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FOX Sports Turned World Series Pregame Coverage Into a Championship Performance

"In a broadcast where every detail mattered, FOX’s production staff delivered a performance worthy of the game's biggest stage."

Major League Baseball Has a Problem, and the NFL Is Only Part of It

"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."

Eutopia Credits Hard Work and New York Pride for SiriusXM Success

“Once you can rock the mic in a state where you can hardly pronounce any of the towns, but you still connect with the people, you feel like you can make it anywhere, especially where you’re from."

CBS, 60 Minutes and the New York Post: A Journalism Ethics Reckoning

Knowingly misleading your audience to fulfill a narrative you want won’t work. It’s not journalism; it’s political activism — and that line is beginning to blur.

Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024

The Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame has announced its inductees for the Class of 2024, continuing a tradition of honoring those who have played...

Mark Lazarus: Venu Sports is an ‘Incomplete Service’

NBC Sports recently completed an opening weekend of multiplatform broadcasts in the NFL that averaged a collective 25.9 million viewers. Viewers watched the game...

NBCUniversal Presentation of Olympic Games Paris 2024 Averages 30.7 Million Viewers in Prime Time Coverage

NBCUniversal completed its coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 with a triumph, registering a strong multiplatform performance that documented the competition and victories...

NBCUniversal CEO Mark Lazarus: People Have Said Sports TV Rights Bubble Would Burst for 30 Years

"For 30 years everyone said, the sports [rights] bubble is gonna burst, it’s gonna burst. You’re starting to see rights fees growth moderate."

Rick Cordella Named President of NBC Sports

"Rick has been at the epicenter of NBC Sports for years with a proven track record of growth and innovation..."

3 Names Emerge as NBC Nears Decision on Pete Bevacqua Replacement

“Insiders say they expect a decision to be made by the end of this month.”

Mark Lazarus: NBC ‘Intrigued’ by the NBA

"It’s a wonderful product in the States and globally."

Kyle Rudolph Reportedly Joining NBC Big Ten Coverage

National Football League tight end and two-time Pro Bowl selection Kyle Rudolph is going to be calling select Big Ten matchups on NBC this...

Mark Lazarus Takes Over NBC Sports As Chairman of NBCUniversal Media Group

“Lazarus has been leading the division on an interim basis since Pete Bevacqua left the network last month to take a role at the University of Notre Dame.”

Pete Bevacqua Leaving NBC Sports

“I didn’t have a burning desire, necessarily, to be an athletic director. I had a burning desire to be the athletic director at Notre Dame.”

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"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."

Eutopia Credits Hard Work and New York Pride for SiriusXM Success

“Once you can rock the mic in a state where you can hardly pronounce any of the towns, but you still connect with the people, you feel like you can make it anywhere, especially where you’re from."

CBS, 60 Minutes and the New York Post: A Journalism Ethics Reckoning

Knowingly misleading your audience to fulfill a narrative you want won’t work. It’s not journalism; it’s political activism — and that line is beginning to blur.

Scarier Than Halloween: The All-Holiday Music Flip Is Here

"Stations across America throw the master switch like Dr. Frankenstein and flip to 24/7 holiday music before the Halloween candy has even settled in the bowl."