Ad exec outlines challenges for NBC’s marquee events next winter
How will the network leverage the Super Bowl, Winter Olympics, and NBA All-Star game from an ad sales perspective?
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Comcast spinoff ‘Versant’ unlikely to acquire other cable assets
The new entity will launch by the end of 2025.
NBC looks to leverage Kentucky Derby for other key properties
"We continue to be that home for live, the aura of nowness."
NBC looks to bundle Super Bowl and Olympics ad inventory
30-second Super Bowl spots will be sold for around $7 million each.
NBC, USA Track & Field reach media rights extension
The new deal runs through 2028 and will see events air on NBC Sports linear properties and Peacock.
Comcast, NBC extend Olympics rights through 2034 and 2036
The deal is worth $3 billion and will see the Olympics remain on NBC and Peacock.
What happens if ESPN exits MLB contract?
ESPN will not renew Formula 1 rights, per report
NBC and Netflix are the leading candidates to pickup the package.
Will ‘The Floor’ cash in on massive Super Bowl lead-in audience?
How will the new Fox game show 'The Floor" fare when compared to other recent shows with a massive Super Bowl lead-in audience?
Zane Gonzalez’s history with OCD comes into focus after viral pre-kick routine
Where does each sports network rank in viewership for 2024?
Peacock just quietly banned password sharing
"Unless otherwise permitted by your Service Tier, you may not share your subscription outside of your household."
SEC reportedly never actually had a signed contract with CBS
"It's not unprecedented to not sign these long form contracts. But like, it certainly makes it more complicated. And it certainly lends itself to more arguing over what is owed."
Shaun White’s snowsports league inks media rights deal with NBC
The network looks to "build momentum" towards the 2026 Winter Olympics.
USC basketball star JuJu Watkins the subject of new NBC docuseries
The project is set to follow Watkins from her high school basketball days through her freshman year with the Trojans.
Fox likely to face competition for future World Cup rights
Fox will "almost certainly face competition from ESPN and NBC"
ESPN beat NBC/Yahoo in Comscore digital traffic in Olympics months for first time
The NBC/Yahoo partnership has usually bested ESPN's digital numbers in Olympic months, but not this time.
MotoGP may go from NBCUniversal to WBD, the latest smaller league to leave NBC
A desire for more live linear TV exposure has been mentioned here, and that's been heard a lot around NBCU the past few years.
Richard Lewis once made Bob Costas laugh so hard, NBC tried to keep interview from airing
"I went crazy and bugged the network so much they thankfully caved."
Why isn’t Al Michaels calling NFL playoff games?
After calling a Wild Card game for NBC last year, Al Michaels is absent from this season's playoff slate.
Here’s the latest on NBA broadcast rights negotiations heading into 2024
A guide to the bidders, packages and new possibilities for the NBA as it finishes the final stretch of its broadcast rights package.
NBC’s NFL Kickoff Game ratings for Chiefs-Lions were up big time over 2022
Lions-Chiefs averaged 26.8 million viewers across all platforms.
Dish, Hearst embroiled in carriage dispute
Dish is in yet another carriage dispute, this time with Hearst.
Mike Tirico wasted no time putting an ‘asterisk’ on the Lions’ NFL kickoff win
The Detroit Lions made good on their preseason hype by beating the Kansas City Chiefs on NFL kickoff...
NBC debuts new score bug on Navy-Notre Dame game
The new score bug looks closer to NBC's NFL coverage than what they'd previously used for college football.