by Joe Lucia | Apr 2, 2023 | Sports Media
In case you haven’t heard, regional sports networks (RSNs) across the country aren’t in great shape. Warner Bros. Discovery decided in February to pull out of local sports, which will eventually result in the closure of three RSNs. The Diamond Sports Group, operator...
by Milton Kent | Sep 6, 2022 | Sports Media
We’re on the verge of a new NFL season and while rosters have been settled, there are lots of new faces in new and old places – and that goes for on the field, too. The way you’re likely to take in the NFL on television has completely changed since last February’s...
by Joe Lucia | Aug 19, 2022 | Sports Media
On Thursday, it finally happened – the Big Ten announced their new round of media rights deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC. ESPN was notably boxed out in this round, ending a decades-long partnership between the network and the conference. And while the Big Ten’s rights...
by Mike Lowe | Aug 18, 2022 | College Basketball, College Football, General Sports, Sports Business, Sports Media
Today the Big Ten announced the completion of its long-awaited television rights deal that is set to go into effect at the start of the 2023-24 academic year. The deal runs for 7 years and is worth nearly $7.5 billion in total. Notably, it also contains escalators in...
by Joe Lucia | Aug 3, 2022 | Major League Baseball, Sports Media
The passing of Vin Scully on Tuesday sent the sports world into a collective state of mourning and remembrance of one of the greatest broadcasters that the universe has ever seen. Scully joined the Dodgers broadcast booth at the age of 22, became the team’s primary...
by Joe Lucia | Jul 22, 2022 | Major League Baseball, Sports Media
When I was a kid, I loved watching the MLB All-Star Game. There was something special about it. The Midsummer Classic was a rare opportunity to watch baseball’s biggest out-of-market stars playing a live game. In the months prior to, and following, the All-Star Game,...
