While the rise of sports programming in recent years has been well-documented, new figures from Nielsen illustrate the extent of its dominance.

Sports accounted for nearly 30% of all ad-supported TV viewing among adults ages 25 to 54 in the fourth quarter, according to new insights from Nielsen. In comparison, broadcast without sports ...

Versant, the new home for NBCUniversal cable networks being spun off from Comcast, will use USA Sports as the umbrella brand and division name for sports programming on USA Network and Golf Channel.

ESPN plans to replace a 35-year-old Sunday-programming mainstay with what executives believe could become a new franchise — devoted to sports that haven’t always gotten their due. The Disney ...

The NBCUniversal spinoff has rights to NASCAR, the PGA TOUR, Premier League, WWE, WNBA, USGA, R&A, LPGA Tour and PGA of America events, among others. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor There’s a new sports ...

Disney’s ESPN has long called itself the worldwide leader in sports. Now it will have to figure out what to do when there aren’t any. On what could be called Black Thursday for major sports leagues, ...

New Gracenote data also shows that news content on FAST channels up 58% as streaming catalogs continue rapid expansion When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

Audacy’s “You Better You Bet” and “BetMGM Tonight” Join Westwood One Sports ATLANTA and NEW YORK, Oct. 21, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cumulus Media’s Westwood One and Audacy today announced that the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Netflix fans may have noticed that there's a lot of sports programming on the streamer now. While live sports appear to be playing ...