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NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball Adds Mark Gubicza, Eric Hosmer As Guest Analysts
"The matchup features Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels visiting Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals."
ESPN Notches Most Viewed NHL Regular Season of Current Rights Agreement
"The company averaged 760,000 viewers across 54 games. That figure jumped 30% year over year."
Mike Tomlin Reportedly Joining NBC Sports
"Tomlin, 54, has long attracted interest from network executives. His resume of success, insight, and distinct voice made him a natural fit for TV."
NBC Sports’ Jon Miller: NBC Wouldn’t Have the NBA and Premier League Without Peacock
"We would not have been able to acquire NBA [rights] if we didn’t have Peacock as a platform."
FOX Sports, Telemundo Ad Revenue Expected To More Than Double 2018 FIFA World Cup
"Inventory has expanded significantly. FIFA’s move from 32 to 48 teams adds 40 matches. More matches mean more commercial opportunities for both FOX Sports and Telemundo."
The Disconnect Between NAB Week and Realities of Sports Broadcasters
"Technology should push broadcasting forward. It should make great storytellers better, not make storytellers optional. That’s the feeling I carried with me from my time in Vegas two years ago, and still have today."
ESPN Programming Executive Ilan Ben-Hanan Announces Departure
"After almost 24 years, I can boil my experience here down to one word - gratitude."
Netflix Co-CEO Desires Expanded Relationship With the NFL
"We are in discussions right now, because we think there’s an opportunity to expand the relationship. We’ve learned a lot about what works, and how to value the NFL and live [content] generally over the last couple of years."
Disney Reportedly Receiving Pushback on $10 Million Super Bowl Ad Price Tag
"Four sources familiar with negotiations tell Variety deals have lagged early expectations."
MLB Streaming Rights Reportedly Facing Focus From Federal Antitrust Agency
"You could make the argument that there’s other sports leagues out there that are potentially pushing the limits of the Sports Broadcasting Act even further than what the NFL has."