Dana White: UFC will ‘likely’ pick multiple media partners, have deal signed by September
The UFC's rights could get spread around more in their next deals.
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Telemundo World Cup event in Miami canceled after Coast Guard inspects party boat
The Coast Guard "denied that the boat was targeted based on who was on board and said crew members are routinely asked for identification during safety inspections."
Sports Business Journal to launch women’s sports newsletter
"Are women playing on the field, court, ice, etc.? We want those business stories."
TNT wants Unrivaled to go on the road in 2026
“It is a very repetitive broadcast every week because it’s the same arena."
NBA considering International, snub teams for All-Star Game in 2026
NBC is digging around in a hat trying to find a rabbit to pull out that will save the event.
ESPN, CFP reportedly not eyeing any schedule changes
SBJ reports that the NFL may have lost a more significant portion of its audience competing with the CFP.
Venu Sports reportedly ‘hopes’ to debut in time for Super Bowl after settlement
An announcement regarding a launch date is expected soon.
Could the PGA Tour buy Golf Channel in 2025?
The recently spun-out golf cable network could find a landing home with its frequent partner the PGA Tour in the new year.
‘College GameDay’ producer calls Pat McAfee ‘unmatched’ engaging with live TV audience
"There is not anybody who I would rather have in front of a live audience than Pat."
This Week In Bad Aggregation: Ben Verlander’s table-stealing gets picked up by Pat McAfee
Fox Sports' Ben Verlander took Ethan Hullihen's Rowdy Tellez table without credit, then later claimed he did so because he "wasn't sure" if Hullihen had made it.
Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN knew licensing ‘The Pat McAfee Show’ would make people ‘uncomfortable’
Pitaro said McAfee is also bringing in important young viewers to ESPN.
NASCAR president Steve Phelps discusses TV rights negotiation challenges
NASCAR President Steve Phelps joined SBJ's Sports Media Podcast to discuss the challenges that the current climate has.
Sports media insider John Ourand is joining Puck News after 17 years at Sports Business Journal
Ourand joins the newsletter startup Puck after a $10 million Series B cash raise in August as the company moves into sports for the first time.
Seven of eight ‘SportsCenter’ windows see year-over-year viewership rise
SportsCenter viewership is up 7% year over year thus far in 2023, rising to an average of 442,000 viewers.
Tim Kurkjian pre-wrote Peter Gammons’ obituary after brain aneurysm
"Hardest story I’ve ever written in my life.’’
ESPN’s hopes for more parity and drama in F1 season appear to be evaporating
"...I’d be lying if I didn’t say we [would] want to see some drama play out over the next couple of weeks as the season continues to progress.”
CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus says “We plan to be involved in the business of big-time college football going forward”
"We plan to be involved in the business of college football, big-time college football, going forward, and to take advantage of that tradition we've established."
NY Post & Sports Business Journal team up for The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast
The weekly podcast will premiere on October 6.
Shams Charania could be on the move from The Athletic and/or Stadium by the end of August, amidst the NBA playoffs
Charania's contracts with The Athletic and Stadium expire later this month. Both are looking to keep him, but other suitors could also get involved.
John Skipper says DAZN “hung up a sign” of non-boxing interest with ChangeUp: are they chasing Sunday Ticket?
Skipper said ChangeUp is "pretty clearly intended to send a signal that we are interested in the major sports in this country."
ACC schools are now spending $110-120 million overall to prepare for ACC Network launch, four times what SEC schools spent
Schools are expected to have at least four to five control rooms at launch, at least two with linear capabilities.
John Skipper’s abrupt exit opened the door for ESPN to strike a UFC deal
Skipper reportedly "wasn’t a fan of the sport and didn’t believe it fit into ESPN’s schedule."
Michael Eisner showed an amazing level of Ducks and Angels fandom while running Disney, from meetings to duck calls to Prague
"We were trying to figure out where he was and how we could get a satellite feed to him so that he could watch his Ducks game in a hotel in Prague. I believe we succeeded."
Matt Vasgersian says Sunday Night Baseball booth is still growing together, and “there are detractors built in”
"When a booth is functioning on all cylinders, there's this nice symbiotic dynamic between the producer and the people in the booth. ...You're just vibing. That's what we're trying to get to, and it has to happen organically."
Thanks to an app shift, ESPN’s seeing record numbers for 14 of 15 fantasy products
ESPN has nearly doubled its unique fantasy users over the last four years, and more than half of that growth came in the last year following a shift to a single fantasy app.