All eyes were on Peacock on Saturday night — even if social media wasn’t happy about it. Click here to read the story at thestreet.com. Discussion Questions:
The NCAA and ESPN have reached a new eight-year media rights deal worth more than $115 million annually, as the value of sports media rights reaches new heights. Click here to read the story at cnbc.com. Discussion Questions:
For the first time in NFL history, the league will broadcast a postseason game exclusively on a streaming service. Saturday’s nightcap of the Super Wild Card Weekend doubleheader on the NBC platforms will be exclusively on the streaming service Peacock, not on free over-the-air television. Click here to read the Read more…
This is the final year we’ll need to deal with controversy when it comes to selecting the College Football Playoff. Okay, that’s probably not true — but 2024 will be the last year we’ll have to deal with talk of “snubs” as profound as Florida State being left out of Read more…
As I always say, the games are just the storefront of the NFL; the real work is done behind, around and inside the games. And while the games occur during five months each year, the business of the NFL inexorably marches on, in-season and offseason, with never-ending issues. Click here Read more…
Amazon Prime Video users will notice a new addition to the streaming service in the new year: advertisements. Click here to read the story at people.com. Discussion Questions:
Thanks to a little show called Drive to Survive, as well as fresh ownership by way of Liberty Media, Formula 1 has never been more popular. Click here to read the story at vox.com. Discussion Questions:
Amazon will be encouraging holiday shopping during Prime Video’s NFL telecast on Black Friday (November 24). Click here to read the story at yahoo.com. Discussion Questions:
Major League Baseball is getting a little closer to Salt Lake City. And there’s a chance it could get a lot closer as soon as 2025. Click here to read the story at deseret.com. Discussion Questions:
There’s never been a bad time to own an NHL franchise, but it’s looking like a particularly profitable endeavor lately. Click here to read the story at yahoo.sports.com. Discussion Questions: