Media

ESPN is getting into business with Jake Paul , announcing on Friday that it will air his long anticipated fight versus Tommy Fury in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Sunday, Feb. 26. This is the third time that the American Paul and the Englishman Fury...

In Sacramento, Jason Anderson wrote some Kings fans “were frustrated” because they “couldn’t see Wednesday’s game” against the Raptors. Television viewers across the Sacramento region “complained via social media when, for the second time in 48 hours, unexplained broadcast issues prevented NBC Sports California from airing much of the...

The Pac-12 is expected to “hire a replacement" for CFO Brent Willman but "not a successor" to Pac-12 Networks President Mark Shuken, according to sources cited by Jon Wilner of the San Jose MERCURY NEWS. The combination of not replacing Shuken along with the decision to “move production facilities...

Jason Benetti and Steve Stone "will be back in the broadcast booth" calling White Sox games for 2023 and beyond after the team "picked up a multiyear option for Benetti and signed Stone to a multiyear contract extension." Benetti is a "rising star in the broadcast...

Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf “isn’t expected to pull the plug on NBC Sports Chicago,” according to Jeff Agrest of the CHICAGO SUN-TIMES. Cable subscriptions are “diminishing, and though the bundle remains profitable, it’s not as profitable as it used to be.” NBCSCH’s media rights...

JPMorgan Chase has "written to Italy's top soccer league," Serie A, to "express a preliminary interest" in "supporting the development of Serie A's media business." Interest from the U.S. bank "rivals that of several investment funds" which have approached Serie A as the league "prepares to hold a tender...

Billy Packer , the college basketball broadcaster who "covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS," died Thursday at age 82. Packer’s son, Mark , said that his father "had been hospitalized in Charlotte for the past three weeks" and had "several medical issues, and ultimately succumbed...

The APGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Invitational on Sunday will have an all-Black broadcast crew for the first time. Golf Channel’s Damon Hack, along with broadcasters Doug Smith and Will Lowery, will call the final round on Sunday at 4:30pm ET on Golf Channel from Torrey Pines. The...

THE ATHLETIC's Richard Deitsch reported Fox NFL sideline reporter Pam Oliver will be "back for another season on Fox’s NFL coverage." Her current contract "runs through 2023." This year she "teamed with Joe Davis and Daryl Johnston." Oliver: “I’m committed for another year. ... I’ve kind of been assured...

The Kraken has the third most points in the Western Conference, but ratings have “yet to follow the team’s improved fortunes on the ice,” according to Geoff Baker of the SEATTLE TIMES. Root Sports execs “remain perplexed by game broadcasts rating among the bottom third of U.S.-based NHL teams,”...