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Sports broadcasting’s game of musical chairs is continuing this week. NBC revealed in a statement that they have selected Mike Tirico as the replacement for Al Michaels. After spending the last 15 years with NBC, Michaels left for a rival …
The future of “Sunday Night Football” has been a bit unclear with Al Michaels potentially leaving NBC after the 2021 season, but it would appear longtime color analyst Cris Collinsworth is not going anywhere. Collinsworth and NBC are …
Some viewers of NBC’s broadcast of “Sunday Night Football” this week got a bit of a surprise. During the first half of the Pittsburgh Steelers-Seattle Seahawks showdown, many watching on television tweeted that they were receiving …
Maria Taylor finished hosting the NBA Finals for ESPN on Tuesday night, and that will be her last assignment with the network. Taylor and ESPN both released statements on Wednesday announcing that they could not come to an agreement on a contract …
FOX made a big move in the golf world when it signed the rights to televise the US Open and other U.S. Golf Association events beginning in 2015. The contract, which they won in 2013, was for 12 years and $1.2 billion, meaning they were paying $100 …
Drew Brees is planning to launch a career in broadcasting once he is done playing football, and he is the latest big name that ESPN missed out on. Brees has chosen to sign with NBC Sports over ESPN, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported on …
ESPN is looking to make some major upgrades to its NFL broadcasting before next season, but the chances of Al Michaels being a part of those changes looks very slim. Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported last week that ESPN executives have …
The NFL and its television partner networks have tried to take a cautious approach since the Supreme Court overturned the federal ban on sports betting, but one major network is going to allow some gambling talk on the air during the 2019 season. On …
TV viewers of Saturday’s Michigan-Notre Dame game on NBC threw a flag over the excessive yellow used in the graphics for the game. Not only was there plenty of yellow on the field between the colors of Michigan and Notre Dame, but there was too …
One of ESPN’s longest tenured personalities is reportedly departing the network, with Mike Tirico headed to NBC. According to John Ourand of Sports Business Daily, Tirico, whose ESPN deal ends this summer, will join up with NBC and become the …
NBC removed a video from its website after receiving criticism for the way the video appears to objectify women. The video (seen above) is entitled “Bodies in Motion,” and it mostly focuses on specific female body parts. Unsuspecting …
NBC apologized for the timing of one of its commercials that featured a monkey on the Olympic rings. The commercial was promoting NBC’s upcoming sitcom “Animal Practice” and it aired immediately after Bob Costas discussed Gabby …
NBC has understandably been pounded for its tape-delayed coverage of the Olympics. The time difference between London and the U.S. has forced NBC to spare marquee events from live television coverage in favor of primetime coverage up to 12 hours …
NBC has been roundly criticized for its insistence on airing most Olympics events on tape delay, and its refusal to broadcast events live backfired on Monday night. The network was about to air the women’s 100m backstroke that took place …
