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DeChambeau to feature Trump on his "Break 50" YouTube show

Morning Buzz - 07/23/2024

LIV Golfer Bryson Dechambeau "will release an episode" of his "Break 50" show to his YouTube channel featuring former President Donald Trump "as they play a round of golf together for charity benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project." DeChambeau said on X Monday, "This is about...

TNT matching Amazon's offer puts WBD, NBA closer to litigation

Media Newsletter - 07/22/2024

The NBA’s pursuit of a new media rights deal has officially gone into overtime, after Warner Bros. Discovery notified the league today that it is trying to match Amazon’s 11-year, $20 billion-plus bid. The question now is whether lawyers take center stage. In the next day...

NBC Olympics' Gary Zenkel excited about broadcast elements for Paris -- but withholds audience predictions

Media Newsletter - 07/22/2024

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...

Most-watched telecasts of 2024 still has hoops feel -- but election season looms

Media Newsletter - 07/22/2024

The list of the most-watched shows on U.S. TV for the first half of 2024 is led by the NFL, but the second quarter brought in large number of basketball games (NBA and NCAA Tournament) and one political program -- portending large numbers ahead as election season approaches. ...

WBD trying to match Amazon offer for NBA rights

Closing Bell - 07/22/2024

Warner Bros. Discovery officially notified the NBA this afternoon that it is attempting to match Amazon’s 11-year, approximate $20.9B total bid for the league’s media rights after securing a letter of credit from a group of undisclosed banks, sources familiar with the matter told SBJ. ...

Reddit signs deals with leagues to use content to help boost ad revenue

Daily - 07/22/2024 | Daily - 07/22/2024

Reddit COO Jen Wong said the social media company has "struck deals with sports leagues including the NFL, NBA and MLB to get videos and other content" for its site, according to Sahil Patel of THE INFORMATION. Reddit will use the content to "draw advertisers and then share the...

Patriots not using traditional play-by-play for preseason broadcasts

Daily - 07/22/2024

The Patriots will have "no traditional play-by-play voice" for their two locally-produced preseason broadcasts, according to Chad Finn of the BOSTON GLOBE. The team will utilize a three-person booth featuring former NFLers Jason and Devin McCourty and color analyst Scott Zolak. But the broadcast will be “more conversation-driven” with...

U.S. Olympic Team, NBC partner with Roblox in hopes of engaging new audience

Daily - 07/22/2024 | Daily - 07/22/2024

The U.S. Olympic team and NBC are collaborating with Roblox as part of the “ever-expanding quest to draw in young fans,” according to Eddie Pells of the AP. The companies are collaborating to produce a new “Obby” -- a Roblox obstacle course -- and other features that “include ways...

People & Personalities: Thom Brennaman hired as The CW's college football voice

Daily - 07/22/2024

THE ATHLETIC’s Andrew Marchand noted former Reds and Fox Sports announcer Thom Brennaman has been “hired as the lead voice” for nationally televised college football games on The CW. After three decades of calling MLB games, Brennaman was "exiled from broadcasting for nearly four years" after “uttering a homophobic...

Networks pivot sports coverage around Biden news

Morning Buzz - 07/22/2024

A number of networks yesterday made the decision to pivot away from sports coverage on their main broadcast channels to instead cover the "breaking news about President Joe Biden withdrawing from the presidential race." NASCAR Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway was scheduled to be broadcast on...

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DeChambeau to feature Trump on his "Break 50" YouTube show

TNT matching Amazon's offer puts WBD, NBA closer to litigation

NBC Olympics' Gary Zenkel excited about broadcast elements for Paris -- but withholds audience predictions

Most-watched telecasts of 2024 still has hoops feel -- but election season looms

WBD trying to match Amazon offer for NBA rights

Reddit signs deals with leagues to use content to help boost ad revenue

Patriots not using traditional play-by-play for preseason broadcasts

U.S. Olympic Team, NBC partner with Roblox in hopes of engaging new audience

People & Personalities: Thom Brennaman hired as The CW's college football voice

Networks pivot sports coverage around Biden news

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