BBC Sport signs Olympics deal through to 2020 Games The BBC has today announced that it has signed a deal with the International Olympics Committee (IOC) for the rights to cover the next four Olympic Games. The deal will…
7/18 – Big Audience for USA/Brazil Exhibition
Monday’s United States/Brazil men’s basketball exhibition game drew 2.074 million viewers on ESPN2, up 92% from the second USA exhibition game in 2008, a tape delayed matchup against Turkey (1.082M). The telecast more than doubled competing coverage of an Angels/Tigers…
7/18 – Audingo Gets New Funding
The social platform startup Audingo has raised $3 million in funding to help it further its growth. The company allows radio personalities to record audio messages and distribute them to fans by a call to their smartphone, or audio files…
7/18 – Turner Sports’ Coverage of NASCAR Summer Series Gets Slight Increase
Turner Sports’ Coverage of NASCAR Summer Series Averages 3.1 U.S. HH Rating, Up 3% vs. 2011 Turner Sports’ coverage of the NASCAR Summer Series averaged a 3.1 U.S. HH rating over the six-race schedule, an increase of three percent when compared with last year’s 2.9 U.S. HH rating. The…
7/18 – DC Sports TV & Radio Schedule
MLB 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Los Angeles Dodgers » MLB Network 7 p.m. New York Mets at Washington » MASN, ESPN, WJFK (106.7 FM), WFED (820 AM, 1500 AM), WNEW (1580 AM) 8 p.m. Baltimore at Minnesota » MASN2, WWXT…
7/17 – Sprint Cup TNT Season Finale Sees Gains
The final NASCAR race of the season on TNT had a modest increase in ratings and viewership. Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Lenox Industrial Tools 301 from New Hampshire drew a 3.1 U.S. rating and 4.775 million viewers on TNT, up…