Dana White Didn’t Expect Paramount To Be in the Top Three To Bid for UFC Media Rights
"If you were to ask me six months before our rights were up, give me your top three places you think you're gonna land. Paramount would not have been in the top three."
DAZN Reportedly Still Pursuing Purchase Of Main Street Sports Group
"With Main Street needing new capital by the end of the month, those conversations have taken on added urgency."
iHeartMedia’s 1430 The Buzz Extends 40-Year Agreement With Tulsa Drillers
"The agreement marks 40 consecutive years of collaboration between the Drillers and iHeartMedia, while also solidifying the station’s role as the team’s flagship radio home for a 22nd straight season."
Molly Qerim Lands First Role Following First Take Exit With Zuffa Boxing
"The move signals a notable reentry into live event television for Qerim, who spent more than a decade as the face of ESPN’s weekday debate programming."
ESPN College Football Playoff National Championship MegaCast Viewership Highest Since 2015
"Only the inaugural CFP championship between Oregon and Ohio State during the 2014–15 season generated a larger audience."
Pat McAfee Announces Live Broadcast From the White House UFC Event in June
"I said, ‘Hey, would love to be able to do the show from the White House for the fight.’ And he goes, ‘Really?’ And I go, ‘Good?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah.’"
Scott Van Pelt Content With Continuing Hosting SportsCenter at Night
"I know that the players, the coaches and the leagues, all appreciate what we do and how we do it. I know that for a fact, because I've heard from them, and so I don't want to abandon that, and I wouldn't."
ESPN NFL Divisional Round Broadcast Finishes as Most-Viewed Event in Network’s History
"The Texans–Patriots matchup, which aired Sunday averaged nearly 38 million viewers and officially became the most-watched event ever carried by ESPN."
CBS Sports Earns Most-Watched Saturday NFL Playoff Game Ever
"Viewership climbed steadily throughout the broadcast before peaking at 51.284 million viewers during overtime."
NBC Sports Earns Most-Viewed NFL Divisional Round Audience Ever
"Locally, Chicago topped all markets with a dominant 34.7/66 rating. Los Angeles posted a 16.3/55, marking a 15% increase compared to last season’s Rams-Eagles Divisional Playoff game on NBC."
