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Football ratings a mixed bag
NFL football ratings for week 15 were a mixed bag, but for the season ratings are still higher than previous seasons. The PGA is working on a new TV deal that will brings in loads of money and iHeart extends its relationship with the Minnesota Vikin
'Hawk' wins Frick award; Marv in trouble?
Former major league baseball broadcaster Ken Harrelson has been named the winner of the 2020 Ford C. Frick Award and will enter the broadcasters wing of the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. However, another legendary broadcaster, Marv Alber
College football a ratings winner
College football turns out to be a winner for CBS and FOX, the NFL continues to snag steady numbers and Major League Baseball is about to change its paradigm on how it delivers video content.
NFL ratings continue climb
Ratings for the NFL 2019 season continue to climb and conjecture is legalized sports betting is fueling the increase. Meanwhile, regular season baseball ratings for individual ball clubs show the St. Louis Cardinals leading the way. But you wo
Brennaman honored as MLB broadcaster of year
After 46 seasons as the "Voice of the Cincinnati Reds," Marty Brennaman is calling it a career. On Oct. 11, 2019, the website Ballpark Digest named Brennaman its 2019 MLB Broadcast of the Year. Plus NFL ratings are up, while the XFL has entere
NFL Sunday sets record, baseball scores on YT
More extensive ratings proved the overnights correct. Sunday Night Football on NBC continues to set records. However, numbers also show the Sunday afternoon on CBS did not garner the ratings spike that was first thought. As baseball's post sea
NFL scores big in ratings
The NFL continues to score big in its television ratings, says Dan Lovallo in the latest Sports Media Beat. Sunday Night Football on NBC had its best ratings for a week four game in four years. The end of a television era came for the Chicago Cubs,
Hockey on the radio not dead yet
Hockey on the radio is not dead yet. After watching one NHL club go to an app only radio broadcast, the thought was other NHL clubs would follow. The New York Islanders stuck their toe in the water on the concept last season, but as Dan Lovall
Premier of Sports Media Beat
This is the premier of the Sports Media Beat and it explains what the podcast is all about.
CBS wants to hold on to NFL
CBS knows the importance of the NFL and it wants to hang on to the commodity.