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NBC streaming service Peacock to broadcast Premier League games this month
Comcast and NBCUniversal’s new Peacock subscription streaming video service will debut live sports later this month when the English Premier League makes its return from the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Nascar unveils new series of races through early August in revised schedule
US stock car racing series Nascar has announced a third installment of races in its revised 2020 schedule in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic, unveiling planned events through the first weekend…
NBC Sports asks top talent to take temporary pay cuts
NBC Sports has followed in the footsteps of ESPN and Fox Sports by asking its top on-air talent to take temporary pay cuts as a result of the sports competition shutdown amid the global Covid-19 pandemic
McIlroy to headline made-for-TV charity golf match for Covid-19 relief
Rory McIlroy will headline a made-for-TV golf event on May 17 that will attempt to raise $4m for Covid-19 relief efforts
Comcast discussing potential sports TV fee relief
NBC Sports parent company eyes potential adjustments amid pandemic
NBC to broadcast inaugural virtual Kentucky Derby
Churchill Downs, the organizers of the Kentucky Derby, has announced it will conduct a virtual running of the iconic horse racing event on May 2
NBC Sports to broadcast ePremier League Invitational Tournament
NBC Sports has picked up the United States broadcasting rights to the English Premier League's new competitive gaming tournament, the ePremier League Invitational Tournament.
NBC Sports, iRacing partner for short-track esports competition
NBC Sports has unveiled its second esports motorsport competition to help fill the void amid the sports shutdown caused by the global Covid-19 pandemic
NBC Sports to broadcast IndyCar iRacing series
IndyCar is partnering with NBC Sports for the IndyCar iRacing Challenge, a new esports competition featuring a field of NTT Indycar Series drivers.
PGA Tour embraces ESPN+ in lucrative nine-year domestic rights deals
The PGA Tour has finalised nine-year domestic media rights deals with incumbent rights-holders CBS, the commercial network, and the Comcast-owned NBC Sports Group, while agreeing a landmark streaming deal…
NBC Sports sets new Olympics ad sales record for Tokyo 2020
US network tops 2016 Rio sales with nearly five months to go before Games set to start
NBC Sports adds MotoGP to its motorsport portfolio
NBC Sports will broadcast all MotoGP races across its platforms beginning in 2020, including four races on the main NBC network
NFL generates 7-per-cent US ratings boost during Wild Card weekend
First weekend of playoffs continues audience gains for the league shown during the regular season
NFL finishes 2019 regular season up 5 per cent in US ratings
Audience boost is second in a row after two years of decline, and comes despite poor team performance in top three markets
NBC Sports surpasses $1bn in US ad sales for Tokyo 2020
Network still expects to set new Olympics sales record
NBC signs multi-year extension with American Flat Track
NBC Sports has announced a multi-year extension of its broadcast deal with US dirt track motorcycling series American Flat Track (AFT)
Molly Solomon promoted to lead NBC’s Olympics coverage
Veteran TV executive Molly Solomon will lead NBC’s Olympics coverage, starting with the 2020 Tokyo Games, after being promoted to executive president and producer of the network’s Olympics unit.
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Nascar partners with NBC Sports to launch OTT streaming service
US stock car racing series Nascar is stepping up its efforts in the direct-to-consumer streaming space by partnering with NBC Sports to launch TrackPass on subscription service NBC Sports Gold.