Tag: Sports viewership

"The FCC can study the fragmentation of sports television all it wants. The fragmentation isn’t the problem. It’s the business model. And that model isn’t broken."

"FCC Chairman Brendan Carr echoed those concerns previously on social media, writing that while many games remain available on broadcast television, an increasing share now resides on a patchwork of online platforms that require separate subscriptions and navigation tools."

"The streaming giant begins a three-year agreement with Major League Baseball this season."

"When we go to the Olympics, there are limitations on what we can do. And as good as it is for hockey, it isn’t good if the NHL disappears for two and a half weeks."

"The window between 10:45 and 11 a.m. ET averaged 26.0 million viewers as play-by-play voice Kenny Albert delivered the decisive call that secured the United States’ first Olympic men’s hockey gold medal since 1980."

"According to the Sports Business Journal, YouTube is engaged in talks with the NFL regarding four games that were carved out as part of the league’s equity arrangement with ESPN."

"The average audience of 7,489,000 made this year’s edition of the “Great American Race” the most-watched Daytona 500 since 2023, when the event reached 8,173,000 viewers."

"ESPN posted an 82% increase in viewership compared to December, a staggering jump that underscores how postseason college football continues to function as appointment television in a fragmented media environment."

"The broadcast peaked at 9.8 million viewers between 7:00 and 7:15 p.m. ET as Team USA secured a 48-45 win over the World squad."

"Through February 9, women’s college basketball games across ESPN platforms are averaging a 33% increase compared to last season, putting the network on track for its most-watched season in 17 years."