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Nick Khan: ‘WWE’s Sales & Sponsorship Numbers Should be Far Bigger’
WWE CEO Nick Khan gave some insight on where media rights talks stand Wednesday at the World Congress of Sport Conference, saying that both...
Leagues Join NBC & FOX In Effort To Regulate Sports Betting Ads
Are you tired of seeing or hearing obnoxious sports gambling advertisements everywhere you look? Apparently the country's biggest pro sports leagues are to, and...
Bally Sports Reportedly Misses Payments to Cincinnati Reds, Texas Rangers
“That ‘there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch’ is a well-recognized, simple, but axiomatic economic principle. Everyone understands it—everyone, apparently, except [Diamond Sports]."
ESPN Expected To Ask Some Talent To Choose Between Pay Cut or Layoff
"People are going to have decisions to make on that. They might end up just leaving and getting paid their full contract."
Mel Kiper Jr: ‘If You Want Comedy, It’s Not Me’
"I’m going to give you football information, I’m going to give you my opinions right or wrong, and I’m going to give them to you strongly and honestly."
Ted Leonsis Offered to Buy MASN As Part of Washington Nationals Bid
Leonsis was hoping to add the Orioles television rights to his network with the aim of creating a "D.C. area super network".
NBC Sports Boston Won’t Use Traditional Play-by-Play Crew For Celtics Playoff Games
Mike Gorman recently had surgery to repair a detached retina in his eye. He has yet to be cleared for air travel.
Adam Silver: NBA ‘Much More Valuable Now Than We Were in the Old Days’
"What we’re seeing in television is that the internet has disrupted this business just like it has virtually every other business. But there’s still enormous interest in premium live sports programing."
Opening Weekend of NBA Playoffs Score Best Ratings Since 2011
"Game 1 of the Kings/Warriors series averaged 6.26 million on Saturday night. The broadcast peaked at 7.56 million from 11-11:15 p.m. eastern. It placed third as the most-watched series opener in the last 20 years."
Phil Simms: ‘I Just Can’t Picture Tom Brady Up There Announcing Games’
"He’s Tom Brady. He’s just bigger than life…In this day and age, is it worth it for him?"