The only way to keep the USMNT and Mexico from setting new viewership records was to eliminate them from the...
In its return to linear television, NASCAR's recent "Big Data" lift went in reverse.
Serena Williams' return to tennis keyed a record start to Wimbledon for ESPN.
In what would appear to be a first, more viewers watched Mexico's latest World Cup match via streaming platforms than...
The USMNT was already drawing lofty audiences throughout the group stage, but the knockout round of the FIFA World Cup...
ESPN is consolidating its West Coast production to the NFL Network facility in Inglewood; the Philadelphia Phillies have reportedly done...
NBCUniversal has an eye of adding English-language World Cup rights to its existing Spanish-language package.
The first North American World Cup since 1994 met all viewership expectations in the group stage, and then some.
The circumstances were less than ideal, but NBC came away with multiple viewership milestones for a Sunday night pairing of...
On the latest edition of "The Needle," a look at 2025-26 college sports viewership and NBC's decision to stay with...
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