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ESPN, MLB Showdown Looms as Bristol Nears ‘Flagship’ Launch
The 2025 Major League Baseball season unofficially got underway this week as pitchers and catchers began shaking off the rust at venues across Florida and Arizona. Hope…
Sporticast 422: Myth-Busting a Women’s Sports Misconception
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams speak with Susie Piotrkowski, VP of women’s sports programming at ESPN, about the media…
Red-Hot Ad Market Helps ESPN Offset Impact of Rising Rights Fees
Exiting the Venu Sports joint venture will cost Disney approximately $50 million, but that’s a drop in the bucket compared to what the Mouse House spends on the rights…
ACC Brass Approve Extension of ESPN Rights Deal Through 2036
ESPN is exercising an option to extend its media rights deal with the ACC, a move that will keep the partnership in place through 2036. The ratified extension was…
College Football Title Ratings Fall 12% as Pay-TV Erosion Accelerates
The first College Football Playoff National Championship under the expanded 12-team format took a bit of a ratings hit, as Ohio State’s victory over Notre Dame averaged…
Venu Case Termination Leaves Antitrust Questions Unanswered
Important legal questions facing the sports and streaming industries have been pushed into the future on account of FuboTV settling its antitrust lawsuit against Walt…
Venu Sports Venture Ends as ESPN, Fox, WBD Pull Plug
Disney’s ESPN, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery have thrown in the towel on their joint sports streaming service, Venu Sports, a venture that was first announced…
Notre Dame, Penn State CFP Semi on ESPN Finds an Open Field
Update: Notre Dame defeated Penn State, 27-24, to book its place in the national championship game. As Notre Dame and Penn State look to claim their first national…
Tiger’s TGL Golf Hits Intended Demographic in Debut
The premiere of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy’s TGL Golf averaged 919,000 viewers via ESPN’s flagship network Tuesday night and found a younger audience than is typical…
YouTube TV vs. Fubo Sports Bundle Could Be Next Streaming Fight
Fubo CEO David Gandler is having a great start to 2025 after spending much of last year engaged in what he described as an existential “duel” for his sports-first…
NFL’s Clash With College Football Playoff Is Rooted in 1961 Law
For the better part of the last 63 years, the NFL has steered clear of scheduling Saturday games while school is in session, only to watch in bemusement as college…
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