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independent.co.uk - Streisand Neto - World Cup hydration breaks are lucrative opportunity for broadcasters
World Cup hydration breaks are lucrative opportunity for broadcasters
The Independent

FIFA has mandated three-minute hydration breaks in each half of all 104 matches at the 2026 World Cup across the US, Mexico, and Canada, citing player welfare due to anticipated hot weather, marking a first for the tournament. These structured…

winnipegfreepress.com - Ken Wiebe - Streveler checks in on old team, broadcasting career, lookalike contest
Streveler checks in on old team, broadcasting career, lookalike contest
Winnipeg Free Press

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afr.com - Zoe Samios - Foxtel plots $4b bid that will split NRL television broadcast rights
Foxtel plots $4b bid that will split NRL television broadcast rights
Australian Financial Review

Foxtel has offered to purchase the NRL rights for seven years under a complex multibillion-dollar proposal that would split the free-to-air coverage of the sport between two television networks. Streaming services and television networks are in…

fortune.com - Nick Lichtenberg - Brazil's biggest soccer broadcaster Is now a guy who started on Twitch. He beat Globo
Brazil's biggest soccer broadcaster Is now a guy who started on Twitch. He beat Globo
Fortune

In Brazil, home of soccer-mad fans and the five-time world champions, the only way to watch all 104 games of the World Cup will be through a streaming platform anchored by an influencer. Elsewhere, users will get to see parts of matches live on…

si.com - Grey Whitebloom - U.S. Broadcaster Accused of 'Breaking' World Cup Rule in Mexico vs. South Africa
U.S. Broadcaster Accused of 'Breaking' World Cup Rule in Mexico vs. South Africa
Sports Illustrated

U.S. broadcaster Fox Sports have been accused of not adhering to FIFA's rules regarding the timing of in-game advertising breaks during the coverage of Mexico vs. South Africa on Thursday. After all the years of anticipation, the first game of the…

tvtechnology.com - George Winslow - Broadcasters Back NO FAKES Act
Broadcasters Back NO FAKES Act
TV Tech

State associations representing broadcasters in all 50 states as well as groups in District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico have sent a letter to Congressional leaders supporting the 'Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep…

heavy.com - Michael McDermott - Giants Broadcast Delivers Another Classic Call During Bryce Eldridge's Walk-Off Grand Slam
Giants Broadcast Delivers Another Classic Call During Bryce Eldridge's Walk-Off Grand Slam
Heavy

The San Francisco Giants ‘ legendary announcer duo of Duane Kuiper and Mike Krukow have some of the greatest moments over the past 33 seasons. Their latest came on Bryce Eldridge's walk-off grand slam to defeat the Washington Nationals on…

france24.com - Israel denies entry to French reporter, broadcaster slams 'obstacle to press freedom'
Israel denies entry to French reporter, broadcaster slams 'obstacle to press freedom'
FRANCE 24

Israel on Thursday denied entry to French reporter Alice Froussard, who has been covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for public service broadcasters Radio France Internationale (RFI), FRANCE 24's sister radio station, and Radio France.

awfulannouncing.com - Sean Keeley - ESPN reportedly looking to Dave Pasch, Bob Wischusen to replace Chris Fowler on NFL broadcasts
ESPN reportedly looking to Dave Pasch, Bob Wischusen to replace Chris Fowler on NFL broadcasts
Awful Announcing

The Athletic's Andrew Marchand has been all over ESPN's plans for who will call their eight non-Monday Night Football games this upcoming season. In his latest report, it sounds like it's not a question of who, but which announcers. Marchand…

thedesk.net - Matthew Keys - Xperi hires Kevin Greenwald from Audacy for VP, Broadcast Products role
Xperi hires Kevin Greenwald from Audacy for VP, Broadcast Products role
TheDesk.net

Xperi has named former Audacy executive Kevin Greenwald as its new Vice President of Broadcast Products and Services, adding a veteran media and advertising executive to its broadcast radio leadership team. Greenwald will report to Joe D'Angelo…

fourfourtwo.com - Ryan Gray - Where is the BBC World Cup studio? The corporation unveils its World Cup setting as ITV broadcast from USA
Where is the BBC World Cup studio? The corporation unveils its World Cup setting as ITV broadcast from USA
FourFourTwo

The BBC has unveiled its new Salford-based studio for World Cup 2026, as the broadcaster prepares to work from home this summer. UK TV rivals ITV have flown their presenters out to New York, where they have a custom-built studio in Brooklyn.

thecomeback.com - Qwame Skinner - Ridiculous conceit': Commercials during World Cup broadcast spark outrage
Ridiculous conceit': Commercials during World Cup broadcast spark outrage
The Comeback

The 2026 World Cup in North America, with Mexico, Canada, and the United States playing host, started on Thursday with a fixture between Mexico and South America in Mexico City. The host nation went on to win 2-0, scoring a goal in each half. As…

broadcastnow.co.uk - Max Miller - Inside BBC Sport's World Cup studio & broadcast plans
Inside BBC Sport's World Cup studio & broadcast plans
Broadcast

Broadcast Sport visited Media City Studios, Salford, to see the BBC's plans for the tournament “If I was standing here saying everything is going to be done from a studio in Dallas, you would rightly be saying to me, ‘How can we…

dailymail.com - Alex Hammer - Morning Joe stops broadcast to address post from Trump in real-time
Morning Joe stops broadcast to address post from Trump in real-time
Mail Online

MS NOW hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski addressed President Donald Trump 's Truth Social attack against them mid-broadcast. The moment occurred about an hour into Wednesday's Morning Joe. The co-hosts had just held a panel about Trump's…

nytimes.com - Sebastian Stafford-Bloor - Elliot Anderson and the £100m midfielder: New normal, trend or anomaly?
Elliot Anderson and the £100m midfielder: New normal, trend or anomaly?
The New York Times

This week, Manchester City made a £106m offer for Nottingham Forest's Elliot Anderson. The offer was not accepted, but City are expected to keep pushing, up to and likely beyond the point at which Anderson, a central midfielder, becomes the…

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