Stadium News
Breaking News from the Bench to the Bleachers
The NFL will continue to find ways to put more games on streaming services, and the league will continue to suggest it’s doing so because that’s where viewers are headed. The league certainly is not wrong on that point. Streaming is growing as a share of television consumption with each passing year, while traditional distribution…
The Justice Department appears to be casting a wide net in its investigation into whether sports leagues are upholding the terms of a longstanding antitrust exemption as games increasingly migrate from broadcast television to streaming services. As part of that investigation, the Justice Department reportedly met with executives from local station groups at the National…
NASCAR got a 40% rights fee bump in its latest TV deal. The cost? Fewer people actually watching the races. The recent Cup Series race at Bristol on FS1 averaged just 1.945 million viewers. According to Braylon Breeze of RaceDay Report, that is the first time a Fox Sports race has averaged fewer than 2…
The league faced heavy scrutiny last year for its declining ratings.
Roger Penske urges the FCC to protect free broadcast sports, highlighting IndyCar’s rising TV ratings and arguing over-the-air access drives audience growth and community impact.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr will be an American hero if he can keep NFL games on television and away from amid DOJ investigation.
A couple of major broadcast station owners have submitted formal comment urging the FCC to protect live sports on over-the-air TV. Fox and Sinclair, both of which own a significant number of major broadcast stations across the country, have responded to the FCC’s inquiry for public comment regarding the future of live sports on free,…
The league will have a strong presence on network TV in 2026. The post CBS To Air 20 WNBA Games on Broadcast TV in 2026 appeared first on Front Office Sports.
