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Stephen A. Smith Reveals He Was Consulted About Ryan Clark Being a Part of ESPN Layoffs

"Was I asked what I thought what my feelings were? Yes, I was. Of course I said we have to keep them. But I don't get to make those decisions."

ESPN New York’s Chris Carlin on Bart Scott Departure From Network: “This Is a Very Rough Day”

"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."

Mark Schlereth: ESPN Didn’t Feel Ryan Clark Could “Hold That In” When Pulled From NFL Live

"I don't think they felt comfortable that Ryan Clark would be able to hold that in. So, they let him go for the day and then pulled him off air before he had a chance."

ABC Broadcast of WNBA Finals Game 2 is Most-Viewed WNBA Finals Game in 23 Years

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ABC Averages 7.6 Million Viewers Across College Football Week 1 Tripleheader

The broadcast rights for Southeastern Conference football were granted to The Walt Disney Company under a 10-year deal reportedly worth a collective $3 billion...

ESPN Considering Internal, External Candidates to Join Lead NBA Broadcast Team Per Report

After ESPN had several years of stability in its lead broadcast booth for the NBA, the company laid off analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff...

NFL Averages 1.93 Million Viewers Across Preseason Broadcasts

Ahead of kickoff for regular season play in the NFL, preseason viewership remained strong across various platforms despite competing with the end of the...

ESPN, ABC Draw Strong Viewership for Week 0 College Football, Little League World Series

Networks owned by The Walt Disney Company attained several viewership milestones over the weekend surrounding sports coverage. College football and Little League Baseball drew...

NBA Announces 11-Year Media Rights Agreements with The Walt Disney Company, NBCUniversal and Amazon Prime Video

The National Basketball Association (NBA) has renewed its partnership with The Walt Disney Company and signed new agreements with NBCUniversal and Amazon for telecasts...

WNBA All-Star Game Averages 3.44 Million Viewers on ABC

The WNBA All-Star Game, a matchup between all-star players in the WNBA and the members of Team USA’s women’s basketball team heading to the...

ESPN Announces 2024 ESPYS Nominees

The ESPYS will support The V Foundation for Cancer Research, which was launched in 1993 by ESPN in partnership with the late Jim Valvano.

Chris Curtis: Boston Had a 17.7 Rating for the 2024 NBA Finals

"So Boston was a 17.7; Providence was a 12. Just very interesting – I don’t know what it means."

RJ Choppy on NBA Finals Ratings: ‘This is the New Reality of TV Ratings in the NBA’

"We are now in the post-LeBron; post-Warrior dynasty era."

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ESPN New York’s Chris Carlin on Bart Scott Departure From Network: “This Is a Very Rough Day”

"I love him. Just for so many people, this is a very tough day. This is an unfortunate reality across a lot of industries these days, especially ours."

Mark Schlereth: ESPN Didn’t Feel Ryan Clark Could “Hold That In” When Pulled From NFL Live

"I don't think they felt comfortable that Ryan Clark would be able to hold that in. So, they let him go for the day and then pulled him off air before he had a chance."

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