NBC Olympics will again utilize fully-distributed NBCUniversal cable channels NBCSN, CNBC, and USA Network to televise more than 450 hours of coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games this February from PyeongChang, South Korea. NBCSN will serve as the cable home of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, televising 368.5 hours of coverage, including 10 days of ...
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We keep hearing more and more about how niche sports are engaging better than traditional team sports in the digital space. lacrosse has grown its audience and now it looks like rugby is as well. United World Sports, the owner and operator of the largest annual rugby events in the ...
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DraftKings, Inc. announced today it is testing the waters in the streaming of live sports through an expanded partnership with EuroLeague Basketball. Customers will be able to stream select Turkish Airlines EuroLeague basketball games directly through their DraftKings mobile app and seamlessly toggle between fantasy contests and live content. This ...
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Following the Houston Astros’ first-ever World Series championship, MLB Network will shift to its offseason coverage today with the return of the weekday morning show Hot Stove presented by Dove Men+Care at 9:00 a.m. ET, hosted by Matt Vasgersian, Harold Reynolds, Lauren Shehadi and Ken Rosenthal. Monday also marks the first of several ...
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Ride Television Network, Inc., (RIDE TV) today announced the launch of RIDE TV on Sling TV. RIDE TV is now available to Sling Orange customers and Sling Blue customers who subscribe to “Heartland Extra,” which provides the best of outdoor sporting, rural lifestyle, and wholesome family entertainment. Today’s launch on ...
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Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the leading global provider of cloud services for video, today announced that Sportsfix, the new ASEAN sports-focused OTT platform, has selected the Brightcove Live platform to deliver premier live and VOD local sports content across the region. Launched in July 2017, SportsFix features mainly live but also ...
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WWE (NYSE: WWE) and SPORT TV, Portugal’s premier sports broadcaster, today announced a new multi-year agreement to broadcast WWE’s flagship programs Raw® and SmackDown®starting next Tuesday, October 31. SPORT TV channel SPORT.TV5 will offer complete versions of Raw andSmackDown, with Raw airing at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and SmackDownairing at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays. In addition, SPORT.TV+ will ...
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As we get more and more into the business of disruption in media, two companies hell bent on figuring out the disruptive model for properties big and small are forming a partnership that will be able to deliver custom, snackable bites of content to you anywhere any time, almost in ...
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The inventors of the Human Bobber line of multipurpose personal flotation devices will make their national television debut Sunday at 9 p.m. ET/PT on ABC’s Shark Tank. Florida-based Justin Rietema, 34, and Doug Schultz, 38, will pitch the Sharks on the Bottoms Up, a dual-purpose life vest that can be ...
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The Atlantic 10 Conference announced today the addition of 22 men’s basketball broadcasts on the Stadium network, the new, fully programmed, 24/7, multiplatform sports network with distribution across both the linear television and digital space. Stadium will air 20 regular season A-10 men’s contests nationally. Games will appear in over ...
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