ready to fly home after losing 2-1 to Argentina in their semi final match at Atlanta Stadium on 15 July, the world
The Texas Rangers and Rangers Sports Network presented by Progressive (RSN) have announced BZZR as the new direct-to-consumer distributor for Rangers game broadcasts, replacing Victory+, effective immediately. RSN will continue
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
FloSports has announced an exclusive global media partnership with CrossFit for the 2026 CrossFit Games, presented by Air National Guard, beginning July 21 in San Jose, California. FloElite will carry
This recent graduate and Georgia native has turned an early fascination with live production into a growing passion for camera work In the live–sports-video industry, the future is bright. Our
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…
J.K. Simmons said it best in his narration during Tuesday night’s tribute to baseball and its connection to American society: Nostalgia is missing something that’s gone, but baseball never left.
It has been three years since the launch of Space City Home Network, the regional sports network based in Houston and serving as home to the MLB Astros and the
CornerstoneSF Church in San Francisco has installed FOR-A’s HVS-Q12 production switcher as the centerpiece of its new UHD production studios, marking the first U.S. deployment of the company’s latest live
ITV Sport’s FIFA World Cup 2026 coverage has been produced from one of the most striking broadcast locations in New York City. In this interview, Executive Director/Producer Paul McNamara takes
USA Sports has announced an exclusive English-language agreement with the Bundesliga running through the 2030-31 season, bringing more than 300 live matches per season to the United States. Coverage begins
One of the Washington Nationals’ top prospects has agreed to sell a percentage of his future baseball earnings to a startup called Agentiq, the latest company seeking to build a platform for public investment in professional athletes. Ronny Cruz, an infielder with the High-A Wilmington Blue Rocks…
The following article "Versant acquires Bundesliga in latest sign of change in media rights market" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. A new media rights deal for one of the higher-profile international soccer leagues may be a sign of things to come in the sports rights marketplace. Versant…
By Tuesday night, the production and operations crew will have been involved in a total of nine live event productions Every year, MLB Network looks forward to MLB All-Star, one
The longtime industry veteran will work alongside Director Matt Gangl during the 96th Midsummer Classic Baseball fans have come to love broadcasts of MLB on FOX, but not many know
