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John Oliver Auction Raises $1.5 Million For Public Broadcasting
Not that long ago, John Oliver's Last Week Tonight did a good bit on why public broadcasting is important. The segment features a lot of insight from Penn State media professor Victor Pickard, whose work on the (many) problems with modern…
Colleen Jones remembered: Funeral, celebration of life honours famed curler, broadcaster
Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Halifax church on Friday morning as family, friends, co-workers, teammates and fans gathered to honour Colleen Jones. The world champion curler and veteran TV broadcaster died on Nov. 25 after a battle with…
Broadcasters, MSOs urge MIB against removing landing-page ratings
Stakeholders say excluding this data would undercut the reach of smaller TV networks and disrupt the business model that currently supports cable distribution. Multiple regional and smaller broadcasters, along with MSOs, have filed submissions…
Section 415: The 22-year-old broadcasting 49ers games
Want more ways to catch up on the latest in Bay Area sports? Sign up for the Section 415 email newsletter here and subscribe to the Section 415 podcast wherever you listen. When 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy scampered into the end zone on Sunday in…
France's premier cycling series gets a revamp for 2026 with new name and free-to-air broadcasting
French cycling's national competition, the Coupe de France, is undergoing a revamp for the 2026 season with a new name and a new broadcaster for the upcoming season. The season-long Coupe de France, which began life in 1992, will now be known as…
FIFA apologised after dress worn by ex-model 'broke' TV broadcasting guidelines
FIFA were forced to apologise after a dress worn by a former model broke Iran's broadcasting guidelines. The incident occurred at the World Cup draw for the 2014 edition of the tournament in Brazil. Helping with the draw was former actress and…
India and Russia ink agreements for co-operation in food safety, broadcasting
Among the multiple agreements inked between India and Russia on Friday, were also in the areas of food safety and health as well as strengthening cooperation in the media space. An agreement has been signed between the Food Safety and Standards…
$385m teammates set for broadcast battle as FOX bring back Super Bowl star
Anything Russell Wilson can do, Jameis Winston can do better. Just a day after Wilson was announced as a guest analyst on CBS Sports during the New York Giants ' Week 14 bye, he saw his teammate steal his thunder again. The Super Bowl champion has…
Government has examined stakeholders' views on draft Broadcast Bill: I&B Ministry
The Information & Broadcasting Ministry has completed stakeholder consultation on the draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2023, the Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting L Murugan informed Parliament on Friday. The draft…
What time does the World Cup draw actually start? When to expect FIFA bracket on Fox broadcast | Sporting News
The 2026 World Cup promises to be bigger than ever, with 48 teams slated to compete in North America next summer. Some hail from small islands, like Cape Verde and Curaçao. Others emerge from football factories, including Brazil and…
World Cup draw announcers: Why NBC's Rebecca Lowe is joining Alexi Lalas, others on Fox broadcast | Sporting News
Fox's 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage has taken it to another level, bringing in NBC's Rebecca Lowe for the summer tournament. Lowe — who currently hosts NBC's Premier League coverage, along with the Olympics and Kentucky Derby — will…
Al Michaels chokes up on live broadcast as Kirk Herbstreit accused of ref 'bias
Fans renewed calls for Al Michaels to retire after the legendary play-by-play announcer suffered an on-air coughing fit. Michaels was in position for Prime Video as the Detroit Lions faced the Dallas Cowboys in a massive Thursday Night Football…
Eurovision has faced political boycotts before - how does the latest compare?
The decision by four European broadcasters to boycott next year's Eurovision over Israel's inclusion is undoubtedly a watershed moment in the 70-year history of the song contest. One of the few genuinely popular, non-elitist and pan-European…
World Cup 2026 draw: Preview, predictions and potential match-ups
Finally here we are — World Cup draw day. This is the point at which excitement for next summer's World Cup goes up another level as we get to see the paths countries must take as they bid for glory in the United States, Mexico and Canada.
Netflix's $72B WB acquisition confounds the future of movie theaters, streaming
The bidding war is over, and Netflix has been declared the winner. After flirting with Paramount Skydance and Comcast, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has decided to sell its streaming and movie studios business to Netflix. If approved, the deal is…
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