Mollie Cahillane

Unlike NBC this morning, Fox sprinkled its sports properties throughout its upfront on Monday afternoon from the Hammerstein Ballroom. Erin Andrews led off the sports presence by touting Fox Sports as a leader in women’s sports, announcing that the network will broadcast a USC-UConn women's hoops game (featuring...

NBCUniversal kicked off the annual upfronts week with a two-hour presentation that emphasized the company’s breadth of content. Jimmy Fallon opened the event with a musical monologue spoofing Beyonce’s “Texas Hold 'Em” among others, which twice referenced the upcoming Paris Olympics. In an entertainment heavy presentation that featured...

It’s upfronts week, and the major media companies are gearing up to talk sports. NBCUniversal kicks off the week this morning from Radio City Musical Hall. Peter Lazarus , NBC Sports EVP/Advertising Sales & Partnerships, said major media companies expect to see 40% of upfront...

League One Volleyball and ESPN signed a media rights agreement for pro matches ahead of LOVB’s professional league debut next year, the groups announced today. ESPN platforms will air 10 LOVB Pro matches across its linear networks in January 2025 for the league’s inaugural season....

Disney’s star-studded upfront presentation returns next Tuesday from the North Javits Center in N.Y., and sports and ESPN promise to play a major role. Just Tuesday CEO Bob Iger announced that ESPN would be coming to Disney+ by the end of the year,...

Coming into its second season with WNBA games on ION, Scripps Sports will broadcast weekly studio shows around its Friday Night Spotlight on ION, presented by State Farm. The over-the-air network will have 43 regular-season games, the most of any broadcast partner, including eight Indiana Fever...

As upfront season gets underway, media companies are seeing more interest in sports than ever. The major media companies expect to see 40% of upfront volume going toward sports, according to Peter Lazarus, NBC Sports’ EVP/advertising sales and partnerships. That’s up from around 25% over the last seven...

Fubo TV and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an impasse, with the sports-focused streaming platform unable to agree on carriage rights to WBD’s portfolio of networks.  WBD has the  Turner Sports networks TNT, TBS and truTV, which Fubo hasn’t carried since 2020,...