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Scheffler drama gives second round of PGA Championship an 18% boost

Media Newsletter - 05/20/2024

ESPN saw an 18% viewership uptick for the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday, which saw the morning start with news of Scottie Scheffler’s arrest before his return to the course. The second round from Valhalla in Louisville averaged 1.61 million viewers on ESPN from 12-8pm...

Key takeaways from sports-heavy upfront week

Media Newsletter - 05/20/2024

It was a sports-filled, action-packed upfronts schedule last week, conducted amid day-by-day rumors of an NBA media rights deal and a newsy NFL schedule release. Sports were a part of every presentation among the big media players, with athletes and sports execs playing some part at every presentation. ...

PGA Championship: Inside CBS' final round TV commercial load

Media Newsletter - 05/20/2024

Golf broadcasts, specifically the commercial load on TV surrounding the coverage, has been under the microscope in recent years as networks look to improve their product. Never has the scrutiny been higher than during the biggest events (majors, Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup). On Sunday at the PGA...

NBCU unveils coverage plan for Paralympics 100 days out from competition

Daily - 05/20/2024 | Daily - 05/20/2024

With 100 days to go until the opening of the Paralympics in Paris, NBCUniversal revealed plans to provide more expansive coverage than in any previous Games. In one of several firsts, NBC will have hosts on the ground in Paris, with Andrea Joyce and 2016 Paralympic track...

Media Notes

Daily - 05/20/2024

In Indianapolis, Matthew Glenesk wrote ESPN's coverage of the Pacers-Knicks Eastern Conference semifinals series -- and yesterday's Game 7 “in particular -- was undeniably Knicks-centric.” ESPN/ABC “didn't try to hide it" and instead “leaned into it.” They let pregame show co-host Stephen A. Smith, an admitted Knicks fan, give...

Olsen talks Brady's takeover at Fox, says playing career not correlated to broadcasting success

Daily - 05/20/2024

Fox's Greg Olsen said while Tom Brady's playing career "is an all-timer," he does not think there is "any real correlation between being a great player or an average player, and how that correlates to being a great broadcaster or an average broadcaster." Olsen, speaking on USA Today’s “Sports Seriously,” said...

Manfred, some MLB owners getting more serious about nationalizing TV rights

Daily - 05/20/2024

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and some of the sport’s owners are “more seriously talking about nationalizing baseball’s TV rights than ever before,” according to Evan Drellich of THE ATHLETIC. Some owners and execs believe that the “best way to grow media revenues over the long haul is to centralize...

Sports Illustrated misses first issue amid dispute with publisher

Daily - 05/20/2024

Sports Illustrated’s "tumultuous breakup with its publisher caused the magazine to skip production of the May edition" -- leaving more than 1 million subscribers with "empty mailboxes last month,” according to Josh Kosman of the N.Y. POST. Sources said that Arena Group “refuses to turn over the subscriber list...

Golf Channel PR, NLU feud over Scheffler coverage

Weekend Rap - 05/19/2024

A feud broke out on X on Saturday between Golf Channel’s public relations staff and No Laying Up after Golf Channel "took flak" for its decision not to have live coverage of Scottie Scheffler ’s arrest ahead of the PGA Championship’s second round. The...

Final live Longhorn Network broadcast marks end of an era

Daily - 05/20/2024 | Daily - 05/20/2024 | Weekend Rap - 05/19/2024

The Longhorn Network on Saturday aired its “final traditional team broadcast,” according to Cedric Golden of the AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN. The network was an “audacious undertaking that lined Texas’ pockets through a massive deal with ESPN that was not only the first of its kind” -- a broadcasting giant partnering...

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Scheffler drama gives second round of PGA Championship an 18% boost

Key takeaways from sports-heavy upfront week

PGA Championship: Inside CBS' final round TV commercial load

NBCU unveils coverage plan for Paralympics 100 days out from competition

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Olsen talks Brady's takeover at Fox, says playing career not correlated to broadcasting success

Manfred, some MLB owners getting more serious about nationalizing TV rights

Sports Illustrated misses first issue amid dispute with publisher

Golf Channel PR, NLU feud over Scheffler coverage

Final live Longhorn Network broadcast marks end of an era

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