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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 1d

Stronger finish for Blue Jays-Yankees; Game 3 delivered top audience of LDS thus far: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/blue...

Stronger finish for Blue Jays-Yankees; Game 3 top LDS game thus far

After opening with a pair of declines, viewership picked up for the final two games of the Blue Jays-Yankees ALDS.

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Jags' thrilling win over Chiefs is most-watched Week 5 NFL game: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/nfl-...

Jags' thrilling upset of Chiefs tops NFL Week 5

Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars scored their biggest win in years in front of the largest audience of Week 5.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 1d

WNBA Finals audience still trending at 25-year high despite dips for Games 2 and 3: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/wnba...

WNBA Finals still at 25-year high despite dips for Games 2, 3

Thanks to a milestone Game 1, WNBA Finals viewership remains at a 25-year high despite declines for Games 2 and 3.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 1d

Jags' thrilling win over Chiefs is most-watched Week 5 NFL game: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/nfl-...

Jags' thrilling upset of Chiefs tops NFL Week 5

Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars scored their biggest win in years in front of the largest audience of Week 5.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 2d

Recent guests on the Sports Media Watch Podcast:
-- Ian Eagle
-- Kevin Harlan
-- James Brown
-- Mike Greenberg
-- Chris Myers
and the latest is Kenny Albert:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

Versatile voice Kenny Albert talks his busy schedule, new Rangers role and much more

Podcast Episode · Sports Media Watch Podcast · 10/09/2025 · 54m

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 2d

ABC topped a fifth-straight college football weekend in week six of the season: www.sportsmediawatch.com/college-foot...

College Football TV Ratings

College football TV ratings for the 2025 regular season, bowls, College Football Playoff and National Championship.

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Derek Futterman @derekfutterman.bsky.social · 2d

New on @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social: The NFL is reportedly moving the Pro Bowl to the Super Bowl market; NBC Olympics announces its hockey commentary teams; and more sports media news.

www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/nfl-...

News: Pro Bowl Games, UEFA rights, NBC Olympics and more

The NFL is reportedly planning to move the Pro Bowl to the Super Bowl host market; the latest on UEFA; and more sports media news.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 2d

NBC to get primetime game on second night of MLB season, per John Ourand of Puck: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/nbc-...

Ourand: NBC gets primetime MLB game on second night of season

MLB reportedly plans to open next season with back-to-back standalone, primetime games on its two new broadcast partners.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 2d

NHL Opening Night viewership much improved over last year: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/nhl-...

NHL season gets off to stronger start on ESPN

The NHL season got off to a much stronger start than a year ago, as ESPN's Opening Night tripleheader increased double-digits.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 2d

Netflix exec says NFL package would not fit streamer's 'event' strategy: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/netf...

Netflix exec says NFL package would not fit 'event' strategy

Talk of Netflix acquiring an NFL game package may be premature, judging by comments made by its co-CEO on Wednesday.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 3d

ESPN officially announces "Inside the NBA" schedule. Show will air in three of first four weeks of season, return Christmas, and then begin regular schedule Jan. 24.

Saturday night postgame shows will start on ABC and move to ESPN app:
www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/espn...

ESPN officially sets "Inside the NBA" schedule

ESPN on Thursday officially announced its schedule for the TNT-produced "NBA Tip-Off" and "Inside the NBA."

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 3d

Heisman Trophy Presentation moving to ABC, first time on broadcast television since 1993. Once a marquee event on the ESPN schedule -- leading into movie and documentary premieres -- the Heisman has faded over the years. www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/heis...

Heisman Trophy Ceremony moving to ABC

Once a cornerstone of ESPN's December line-up, the Heisman Trophy Presentation is moving to ABC this season.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 3d

ESPN officially announces "Inside the NBA" schedule. Show will air in three of first four weeks of season, return Christmas, and then begin regular schedule Jan. 24.

Saturday night postgame shows will start on ABC and move to ESPN app:
www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/espn...

ESPN officially sets "Inside the NBA" schedule

ESPN on Thursday officially announced its schedule for the TNT-produced "NBA Tip-Off" and "Inside the NBA."

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 3d

While you listen to Kenny Albert call the late game of TNT's NHL opener this season, you can also listen to him on the newest Sports Media Watch Podcast below: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/v...

Versatile voice Kenny Albert talks his busy schedule, new Rangers role and much more

Podcast Episode · Sports Media Watch Podcast · 10/09/2025 · 54m

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Derek Futterman @derekfutterman.bsky.social · 3d

New on @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social: Paramount is reportedly having discussions with private equity firms regarding a potential bid for WBD; FanDuel Sports Network announces extensions of two NHL team agreements; and more sports media news.

www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/para...

News: Paramount-WBD, FDSN, iHeartMedia and more

Paramount is reportedly having discussions with private equity firms about a potential bid for WBD; and more sports media news.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 3d

ESPN debut of "Inside the NBA" now listed for an hour-long window, per ESPN's tentative schedule. www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/insi...

ESPN debut of "Inside the NBA" now listed for hour-long slot

The ESPN debut of TNT's "Inside the NBA" -- just two weeks away -- is now listed for a full hour-long window.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 3d

On the latest edition of "On the Air," Armand Broady makes his picks for who NBC should pick as its lead MLB announcer.

Plus, how did ESPN's new lead NBA booth fare in its debut? www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/on-t...

On the Air: Who should be NBC’s lead MLB announcer?

Breaking down the contenders for NBC's lead MLB play-by-play slot; first impressions of ESPN's new lead NBA team.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 4d

After setting Wild Card milestones against Red Sox, Yankees' matchup with Blue Jays is lone exception to early Division Series gains. (Canadian viewership does not count toward U.S. TV viewership.) www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/mlb-...

After Wild Card milestones, Yankees exception to Division Series gains

Swapping Boston for Toronto meant the Yankees went from record Wild Card audiences to the lone declines of the Division Series.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 4d

Game 1 of the WNBA Finals:
2019: 238K viewers
2025: 1.9M viewers

Even with all the changes to Nielsen methodology, that is the kind of increase you don't usually see in a short amount of time.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 4d

WNBA Finals opener is most-watched since league's inaugural year: www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/wnba...

WNBA Finals opener is most-watched since league's inaugural year

For all the tumult off the court, the WNBA audience keeps growing in ways that would have been hard to fathom just three years ago.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 4d

Fox Sports acquires next year's World Baseball Classic and will air the championship game on its broadcast network. It's not clear how much competition the company had, but remember that Netflix acquired Japanese rights to the event. www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/fox-...

Fox strikes deal for next year's World Baseball Classic

The World Baseball Classic will again air on Fox Sports, with the title game set for the broadcast network.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 4d

News:
-- Kate Scott named lead voice for WNBA games on Versant/USA Network
-- Amazon makes another foray into live golf with Skins Game
-- Unclear when or if Pro Bowl will be scheduled
-- Plus: UNC shelves doc on football season, and more
www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/kate...

News: Kate Scott, Skins Game, Pro Bowl Games and more

USA Network has hired Kate Scott as its top WNBA voice; Prime Video makes another foray into golf with the return of the Skins Game; and more.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 4d

And Sling is also in. So really it just seems like YouTube TV and Fubo are out.

(And nothing changes on the linear cable front, so that will remain an option for those who have not cut the cord.)

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Derek Futterman @derekfutterman.bsky.social · 4d

New on @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social: @nba.com commissioner Adam Silver discusses the new media rights deal with NBCUniversal as the @nbaonnbc.bsky.social prepares for opening night.

www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/adam...

Silver touts broadcasting future, past, at NBCU NBA media day

NBA commissioner Adam Silver discusses the new 11-year media rights deals and working with NBCUniversal across broadcast and streaming TV.

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Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 5d

Update -- DIRECTV will still carry NBA League Pass on its streaming platform. So NBA League Pass app, Amazon Prime Video and DIRECTV are the options this season.

Sports Media Watch @sportsmediawatch.bsky.social · 5d

News:
-- Ourand: F1, Apple, hoping to announce deal at USGP after F1 TV "holdup"
-- Red Sox express support for MLB plan to centralize local rights
-- TNT extends Gretzky
-- NBA League Pass no longer on any streaming services but own app and Amazon
www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/10/f1-a...

News: F1-Apple, Sox-RSNs, Gretzky extension and more

F1 and Apple are reportedly close to announcing their media deal; the Red Sox express support for MLB's plan to centralize local rights.

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