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WBD lands French Open rights for TNT Sports, Max
WBD has inked a $650 million deal to bring the French Open tennis tournament to TNT Sports and Max in the United States.

Most Americans plan to stream Olympic Games this summer
The sudden interest in streaming the Olympic Games correlates with a shift in consumption of video content on the whole.

NBA close to $76 billion deal with national TV broadcasters
Negotiations with Comcast's NBC, Amazon's Prime Video and Disney's ESPN are progressing.

Chicago pro sports teams to form new TV broadcast outlet
Chicago Sports Network will distribute Bulls, Blackhawks and White Sox games on broadcast, cable and streaming TV platforms.

Streamers willing to pay to watch Olympics, report claims
But, be warned: Most want a centralized hub for their sports and other streaming content, and are willing to pirate content if that option isn't available.

Peacock will stream NBC’s Friday night football game from Brazil
Peacock will be the exclusive national broadcaster of the NFL's Week 1 game in Brazil, the league announced on Tuesday.

Fox grabs 27.7 million viewers for 49ers-Eagles match-up
The NFC Championship rematch drew more viewers than NBC's "Sunday Night Football."

CBS, Fox tout impressive viewership figures for Thanksgiving football games
CBS said its Thanksgiving Day football game was the third-highest rated regular season NFL game in American TV history.

Paramount, Nexstar caught off-guard by PGA Tour, LIV Golf merger
Execs at the four TV networks that offer pro golf telecasts have more questions than answers after PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced plans to merge.

NBC fires Glen Kuiper, Oakland A’s broadcaster who used racial slur
The apparent slip-of-the-tongue happened during a May 5 broadcast; Kuiper was fired after NBC examined his emails, according to a source.

NBC Sports to stream all 2024 Olympic events on Peacock
Every event from the Paris games will stream on Peacock in real-time, Comcast and NBC Sports announced, and won't require cable or satellite.

Spouse of Sacramento Kings broadcaster tried to influence police
The spouse of a Sacramento sports broadcaster tried to use "personal friendships" to prevent a police probe into a shooting at their home.