COMCAST PAYS ALMOST TRIPLE ($2.7B, 6 YEARS) TO RETAIN EPL RIGHTS!
By Mary Cunningham Philly-based Comcast is retaining broadcast rights to the English Premier League, perhaps the most lucrative TV contract…
TOKYO OLYMPICS HELPED DOUBLE COMCAST’S Q3 PROFIT!
By Michael Harrington Comcast’s third-quarter profit spiked due to its broadcast of the Tokyo Olympics across NBCUniversal as well as…
ESPN ALREADY REAPING BENEFITS OF NHL — ‘OUR AD BIZ IN ON FIRE’!
By Jenny Masters The NHL’s return to ESPN after 17 years is already paying off for Disney, which has nearly…
ESPN MAY BE SOLD BEFORE IT HOOKS UP WITH A SPORTSBOOK!
By Harriett Masters Disney is expanding its streaming business and is considering cutting loose its property most tied to linear…
COMCAST BRIAN ROBERTS’ CHALLENGE: DIVVYING UP $20B RIGHT FEES
Free Expert Picks! By Hank Bradlee It’s hard to find many people boo-hooing about Comcast. The Philly-based entertainment giant has…
PHILLY SPORTS RADIO LEGEND BIG DADDY GRAHAM PASSES AT 68
By Annie Ross Philly sports talk legend and comedian Big Daddy Graham passed away last night at 68. Sportsradio 94WIP’s…
ESPN LAUNCHED 42 YEARS AGO TODAY, CHANGING SPORTS FOREVER!
By Harvey Hoffman On Sept. 7, 1979, 42 years ago today, Lee Leonard introduced ESPN to sports fans as the…
ESPN FINALLY ZIPS RACHEL NICHOLS: DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE?!
By Melody Miller ESPN is canceling Rachel Nichols’ show, “The Jump,” and pulling her off NBA programming, almost two months…
OLYMPICS: WORST RATINGS SINCE 1988, COMCAST STILL MADE A PROFIT!
By Mary Cunningham Nothing succeeds like excess. Especially in the parallel universe of Olympics business models. The Tokyo Olympics attracted…
COMCAST’S OLYMPICS DISASTER: RATINGS DOWN 42% FROM RIO IN ’16!
By Mary Cunningham The Olympics are a ratings disaster for Comcast-owned NBC Universal. Advertisers paid $1.25 million for a 30-second…