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NBCUniversal ‘explores’ selling RSNs or integrating them into Peacock
NBCUniversal is reportedly considering selling its six regional sports networks or potentially integrating them into streaming service Peacock as the company tries to navigate the new cord-cutting landscape…
NHL poised to bring in Turner Sports as secondary US broadcast partner in $1.6bn deal
The National Hockey League is poised to bring in Turner Sports as its secondary broadcast partner in the United States in a seven-year deal worth approximately $1.6bn (€1.3
Eric Fisher | NFL media deals show growing interdependence of league, broadcast networks
SportBusiness' US Editor looks at the National Football League's recent domestic rights renewals, and how despite a sharply enlarged focus on streaming platforms, the agreements show the league and its linear broadcast partners still need one another
NFL signs more than $110bn worth of domestic media rights deals
Set of five landmark pacts nearly double league's annual US media rights
NBCUniversal to broadcast record Paralympics coverage from Tokyo, including primetime
NBCUniversal has announced it will broadcast a record 1,200 hours from the Tokyo Paralympics this summer, including inaugural primetime coverage on the main NBC network.
NHL Lake Tahoe games prove ratings success despite weather-induced delays
The National Hockey League's outdoor games in Lake Tahoe, Nevada, proved a ratings success despite both of the weekend's games suffering severe delays due to poor ice conditions in the intense sunshine
PWHPA secures Blackhawks partnership, NBCSN broadcast reach
The Professional Women's Hockey Players Association has announced a partnership with the National Hockey League's Chicago Blackhawks, who will host two games on the 2021 Secret Dream Gap Tour next month
NBC to broadcast Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony live
The main NBC television network will air the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics live on July 23, representing a first for a morning broadcast window in the United States
IndyCar qualifying, practice moves to Peacock from NBC Sports Gold
NBC Sports has announced that streaming service Peacock will become the new OTT home of the NTT IndyCar Series this year, with coverage migrating from NBC Sports Gold’s “IndyCar Pass."
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PGA Tour to debut second-screen betting broadcast on Peacock
The PGA Tour has announced it will debut a second-screen betting-infused broadcast on NBC Sports' streaming service Peacock Premium for the Waste Management Phoenix Open on February 4-7
WWE, Peacock strike landmark deal for WWE Network
Comcast expands long-running relationship with WWE through streaming product
NBCUniversal to shut down NBCSN by end of 2021
NBCUniversal has announced it will shut down its sports cable network NBCSN by the end of the year, with much of its content migrating to sister Comcast-owned general-entertainment channel USA Network …
NFL Divisional playoff ratings slide 7 per cent
League, networks bounce back somewhat from Wild Card round
NBC Sports to integrate PointsBet odds into NBC Sports Predictor gameplay
NBC Sports has announced that it will begin to integrate PointsBet odds into gameplay of its free-to-play sports gaming app NBC Sports Predictor
NFL game on Nickelodeon proves to be substantial hit
Youth-oriented TV production likely to be soon replicated
Atlantic 10, NBC Sports extend basketball media-rights deal
The Atlantic 10 collegiate athletic conference, one of the top mid-majors in American college sports, has secured a multiyear domestic media rights extension with NBC Sports for men's and women's basketball
NFL ends 2020 regular season down 7 per cent in ratings
Despite large viewership, league sees ratings erosion due in part to news consumption
NBC Sports to broadcast NWHL’s Isobel Cup semifinals, final in landmark deal
NBC Sports has announced that the National Women’s Hockey League 2021 Isobel Cup semifinals and final will air live exclusively on cable network NBCSN on February 4-5.