Sports
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Report: Fox says Netflix can’t have Tom Brady for Christmas NFL games
Netflix couldn't get football's "greatest of all time" to serve as a color commentator for its Christmas Day NFL games.
NASCAR Xfinity Series scores high ratings for CW Network
The peak of the race on Friday drew more than one million people to the CW Network, the network said, citing Nielsen data.
Google TV to aggregate sports streams through “Live” tab
Professional and college sports airing through apps like ESPN Plus, YouTube TV and Sling TV will be recommended through the content menu.
Big 12 Conference, Gray Media launch free streaming channel
The channel, called Big 12 Studios, will feature game replays, in-game footage, highlights and related programming.
Roger Ehrenberg invests in sports streamer C15 Studio
C15 Studio helps top-tier sports and competition brands like Formula 1, Triton Poker and others develop and deploy free, ad-supported streaming TV channels.
Caitlin Clark leads WNBA on Ion to 23.4 million viewers
The network's parent company E. W. Scripps said the number of men watching WNBA on Ion games grew 181 percent compared to 2023.
DirecTV will carry Chicago Sports Network in October
DirecTV is the first pay television provider to announce its intention to distribute the Chicago Sports Network when it launches in October.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski announces retirement
Wojnarowski is leaving the media industry to become the GM of the men's basketball team at his alma mater.
Netflix drops trailer for basketball docuseries “Starting 5”
The program will shine a spotlight on some of the biggest starts in the National Basketball Association.
Gray Media to air New Orleans Pelicans games on free broadcast TV
Gray Television will distribute New Orleans Pelicans games through a new regional sports broadcast network that will air on nearly a dozen TV stations.
EverPass Media gets distribution rights to Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football”
The NFL's joint venture EverPass Media will distribute Thursday Night Football to enterprise customers on an exclusive basis, starting this week.
NBC coverage of Paralympics draws 15.4 million to broadcast, cable networks
Peacock, which offered all Paralympic events live, logged a total audience delivery of 1.2 million viewers.