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Nielsen Executive Issues Caution Of Year-Over-Year Sports Viewership Gains To Come

"We have seen increases directly attributable to that enhancement that we expect to continue, but we won’t see a big year-to-year bump."

Stephen A. Smith Promises Response To National Association of Black Journalists Thumbs Down Honor

"This is the epitome of Christmas arriving early. The NABJ wants to call folks out, fine! You had your turn, now mine is coming."

Big Ten Network Extends Agreement With Compass Media Networks, Adds Women’s Basketball Tournament

"We are thrilled to renew this partnership and especially happy for our partners and fans who will continue to have full access to these broadcasts nationwide."

Bob Delmont Returns to DC/Baltimore Country Radio

"He's one of the best we have, and we are lucky to have him on our DC/Baltimore team!"

NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ Averages 19.7 Million Viewers for Commanders-Falcons

NBC Sports will broadcast the NFC North title game featuring the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings this Sunday, Jan. 5 at 8:20 p.m. EST with a first-round bye and home-field advantage on the line.

Amazon ‘Thursday Night Football’ 2024 Regular-Season Finale Averages 11.04 Million Viewers on Prime Video

Compared to the previous year, the game was up 7% from the AFC tilt with the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns that averaged 10.29 million viewers.

‘NBA on ESPN’ Viewership Up 5% Year-Over-Year

Through 34 live games on the NBA on ESPN property, the broadcasts are averaging approximately 1.96 million viewers.

MSG Networks, Altice USA Yet to Reach New Carriage Deal Ahead of Expiration

Coinciding with the start of the new year, Optimum customers may be losing access to MSG Networks live game programming and broadcasts. Altice USA,...

A Look Back on the Biggest Sports Media Stories of 2024

As the year comes to an end, let's look back on some of the stories we have covered this year before we flip the page to 2025.

Gray Television Renews All ABC Station Affiliate Agreements

"We are pleased to announce the further extension of our decades-long relationship with Disney for ABC station affiliations."

Scott Van Pelt: Having a Loyal Audience Creates Value

Over the last several decades at ESPN, Scott Van Pelt has been a familiar face to millions of viewers across different editions of SportsCenter...

Devan Kaney Named Philadelphia Eagles Sideline Reporter on SportsRadio 94WIP for Remainder of Season

Kaney steps into the position previously held by Howard Eskin, who departed the station earlier in the month after being unable to resolve “irreconcilable differences.”

‘Nightcap with Unc & Ocho’ Featuring Shannon Sharpe and Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson is Instant Offense

"We just go together like a McDonald's No. 1 with Coke, no ice. Hits every time."

John Ourand is Covering Sports Business in a New Way at ‘Puck’

"All you have to do is hit ‘Reply,’ and our style of writing and our way of getting things out makes it very conversational, and that just seems to work really well for us."

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Stephen A. Smith Promises Response To National Association of Black Journalists Thumbs Down Honor

"This is the epitome of Christmas arriving early. The NABJ wants to call folks out, fine! You had your turn, now mine is coming."

Big Ten Network Extends Agreement With Compass Media Networks, Adds Women’s Basketball Tournament

"We are thrilled to renew this partnership and especially happy for our partners and fans who will continue to have full access to these broadcasts nationwide."

Bob Delmont Returns to DC/Baltimore Country Radio

"He's one of the best we have, and we are lucky to have him on our DC/Baltimore team!"

Point-to-Point Marketing, Strategic Solutions to Release Results of ‘The Podcast Study 2026’

“The first Podcast Study reinforced something we believe strongly at Point-To-Point: there is enormous opportunity to grow podcast audiences, but growth doesn’t happen by accident."