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Seattle Kraken-Amazon Deal May Hint At What’s Next For Local Sports Rights
Kraken games will appear locally on Amazon (and broadcast TV). And it may show what’s next for local sports rights.
The 2024 Masters Swings into First Place for TV Viewership Share
The tournament accounted for 3.64% of all live, linear minutes watched April 8-14, per Inscape
The NFL Refuses To Be Commoditized By Sports Streamer
The NFL wants no part of a super sports streamer, since it puts the rest of televised sports on an equal playing field.
Peacock’s NFL Playoff Exclusive Worked. But At What Cost?
Peacock scored a big win with its exclusive NFL Playoff game, but do short-term gains hurt the league in the long-term?
ESPN Pays Up To Keep NCAA Championship Rights. What’s Next?
ESPN paying up for NCAA sports championships is all part of a larger plan — but one that looks tougher by the day.
NBA In-Season Tournament Tries Something New While Sports Look For Answers
The NBA In-Season Tournament presents a radical shift for American sports at a time of radical need.
NBA Playoffs Continue to Dominate Weekly TV Watch-Time
Games captured 5.42% of all live, linear minutes watched on TV, per Inscape.
NHL Skates Into Second For TV Watch-Time
Inscape data for May 1-7 reveals that viewers were favoring sports programming.
NBA Dunks For TV Watch-Time, NHL Skates Into Second
Plus some viewership insights on the now-canceled Tucker Carlson Tonight, via Inscape.
Endeavor Wants The Sports Entertainment Content Title Belt
As a combined business, WWE and UFC aren’t going to be put in a box, and are likely to make billions in TV and streaming negotiations.
Where Could Teams Turn Without Regional Sports Networks?
With uncertainty swirling around Bally Sports RSNs, as many as 42 U.S. teams are potentially affected — and none more than MLB clubs that are about to start the 2023 season.
Can Everything Be A ‘Media Property?’
Ryan Reynolds wants to duplicate the success of Welcome to Wrexham with the NHL’s Ottawa Senators… but how much more appetite exists for sports stories?
Live Sports Climbs To 25.5% Of TV Ad Impressions During 2022’s First Half (Report)
iSpot’s new report sheds light on the top TV ad trends of the first half of 2022, including live sports’ growing dominance, a Spanish-language impressions surge, and much more.
Data Dose: How Stranger Things Helps Netflix
TVREV’s weekly Data Dose looks at the Stranger Things premiere, top betting brands, NHL Social Commerce Trends and mobile email.
Does A Streaming Service Make Sense For The NFL This Late In The Game?
The NFL wants a streaming service. It’ll obviously make money, but is it too late for a service like that to really matter for consumers?
NHL TV Rights with Disney, Turner Emphasize Streaming Future (While Keeping One Foot in Linear)
The NHL secures a 3x increase in TV rights. And while the focus is on linear, streaming is what could be the biggest benefit of these deals by the end of it.
NFL's New TV Rights Deal is Exception, Not Rule for Upcoming Sports Negotiations
The NFL cashed in on network's desire to secure linear TV's future... and set up the peaceful transition to streaming.
ESPN's NHL TV Rights Deal Show New Positioning for Hulu, ESPN+
ESPN's new deal with the NHL is an evolution in how Disney utilizes streaming services ESPN+ and Hulu.
Who Needs the Other More: ESPN or the NFL?
Disney would prefer to avoid paying double the current rate on its next NFL deal. So who has the leverage here?