Also: Court TV sold; Trump endorses Nexstar-Tegna deal Super Bowl LX wasn’t much to look at on the field, but it still drew a large crowd. Ratings released by Nielsen Tuesday showed the game between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks averaged a 39.4 household rating and 79 share and drew 124.9 million viewers across all platforms for NBC, […]
The start of the new year begins spinoff’s life [Editor’s Note: This article was updated on December 4.] The official spinoff of Versant now has a date. The soon-to-be former Comcast cable networks will be part of the new, independent company as of January 2 at the close of the business day, when it will officially be traded on NASDAQ […]
Covers cable channels being spun off to Versant, is relaunching NBCSN A day after reaching a short-term extension to stay on Google’s YouTubeTV, NBCUniversal announced a new long-term deal, which includes NBC, its owned stations, Bravo, Telemundo, and the soon-to-be spun-off cable channels to Versant: CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, SyFy, and others. Also included are NBC’s four regional sports network channels […]
NBC prepared to take off channels Sept. 30 Just weeks after Fox Corp. and Google’s YouTube TV were involved in a retransmission dispute, another issue has emerged with NBCUniversal. If a deal can’t be reached by Sept. 30, YouTubeTV subscribers could lose channels from the company, including NBC, Telemundo, Bravo, MSNBC, and CNBC, which broke the story Thursday. […]
Tuesdays are set aside for hoops; Jimmy Fallon adds a primetime show NBCUniversal held its upfront presentation on Monday, and while the focus wasn’t necessarily on NBC and its 2025-26 season (but on Peacock and the newly-reacquired NBA instead), we are seeing how primetime is shaping up next season and if you’re a fan of scripted and unscripted fare, you […]
Also: NBC’s RSN to be made available on Peacock; Braves baseball return to TBS. Well, somewhat. The podcast network and website CHGO Sports was hit with layoffs on Wednesday with five employees let go as part of cutbacks by parent company All City Sports, which eliminated seven percent of its workforce across its portals in Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Philadelphia, Phoenix, […]
Also: Ramblin’ Ray gives up KCMO gig to focus on WLS-AM; Moffett Nathanson gives mixed reviews of upcoming NBCU cable spinoff Unlike other Chicago Sports embarrassments this year, this one was shown live in front of the largest audience of the season. The Bears’ major meltdown against the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving drew a record of 37.5 million viewers for CBS […]
Cable networks such as USA Network and E! under new ownership by 2026 With the business in freefall, Comcast Corp. has decided to part ways with its cable networks. As hinted a few weeks ago, Comcast announced Wednesday it is spinning off its cable networks from its NBCUniversal into a new company. Tentatively titled SpinCo (we hope it’s a temporary […]
Surprise deal lands popular pre-, halftime, and post-game show at ESPN This article was updated on November 18 with more information. The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that Warner Bros. Discovery has settled a lawsuit with the NBA after not being included in the recent $76 billion worth of new media deals, which saw NBCUniversal, Disney, and Amazon grab rights. […]
Plus, Chicago radio ratings, Comcast considering the sale or spinoff of cable channels, and the CW returns to a Cleveland station after Nexstar buys it Elon Musk has finally expressed his thoughts on television, and he is not a fan. The South African billionaire who bought Twitter for $44 billion in 2022 blasted the major networks on his platform recently, […]
Deals worth $76 billion NBA returns to NBC for the first time in 21 years Amazon Prime gets streaming games for first time Warner Bros. Discovery may take legal action against the league in an unprecedented move [This article has been updated. See the bottom of this post for notations.] Roundball Rock is coming home. After months…and months of speculation, […]
Highlights the rarity of two competing networks on the same platform Starting today, Chicago viewers can now find WMAQ-TV’s streaming local news channel on Pluto TV. “We are excited to grow our existing partnership with Pluto TV and expand the reach of our premium local news content to new audiences,” said Amy Geary, senior VP of NBCUniversal Content Distribution. “News […]
Jerry Reinsodrf’s digital network could be the new home for all three teams As first reported by the Chicago Sun-Times Monday night, the Chicago Bulls, Blackhawks, and White Sox are looking to exit their expiring deal with NBC Sports Chicago and launch a new regional sports network named Stadium, an existing streaming platform whose IP is owned by Bulls and […]
Also: Bally Sports getting ready to close; The CW is on the move in two markets CNBC and other outlets are reporting Friday evening numerous companies have “paused” advertising on Twitter/X after owner Elon Musk boosted an anti-Semitic post on the platform. Lionsgate (Debmar-Mercury) was the first traditional media company to pause and Apple was the first tech company to […]
Also: ABC’s stations team up with Nat Geo on another water special; Spectrum says they will drop more under performing channels; Houston’s Space City Home Network launches You heard of The Mod Squad, right? Now meet The Sven Squad. Just in time for Halloween, MeTV’s Svengoolie is adding cast members for the first time. Joining the horror movie host […]
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