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Mike Florio Calls On NFL To Correct Blackout Restrictions For NFL Sunday Ticket

"This is 2026. The last I checked. We've got super intelligence. There has to be a way to lift the blackout."

Thursday Night Football Earns Fifth Straight Viewership Record on Prime Video

"Bucs-Cowboys beat last year’s comparable Week 5 game by 11%."

Mike Ryan Ruiz Has Zero Faith In Building Tradition With Latest Round Of Miami Marlins Broadcaster Changes

"Why does this franchise [Miami Marlins] always decide to not plant any sort of legacy?"

KJR’s Gregg Bell Laid Off After 21 Years With McClatchy Media: “They Ruined An Institution”

"That was a hell of a sports section, and it went everywhere. Olympics, Final Fours, Super Bowls, and it's just poof gone. They've just eliminated the whole damn thing."

FanDuel Sports Network Announces New Weekday Program Featuring Stan Verrett

"The launch of Countdown Live marks another important milestone as we continue to invest in original content and expand the scope of live programming across FanDuel Sports Network"

ESPN Extends Media Rights Deal With the Big South Conference

"The extension means the relationship, which began in 1991, will be in place when the conference and network celebrate 40 years together"

NBCuniversal, YouTube TV Extend Carriage Talks With Short Term Deal

"We’ve reached a short-term extension to avoid disruption to our service while we work toward a new agreement with NBCUniversal. We appreciate our subscribers’ patience while we negotiate on their behalf"

NFL Delivers Second Most Watched International Game On NFL Network

"The 7.9 million figure also represented a significant jump compared to recent overseas broadcasts. Viewership was up 68 percent against NFL Network’s 2024 International Games average"

What Sports Radio Hosts Should Steal From Jimmy Kimmel Before It’s Too Late

"The most powerful voice you have is not your own. The most powerful voice you have is the people you connect with and the clients you partner with"

NBC Sports’ ‘Sunday Night Football’ Adds To Most-Watched Four Week Start In Network History

"Through Week 4, covering five games, Sunday Night Football is averaging 25.5 million viewers across platforms, marking the most-watched four-week start in the 20-year history of the broadcast"

Fubo Shareholders Approve Merger With The Walt Disney Company’s Hulu+ Live TV

"This approval brings us one step closer to realizing our vision of a streaming marketplace that provides consumers with greater choice and flexibility"

Denny Hamlin Details Ratings Struggles NASCAR Facing off With NFL

"We just… took the best, highest dollar amount we could and pieced it all together and came up with the deal that we have. But long term, I’ve always had reservations about where we go with it"

Pat McAfee Details How He Partnered With ‘Rushmore On X’ Program

"Ari’s relationships through business, throughout all these years, has ties with all these people that are the top of their industries, and it’s like he gets them to open up. It’s a very good show. We’re lucky to be a part of it"

Prime Video Announces Real-Time Bet Tracking For NBA Broadcasts with FanDuel

"As we tip off this long-term relationship with the NBA, we’re excited to launch a best-in-class bet tracking experience with FanDuel"

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Thursday Night Football Earns Fifth Straight Viewership Record on Prime Video

"Bucs-Cowboys beat last year’s comparable Week 5 game by 11%."

Mike Ryan Ruiz Has Zero Faith In Building Tradition With Latest Round Of Miami Marlins Broadcaster Changes

"Why does this franchise [Miami Marlins] always decide to not plant any sort of legacy?"

KJR’s Gregg Bell Laid Off After 21 Years With McClatchy Media: “They Ruined An Institution”

"That was a hell of a sports section, and it went everywhere. Olympics, Final Fours, Super Bowls, and it's just poof gone. They've just eliminated the whole damn thing."

Eddie Olczyk Returns As Chicago Blackhawks Ambassador, Analyst

"I grew up in Chicago dreaming about this team, and I got to live that dream by pulling on the sweater as a player and telling the story of this franchise as a broadcaster."