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USA Sports’ first season covering the WNBA will end on the biggest stage possible. The broadcaster will present the first Game 7 in WNBA Finals history on Saturday, when the
Ratings Roundup is a rundown of recent ratings news and is derived from press releases and reports around the industry. In this week’s edition, with the World Series, the NFL, college
The United States Tennis Association (USTA) and technology giant IBM have agreed to a five-year extension of their long-standing commercial and technical partnership, ensuring IBM remains the Official Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Partner of the US Open Grand Slam tournament through 2031.
In this SVG New Sponsor Spotlight, Jake Blount, EVP, Sales, ICAT Logistics, discusses the company’s growing investment in sports, broadcast, and live-event logistics. Headquartered in Dallas, ICAT has 35 years
In-house local telecasts have added new camera angles, graphics package, and deeper NHL Edge data, and Steve Mayer says the shows are continuously improving One month into the 2026-27 season,
Gravity Media is marking its 25th year facilitating the host broadcast for the Melbourne Cup Carnival, continuing its relationship with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC). It will facilitate more than
FloSports and the Pac-12 Conference have entered a media partnership that will bring all Pac-12 wrestling events to FloWrestling beginning with the 2026-27 season. The agreement makes FloWrestling the exclusive
After arriving in Fayetteville with dreams of calling games, the Arkansas native found her passion in the control room, building a promising future in replay and producing The future of
Jameis Winston and Willie Colon are among current and former players hosting programs added to the company’s roster Playmaker HQ has rolled out a full slate of new football programming
The wearable technology giant posted another strong quarter for its fitness business, with its new screenless smart band positioning it to compete more directly with Whoop
One Indiana health club has turned recovery into a habit with Neo Science's premium wellness technology, driving thousands of sessions and stronger member engagement
The following article "Earlier start impacts viewership, but WNBA Finals still hits Game 4 high" originally appeared on Sports Media Watch. Moved up to an earlier timeslot, Game 4 of the WNBA Finals fell short of the previous week’s series opener — but still delivered a viewership high. Saturday’s…
MLB Network is nearly all-day media day coverage across MLB Now, MLB Central, MLB Tonight, MLB Tonight: National Pregame Show for the Brewers–Rays The 122nd World Series may be in
MLB’s Ryan Zander discusses the league’s work to integrate the ABS Challenge System, expand broadcast enhancements, support a growing global production operation When Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras successfully challenged
ESPN’s deal to acquire the NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the NFL RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators was given the regulatory nod in February
As the NFL continues to expand its roster of international games, so the need for technology that can be easily transported across the globe becomes ever-more important. For the league,
Gravity Media deployed a flypack production system and RF cameras for Red Bull Rampage 2026 in Virgin, Utah. Marshall Lucas, Technical Project Manager at Gravity Media USA, was on site
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
The NBA has announced agreements to establish a framework for NBA-related prediction markets, including a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the designation
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
