NBC, Roku reach deal for Peacock carriage
The Peacock/Roku deal is done.
NBCUniversal threatens to pull channels from Roku in dispute over adding Peacock to platform
Those channels would include NBC Sports and Telemundo Deportes, which carry Premier League and Sunday Night Football.
Dan McNeil’s embarrassing end at 670 The Score was predictable, says Chicago sports media followers
"Was there really any other way for McNeil's latest chance at The Score to end?"
Friday’s Viewing Picks
The U.S. Open continues today on Peacock/Golf Channel/NBC while FS1 and MLB Network combine for five baseball games
Joe Buck finds out on live TV that he’s going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
"Hi dad. Also honored to follow in that man's footsteps. Great announcer, better man. And I miss him. Thank you."- Joe Buck, who joins his father Jack in winning the Pete Rozelle Award. They're the only father-son duo to do so.
It looks like Deion Sanders will be the next coach at Jackson State, despite repeated denials from the school
"FootballScoop reached out to JSU Athletics leadership, who apologized for misleading us earlier and who confirmed what we wrote this morning."
Colleen Wolfe, Steve Smith Sr. and Joe Thomas discuss the challenges of a remote NFL GameDay Kickoff
"We still want to be able to have the same kind of chemistry that we did in person. We all truly like each other, even Steve and Irv, I would argue that they like each other. And it's hard to replicate, I think, what we have in general."
Steve Simmons doubles down after Kayla Grey’s criticism of his question to Masai Ujiri about Toronto crime
"Do you have a hearing problem or a comprehension problem. I asked Masai about crime in Toronto. The word “black” never came up. Nor did it come up in doing the research for the question."
ESPN is Megacasting Saints-Raiders across four networks, including an ESPN2 broadcast with Rece Davis and Kirk Herbstreit
The Megacast returns for this season's second MNF game.
Your 2020 college football Week 3 announcing schedule
Friday, September 18 7:30 PM- Campbell at Coastal Carolina ESPN: Tom Hart, Andre Ware, Cole Cubelic Saturday, September...
NBA reporter Jackie MacMullan to join The Ringer for podcasts, will remain at ESPN
MacMullan will host a narrative NBA podcast, while appearing on several of The Ringer's audio programs.
‘Unsportsmanlike Conduct,’ TV series chronicling history of NCAA, in development with Sony Television
Written by the team behind 'Cobra Kai,' the series is based on a book by Walter Byers, longtime executive director of the NCAA.
Viewing Picks for September 17, 2020
The postseason resumes for the NBA (ESPN), NHL (NBCSN) and WNBA (ESPN2), the U.S. Open begins on NBCUniversal platforms plus we have Thursday Night Football on NFL Network
Freelance photographer sues Deshaun Watson over picture usage on Watson’s Instagram account
The freelancer has already seen his credentials revoked.