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Denver Nuggets Broadcasters Chris Marlowe, Scott Hastings, Chris Dempsey Depart

"Altitude Sports is moving in a different direction and decided not to renew my contract. It has been a wonderful 22 year run, and I want to thank everyone who was there along the way."

Clay Travis: NFL Placing 87% Of Games On Free TV Means They’re “Violating The Law” 13% Of The Time

"You guys have an important responsibility and an opportunity to apply the law fairly freely and help fans everywhere across the entire nation pay less and get more."

NBA Finals Game Three Viewership Highest Since 1998

"Game 3 averaged 23.8 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a 159% jump from last year's Game 3. The audience peaked at 26.3 million viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET."

CBS News Earned $362 Million From 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, Others in 2025

"Halfway through this year, CBS is still at 22% of the dollar share."

Kirk Herbstreit on Providing Perspective Over Generalities in Prime Video NFL Booth

"I don’t want to just say, ‘Wow, that was a great throw,’ or ‘What a great route,’"

Barrett Media’s Top 20 Sports Television Talent of 2025

"This gives you an idea of how the industry collectively views the best of the best on sports television."

Charles Barkley Disappointed in NBC Sports’ Use of Michael Jordan

"It’s a bad look for NBC, it’s just a bad look, plain and simple."

NBC Sports Mike Tirico Responds to Criticism of Michael Jordan Taped Interview Segments

"Was it what everyone wanted? Probably not. Was it better than not having Michael Jordan? You're damn right it was."

NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico: NFL Broadcasts Have Never Been Done Any Better Than Now

"I don’t think our business has ever been done any better, I really don’t. Top to bottom, so many good broadcasters, so many good games. It’s nice to be a part of it."

Muting Sports Play-By-Play is Technology That Networks Should Never Consider

"When innovation begins to neutralize one of your most expensive and defining assets, it may be time to reconsider whether that investment is truly moving the product forward."

NBC Sports President Hopes for More Appearances by Michael Jordan

"Certainly it's been positive for us, and [he’s been able] to sit down with Mike Tirico and talk about various topics that interest him. It's been fantastic"

NBC Sports Lost the Ball on Michael Jordan’s Inclusion With the Network

"The problem is clear: the plotting, strategy, and execution failed"

How Michael Jordan’s Load Management With NBC Sports Ruins the Spectacle and Exposes the Hypocricy

"If Wayne Gretzky, Tom Brady, and Derek Jeter can find time to discuss current-day league events, so can Michael Jordan"

Reggie Miller Wants To Interview Michael Jordan on NBC’s Coverage Of The NBA

"I would love to do it, and this is the premise — we just both walk in a room and sit down"

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Clay Travis: NFL Placing 87% Of Games On Free TV Means They’re “Violating The Law” 13% Of The Time

"You guys have an important responsibility and an opportunity to apply the law fairly freely and help fans everywhere across the entire nation pay less and get more."

NBA Finals Game Three Viewership Highest Since 1998

"Game 3 averaged 23.8 million viewers on ABC and ESPN, a 159% jump from last year's Game 3. The audience peaked at 26.3 million viewers at 11:15 p.m. ET."

CBS News Earned $362 Million From 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, Others in 2025

"Halfway through this year, CBS is still at 22% of the dollar share."

NAB President Curtis LeGeyt: Congress Must “Reaffirm The Scope” Of Sports Broadcasting Act Of 1961 With All Leagues

"We're not here to scrutinize the NFL's business practices. We're here to affirm that if they want to take advantage of an antitrust exemption granted to them by this body, that there are certain public interest obligations that went along with that."