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nytimes.com - The Athletic NFL Staff - Are NFL players OK with Tom Brady's dual role as an owner and a broadcaster?
Are NFL players OK with Tom Brady's dual role as an owner and a broadcaster?
The New York Times

This piece is part of The Athletic 's annual NFL anonymous player survey, covering a range of topics around the league. Soon, it will be all eyes on Tom Brady — though that isn't necessarily anything new. Brady was a regular part of January…

nytimes.com - Matt Barrows - How NBC's Cris Collinsworth, Mike Tirico prepare for Super Bowl 60 broadcast
How NBC's Cris Collinsworth, Mike Tirico prepare for Super Bowl 60 broadcast
The New York Times

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Never forget Chris Matthews. Cris Collinsworth certainly hasn't. The NBC analyst was in the booth when the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots met in the Super Bowl 11 years ago. That's when Matthews, a…

hollywoodreporter.com - Etan Vlessing - Canadian Screen Awards to Be Broadcast by Multiple Networks to Revive Ratings Amid Industry Uncertainty
Canadian Screen Awards to Be Broadcast by Multiple Networks to Revive Ratings Amid Industry Uncertainty
The Hollywood Reporter

Awards shows everywhere have seen a slide in viewership in recent years amid a shifting media landscape and industry uncertainty. And the Canadian Screen Awards has never been a ratings powerhouse compared with the Oscars and the Emmys that draw…

theguardian.com - Pablo Iglesias Maurer - MLS to cut a quarter of Spanish-language broadcast talent on Apple TV, according to sources
MLS to cut a quarter of Spanish-language broadcast talent on Apple TV, according to sources
The Guardian

Major League Soccer will make significant changes to its regular season broadcasts on Apple TV this season, including a significant scaling back of its Spanish-language broadcast talent, five sources familiar with the league's plans said this week.

boxingnews24.com - Ken Woods - Devin Haney Works DAZN Broadcast For Lopez Stevenson
Devin Haney Works DAZN Broadcast For Lopez Stevenson
Boxing News 24

Devin Haney's appearance on DAZN 's broadcast team for Saturday's Teofimo Lopez vs. Shakur Stevenson fight places him in a familiar position in modern boxing. Close enough to matter. Close enough to be seen. DAZN's on air lineup appears routine on…

thesun.co.uk - Danny Rust - Major broadcasting change as ITV confirm new line-up for Six Nations
Major broadcasting change as ITV confirm new line-up for Six Nations
The Sun

EDDIE JONES will not be involved in ITV's coverage of the Six Nations. The former England chief, 65, failed to make the cut after the broadcaster made major changes to their punditry line-up. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy…

thewrap.com - Joe McGovern - Oscars Will Broadcast Only 2 Best Original Song Nominees' Live Performances
Oscars Will Broadcast Only 2 Best Original Song Nominees' Live Performances
TheWrap

Only two of this year's Best Original Song nominees will be performed live during the 98th Academy Awards telecast. The change marks a stark difference from modern Oscar broadcasts, where all or most of the song nominees were featured. In a letter…

awfulannouncing.com - Brandon Contes - Tony Romo addresses decision to choose broadcasting over coaching
Tony Romo addresses decision to choose broadcasting over coaching
Awful Announcing

Tony Romo went immediately from the playing field with the Dallas Cowboys to the CBS broadcast booth, but that doesn't mean he wasn't interested in coaching. Romo recently joined The Morning Mash Up on SiriusXM Radio with hosts Nicole Ryan, Ryan…

tvtechnology.com - Tom Butts - MXL: Aligning Broadcast Production With Software
MXL: Aligning Broadcast Production With Software
TV Tech

As the broadcast industry moves further into the IP/cloud and software-based environment, the need for interoperability and scalability has increased. In response, many vendors are coalescing around the Media eXchange Layer, (aka MXL) to solve such…

broadcastnow.co.uk - Robin Parker - Broadcast Indie Survey deadline extended
Broadcast Indie Survey deadline extended
Broadcast

Indies have now until 6 February to have their say The deadline for the Broadcast Indie Survey 2026 has been extended, meaning indies wanting to take part now have until 6 February to get their responses in. Broadcast uses survey to take an…

9news.com - Jennifer Meckles - From athlete to Olympic broadcaster: Colorado woman to introduce 'skimo' to the world
From athlete to Olympic broadcaster: Colorado woman to introduce 'skimo' to the world
KUSA.com

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Nikki LaRochelle wears a lot of hats these days. She's a mom. A graphic designer. A graduate student at Colorado State University. An endurance coach. And now, the former athlete will soon add “Olympic…

tvtechnology.com - George Winslow - Fox Sports Details FIFA World Cup 2026 Broadcast Schedule
Fox Sports Details FIFA World Cup 2026 Broadcast Schedule
TV Tech

LOS ANGELES —Fox Sports, which has the U.S. English-language rights to the FIFA World Cup 2026, has announced that it will offer 340 hours of first-run programming between June 11 through July 19, a 100-hour increase over FIFA World Cup…

radioworld.com - Nick Langan - Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Harrison Delivers Final Remarks
Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Harrison Delivers Final Remarks
Radio World

On Thursday, Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO Patricia Harrison delivered her final remarks during the organization's last board meeting. In remarks obtained by Radio World, Harrison said that following Congress' rescission of…

awfulannouncing.com - Brandon Contes - Elle Duncan reveals plan if Alex Honnold fell during 'Skyscraper Live' broadcast
Elle Duncan reveals plan if Alex Honnold fell during 'Skyscraper Live' broadcast
Awful Announcing

Elle Duncan had to prepare for the nerve-wracking scenario of what to say if someone died during her first broadcast on Netflix. Duncan's first assignment for Netflix was something no one had ever done before, broadcasting Alex Honnold climbing…

radiotoday.co.uk - Roy Martin - Radio 2 broadcaster Nigel Ogden dies aged 71
Radio 2 broadcaster Nigel Ogden dies aged 71
RadioToday

Former BBC broadcaster and performer Nigel Ogden has died at the age of 71. Nigel was best known to radio audiences as the presenter of The Organist Entertains, a role he held from 1980 until the programme's final broadcast in 2018, becoming one of…

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