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MLB Helps NBC Grow As Third Player In ESPN-Fox Sports Rights War
Sports rights conversations have focused primarily around Fox and ESPN in recent years, but NBC has quietly made itself into a power player on the back of premium events.
Hot List: Who Will Buy Warner, Shoppable TV, And More
Alan Wolk on who will buy Warner Bros., TriCoast’s Nick Risher on accidentally becoming an ad tech company, Nick Buzzell on the future of shoppable TV, and more
Expanded World Cup Gives Fox Big TV Win For Summer 2026
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup will see a record 69 matches on Fox’s broadcast network, as the event moves back to summer while largely taking place in the U.S. next year.
What West Coast Concerns? Mariners Holding Own On TV During MLB Playoffs
Audience figures for the Mariners (and Dodgers) are faring just fine so far — across TV and YouTube — which may quell fears of a West Coast World Series spelling doom for MLB ratings.
The NFL Has TV Over A Barrel, With No End In Sight
The NFL wants to start renegotiation talks for its lucrative media rights four years before its opt-out clause, and TV can’t really say no.
As The NFL Returns, Its TV Ad Impact Remains Unmatched
The NFL’s return means a lot to TV. We dive into the data behind iSpot’s new report to show just how much impact it has for networks and advertisers.
MLB Targets Expansion, Geography To Enhance National TV Product
Rob Manfred’s recent statements on MLB expansion and realignment take an interesting approach to greater national TV relevance.
Streaming Rebundling Starts Putting TV Back Together
Bundles are returning in earnest now, as sports helps spur a return to centralized programming options for consumers (who have been clamoring for it).
NFL TV Draft: Which Games Will Draw The Biggest Audience In 2025?
Which NFL games are likely to draw the biggest TV audiences this season? We took a swing at the games that have network and streaming partners (and TV viewers) excited.
2025 Upfronts: The Year Data Became The Product (Finally)
The biggest story of the 2025 Upfronts? TV isn’t just content anymore—it’s infrastructure.
Fox Using Late-Season NFL Saturday Slate To Battle ESPN For Attention
Fox and the NFL are taking aim directly at ESPN’s College Football Playoff games with a pair of marquee December Saturday contests this season.
For Now, Sports’ TV Approach Needs Both Linear and Streaming
Recent events show more concerted efforts for sports to be available on both streaming and linear as the two sides realize they need each other for this whole ecosystem to work…
Fox’s Super Bowl Shuffle
The nearly 14 million viewers who opted to watch the Super Bowl via Tubi represented a significant erosion of what was once an exclusively local linear TV audience,
Stop Trying To Make The Incomplete ‘Sports Streamer’ Happen
Just days after Venu’s death, DirecTV proposed an alternative… that’s also incomplete. So again: Why are we still trying this?
Over Half Of College Football’s Audience Is Controlled By Two Conferences
iSpot data shows that this year's Big Ten and SEC could combine for over 57% (or more) of this year's college football viewing... which has some larger ramifications for the sport.
Big 4 Networks Show Significant Primetime Ad Reach Boost In H1
Overall TV ad impressions were down, but the Big 4 networks persevered in primetime just the same.
What Is TNT Sports Without The NBA?
As TNT Sports is reportedly about to lose NBA rights, there’s a real question around where it goes from here.
NFL, Rebundling Shows Netflix Has Already Won Streaming Wars
Between the reported NFL Christmas deal and streaming competitors looking for rebundling liferafts, it certainly looks like Netflix has emerged victorious in the so-called “streaming wars.”
Political Ads Are Streaming Into America
Data from Madhive shows how CTV political advertising is already off and running in 2024.

