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MLB Is Changing The Strike Zone Box For Every Broadcaster, And There Aren't Enough WTFs
Major League Baseball is making a key change to umpiring this season, which will allow batters and pitchers to be able to challenge balls and strikes. It's a technology-aided innovation many have been clamoring for. Unfortunately, it now looks like…
MLB broadcasters to make major on-screen change ahead of first season with ABS
MLB fans will have a slightly different experience watching games on television in 2026. Since its inception in 2001 on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, viewers have been used to seeing the Strike Zone box on screens during games. Formerly known as…
USA vs. Sweden live updates: Winter Olympics 2026 women's hockey semifinal news, predictions and latest
Follow our live coverage as the United States women's hockey team faces Sweden in the semifinals Team USA will face off with Sweden in the semifinals today, with a berth in the gold medal game on the line. The U.S. women's hockey team needs two…
Apple TV makes much-wanted change to broadcasts as tactical shift sees shake-up
Apple TV is making a welcome change to Major League Soccer broadcasts in 2026. The streamer is bringing announcers back to stadiums for the upcoming season, which begins on Saturday February 21, after some called games remotely to cut costs last…
Prediction Markets Are Sucking Huge Numbers of Young People Into Gambling
Gambling has taken over the country. But it's not just sports betting that's emptying wallets. Now, the rise of prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi to bet on almost any conceivable outcome, ranging from presidential elections to military…
When will Jayson Tatum return for Celtics? Bill Simmons makes his prediction.
Jayson Tatum's return to the parquet floor appears to be imminent, especially when reading the tea leaves involving NBC's upcoming broadcast of a Celtics' primetime bout against the 76ers next month. While the Celtics' superstar forward has…
Anderson Cooper leaving '60 Minutes' in latest CBS News shakeup
Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News' “60 Minutes” program after nearly two decades, in the latest staffing shake-up to hit the storied news magazine and network. Cooper has been a “60 Minutes” correspondent through a…
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From mass messages to micro-moments: The personalised marketing shift
In 2025, personalisation has flipped from a “nice to have” into a core strategic imperative — especially in a market as complex and diverse as India, where brands have to navigate 4,000+ dialects, multiple socio-economic…
Nippon TV Launches Viral Pocket Division to Expand Into Microdrama Market - Global Bulletin
Japanese broadcaster Nippon TV has launched Viral Pocket, a new vertical video division aimed at the fast-growing microdrama space. The division draws on the success of Nippon TV's short-form drama “We are Coy Every Day,” which has…
Dana Eden, Co-Creator of 'Tehran,' Dies During Filming of Fourth Season
|Dana Eden, Co-Creator of ‘Tehran,' Dies During Filming of Fourth Season https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/world/europe/dana-eden-tehran-dead.html Dana Eden, a co-creator and producer of the Apple TV show “Tehran” was found…
Industry Groups Weigh In on FAA BVLOS Rulemaking
A broad cross-section of aviation and drone industry organizations submitted comments following the FAA's reopening of the comment period on its proposal to normalize beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) unmanned aircraft operations. Responses to…
Anderson Cooper Leaving '60 Minutes' Program in Latest CBS News Shake-up
Feb 16 (Reuters) – Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News' “60 Minutes” program after nearly two decades, in the latest staffing shake-up to hit the storied news magazine and network. Cooper has been a “60 Minutes”…
TV producer found dead in her hotel while filming fourth series of spy thriller
Police are investigating after a talented TV producer was found dead in an Athens hotel room. Dana Eden, 52, created and produced the hit spy thriller Tehran and was in Greece filming the show's fourth season. Police, who are probing her death…
8 luxury basics brands that nail the chic, minimalist aesthetic
Gabrielle Chase is a style and beauty expert who has worked in the fashion journalism industry for five years. As an editor and reporter, she has covered viral products, luxury companies, and durable closet staples. She applies a healthy dose of…
Berlinale Series Market Amps Up
Series from such creative heavyweights as Ken Burns, Ruben Ostlund and Fernando Meirelles galvanize the most powerful edition to date of the Berlinale Series Market, its TV forum and market. More projects from top talent hitting the BSM include…
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