Mollie Cahillane

With only days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Games, Gary Zenkel, president of NBC Olympics, told me the company anticipates a "really great, dramatic Olympics." “With Peacock and [NBC] broadcast, we have an incredibly ambitious plan,” Zenkel told me today. “We always set the...

Upstart professional women’s basketball league Unrivaled will be joined by Ally Financial as its first founding brand partner, bringing the financial company closer to its 50/50 media equity pledge. Ally will be the jersey patch partner for all six inaugural teams, activating hospitality and engagement opportunities,...

Just Women’s Sports is launching three digital shows to amplify the multimedia platform’s coverage of the Paris Olympic Games. USWNT and Gotham star Kelley O’Hara will host a new in-studio show “The Gold Standard” with four-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time WNBA champion Lisa Leslie. “Olympics...

In 2022, WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert told me she was seeking a new media deal that rivaled that of Major League Soccer. Two years later, she has done that -- and more. The WNBA is close to finalizing a national media rights deal worth...

A reality of where TNT is without the NBA seems to be getting closer by the day. And sources tell me that should Warner Bros. Discovery try to stay in the game via a lawsuit against the NBA, it would be a "poor business decision." So where does...

Two years ago, Roku wasn’t in the sports game. This morning, The Roku Channel became the new home of the NFL Media series “GMFB: Overtime,” a two-hour daily show building off NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football.” The series is done in partnership with Sony Pictures...

After an L.A. jury unanimously ordered the NFL to pay about $4.7B in damages for allegedly colluding with DirecTV, CBS and Fox for violating antirust laws, Commissioner Roger Goodell appeared on CNBC Thursday morning to discuss the verdict. “We obviously disagree with the jury verdict, and we are...

Skydance and Paramount’s upcoming merger has dominated the news cycle this week, with many questions weighing on what it could mean for the future of sports. The NFL has a lucrative deal with Paramount-owned CBS, but Commissioner Roger Goodell didn’t dismiss the possibility of a renegotiation...