Tag: Sports TV
Plenty at stake for NBC as COVID Olympics opening looms
NEW YORK — If all goes well for NBC Universal over the next several weeks, Americans will be buzzing about the Olympic performances of...
All-Star TV rating hits record low, viewers up slightly
NEW YORK — The television rating for baseball’s All-Star Game sank to a record low but viewers increased by 1%.
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NBA Finals ratings up from 2020 pandemic, down from 2019
NEW YORK — The NBA Finals has gained some, but not all, of its audience back after last year's trip to the pandemic bubble.
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Holding Tokyo Olympics in pandemic shreds consensus in Japan
TOKYO — Japan is famous for running on consensus. But the decision to proceed with the pandemic-postponed Tokyo Olympics has shredded it.
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Adams, Sargent given complicated World Cup qualifying travel
The compacted World Cup qualifying schedule got even more complicated for the United States with the release Wednesday of the television schedule for the...
Can’t watch fireworks at home? Millions choose NBC
NEW YORK — More than 8 million people took in Fourth of July fireworks on television this year, watching NBC's coverage of the Macy's...
Tokyo Olympics shaping up as TV-only event with few fans
TOKYO — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics are shaping up as a TV-only event with few fans — if any — being allowed when they...
Rodgers says he’s spent offseason ‘working on myself’
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Reigning NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers says he has spent this offseason focusing on improving himself in every respect, and that...
Inside the Glass reporter to continue as NBC exits NHL
NBC's coverage of the NHL ends after the Stanley Cup finals, but its impact on how the game is broadcast will carry on due...
TNT’s Marv Albert isn’t wavering on decision to retire
Marv Albert has seen his share of athletes and broadcasters announce their retirement and then come back a couple years later. He doesn't expect...