Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals races up the ice with the puck during a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Capital One Arena on April 24, 2022 in Washington, D.C. John Mccreary | Nati...
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Sports Rights Continue To Soar, Making Untenable Economics For Broadcast And Cable Networks
Photo by Friedemann Vogel – Pool/Getty Images. Getty Images The cost of sports rights continue to soar in the double and even triple digits, making it unlikely that linear broadcast and cable ne...
Parker Kligerman Takes Rare Path As A NBC Sports Analyst To Revive Racing Career
Parker Kligerman celebrates in victory lane after winning the Nascar Camping World Truck Series … [+] O’Reilly Auto Parts 150 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. (Photo by Ben Jackson/Getty Ima...
Inside The Content Factory Behind ‘The Tonight Show,’ Which Just Hit 30 Million Subscribers On YouTube
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON — Episode 1697 — Pictured: (l-r) Singer Madonna during an … [+] interview with host Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Todd Owyoung/NBC On Friday, ...
TBS Cancels Samantha Bee’s Show—Making Late-Night TV Nearly All Male Again
Topline Late-night program Full Frontal With Samantha Bee was canceled Monday after seven seasons on cable network TBS, ending one of the few late-night television talk shows hosted by a woman. Samant...
Big Ten Swipes USC And UCLA From Pac-12 In Big Financial Coup
Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images. Getty Images In a major coup for the Big Ten Conference, both the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the University of Southern California (USCSC ) are ...
NBC Steps Up To Help Those Affected By The Ukrainian Crisis With Special Broadcast
BERLIN, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 24: A woman wears make up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag protesting … [+] against Russian invasion of Ukraine in front of Brandenburg gate on February 24, 2...
NBC Orders Prehistoric Documentary Series ‘Surviving Earth’
NBC has greenlit non-scripted event series “Surviving Earth,” which shows how life not only survived … [+] cataclysmic events. NBCUniversal NBC has announced the eight-episode hourlo...
NBC To Air Fundraising Special For Ukraine With Zelensky
Topline NBC will televise a celebrity-stacked fundraising special Sunday to benefit Ukraine amid Russia’s invasion of the country, with Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelensky delivering an address to t...
How The Indianapolis 500 Changed NBC Sports Producer Rene Hatlelid’s Life
Rene Hatlelid in the NBC Production Truck as she prepares to produce the 106th Indianapolis 500. NBC Sports Photo It’s been said that the Indianapolis 500 can change a person’s life. It certainly chan...
2022 Advertising Upfronts: Four Fast Takeaways
Jackie Cox attends the Paramount 2022 Upfront party at 666 Madison Avenue on Wednesday, May 18, … [+] 2022, in New York. (Photo by Christopher Smith/Invision/AP) Christopher Smith/Invision/AP Af...
NBC Poll Shows 1 in 5 Americans Have Invested or Traded in Cryptocurrency
A recent NBC News poll found that 1 in 5 Americans have invested in, traded with, or used cryptocurrency, demonstrating their increased popularity. The highest share of people doing so is comprised of...
Several Network Shows Get The Ax While One Drama Celebrates A Huge Milestone
Javicia Leslie stars as the title character in “Batwoman.” Courtesy: The CW. May is a pivot month in the broadcast television world, particularly during the first and second weeks, when ne...
NBC Cancels ‘Kenan’ After Second Season
Comedian Kenan Thompson attends the American Museum of Natural History’s 2019 Museum Gala on … [+] Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini/...
Pennzoil Honors 4-Time Indianapolis 500 Winners With “The Club” On NBC
The four, four-time Indianapolis 500 winners AJ Foyt, Al Unser, Rick Mears and Helio Castroneves CHRIS OWENS – INDYCAR Photo Longtime Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar sponsor Pennzoil has celebrated...
Chicago First Responders Series — ‘Med,’ ‘Fire,’ And ‘PD’ — Are Full Of Action, But Really About The Characters’ Journeys
CHICAGO FIRE — “Keep You Safe” Episode 1017 — Pictured: (l-r) Taylor Kinney as Kelly Severide, … [+] Miranda Rae Mayo as Stella Kidd, Christian Stolte as Mouch. Adrian S. Burrows Sr....
‘This Is Us’ Cast Revealed Their True Thoughts About The Legacy Of The Series At In-Person PaleyFest Event
HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 2, 2022: Cast and creatives of This Is Us at PaleyFest LA 2022 honoring This … [+] Is Us, presented by The Paley Center for Media, at the DOLBY THEATRE on April 2, 20...
At ‘One22’ NBCUniversal Sees Scale As Essential To TV Ad Future
Hot business growth. Businessman using tablet analyzing sales data and economic growth graph chart. … [+] Business strategy, financial and banking. Digital marketing. getty Earlier this week NBC...
‘American Song Contest’ Mimics Popular Global Competition ‘Eurovision,’ Bringing The Singing Stateside
ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – MAY 22: (L-R) Victoria De Angelis, Damiano David and Thomas Raggi from … [+] Måneskin of Italy perform the song “Zitti e buoni” (Shut Up And Be Quiet) during the 6...
MLB Deals With Apple And NBC Sports Worth $115 Million Annually Combined
Freddie Freeman #5 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with Joc Pederson #22 after hitting a solo home … [+] run against the Houston Astros during the seventh inning in Game Six of the World Series...
Two-Time Oscar Winner Renee Zellweger Admits She Was Drawn In By The Escalating Absurdity Of ‘The Thing About Pam’
THE THING ABOUT PAM — “She’s a Good Friend” Episode 101 — Pictured: Renée Zellweger as Pam Hupp — … [+] (Photo by: Skip Bolen/NBC) Skip Bolen/NBC There’s an old saying that rum...
‘Law & Order’ Is Back After A Decade Long Absence, With Storylines Reflecting Changes In Policing And Prosecuting
LAW & ORDER — “Pictured: (l-r) Camryn Manheim as Lieutenant Kate Dixon, Anthony Anderson as … [+] Detective Kevin Bernard, Jeffrey Donovan as Detective Frank Cosgrove. Virginia Sherwoo...
NBC Sport’s Phil Liggett Starts Commentating At His 50th Tour De France
Phil Liggett outside the NBC Sports commentary box in Copenhagen at the start of the 109th edition … [+] of the Tour de France. Carlton Reid English broadcaster Phil Liggett today starts coverin...