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Potential expansion for the NHL regular season and March Madness, plus more sports media news.
The Stanley Cup Final finished as it began, with another viewership low.
With at most two games left, the viewership trend for the Stanley Cup Final remains pretty much unchanged from the...
On a new edition of The Needle, a look at how and why leagues are increasingly shrugging off ratings declines.
Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final scored a rare increase over the previous time it aired exclusively on cable.
Viewership for the Panthers-Oilers Stanley Cup Final rematch continues to rank on the low side in the United States.
The Stanley Cup Final got off to a thrilling start, but the ratings were less than stellar.
Continuing a playoff-long trend, both NHL conference finals declined double-digits from last year on American television.
A heavy presence of Canadian teams continues to drag down the U.S. audience for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Denver's recently-ousted coach gets a TV gig; TNT's Roland-Garros schedule comes into focus; Julie Foudy out at ESPN; and more....
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