As expected, the USFL and XFL split the already-limited spring football audience in their first head-to-head. Click here to read the story at sportsmediawatch.com. Discussion Questions:
The eroding economics of regional sports networks made little difference: Major League Baseball teams are still hot assets. Click here to read the story at Forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
The 2023 World Baseball Classic was a rousing success on a host of levels including attendance, television viewership, and more. When looking inside the numbers, it wasn’t just in North America that the tournament excelled; it was worldwide. Click here to read the story at Forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
At the Los Angeles Football Club’s University Hills training facility, some 10 weeks after winning its first Major League Soccer title in a thrilling penalty shootout, lead managing owner Bennett Rosenthal is still processing his team’s spectacular season. Click here to read the story at forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
Warner Bros. Discovery is getting out of the RSN business, and they’re not wasting any time in doing so. Click here to read the story at awfulannouncing.com. Discussion Questions:
When a NASCAR driver goes into the free market, they often have to not only show what they can do on the track, but the value they can bring to the team when it comes to sponsorship. Click here to read the story at Forbes.com. Discussion Questions:
While the football and the halftime show take center stage, the Super Bowl wouldn’t be the same without the influx of big-budget ads breaking up the action. Click here to read the story at newsweek.com. Discussion Questions:
Major League Baseball just saw its teams spend billions of dollars in free agency, and part of the reason why is the record-setting revenue the league generated in 2022. Click here to read the story at si.com. Discussion Questions:
YouTube won the big bidding war for NFL Sunday Ticket yesterday, beating out Apple, Amazon, and ESPN with a deal worth a reported $2 billion a year. NFL fans will now be able to get the out-of-market games package as part of the YouTube TV bundle or on its own in the Read more…
The decision to simulcast all five NBA Christmas Day games on ABC paid off in the ratings. Despite facing the first ever Christmas NFL tripleheader, the NBA’s five-game Christmas Day slate averaged 4.27 million viewers across ABC and ESPN, per Nielsen fast-nationals — up 5% from last year (4.08M), if Read more…