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Football broadcaster welcomes Oxford research into cardiomyopathy
Jamie Morris South of England, Oxford Alex Bailess was preparing to start a new season as captain of Hashtag United Women when genetic screening put a stop to her playing career. Alex - who was 26 at the time - underwent screening following the…
Ex-BBC broadcaster blasts cuts to team behind Remembrance Day coverage
The BBC 's plans to slash the team behind coverage of state occasions including Remembrance Sunday has been branded 'shortsighted and foolish' by one of its former veteran broadcasters. The corporation is understood to be drastically reducing staff…
Woods receives apology from US broadcaster after DUI crash coverage backlash
Tiger Woods has received an apology from US broadcaster NBC after they aired images of the wrong car following the golf star's crash and arrest last Friday. Woods, 50, was involved in a vehicle incident and later arrested on DUI charges following…
BBC axes broadcast team covering royal events to 'just one member of staff
The BBC will slash its TV team behind broadcasts of royal occasions and veterans' remembrance events to “just one member of staff”. Staff in the department have been told that all but one member of staff will be axed in order to save…
Fox, Sinclair Tell FCC That Sports Should Stay on Broadcast TV
Streaming services shouldn't be allowed to put sports games behind paywalls under a decades-old law that lets the leagues collectively bargain over content rights, broadcasters told the Federal Communications Commission. The National Football…
Grading Jason Benetti, Clayton Kershaw and NBC's return to MLB broadcasts
For the first time in what feels like a long time, I managed to make it through a “Sunday Night Baseball” broadcast without cringing, rolling my eyes, or replacing the in-game audio with a smooth jazz playlist. We can collectively…
British broadcast engineer working for IPL matches found dead in Mumbai hotel
1 min read Mumbai Make us preferred source on Google A 76-year-old British broadcast engineer, working with the BCCI for the IPL 2026 matches, died after he was found unconscious in his room at a hotel in south Mumbai, police said on Tuesday. Jan…
Coronation Street fans baffled as broadcast interrupted by ITV
Coronation Street fans all said the same thing as the latest episode was interrupted. Viewers tuning in for their usual 8.30pm slot faced a few minutes delay while ITV aired a special feature. The broadcaster shared a 'sneak peak' at the new series…
JioStar Terminates Bangladesh IPL Broadcast Deal: Report
Chennai/Dhaka: Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's entertainment venture JioStar has terminated its broadcast deals in Bangladesh for the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, saying its local partner defaulted on payments, according to…
Watch France vs Iceland Live Now - Free Streaming and TV Broadcast!
Fans eagerly anticipating the France vs Iceland clash can now tune in live as the highly anticipated match unfolds in real time. Offering free and accessible streams through official TV channels, viewers worldwide have the opportunity to catch…
African Broadcast Newsrooms Embrace AI But Lack Policies to Govern It, Industry Forum Warns
Artificial intelligence is already reshaping broadcast newsrooms across Africa, but a critical gap in institutional policy and national regulation is threatening the credibility of the continent's media landscape, senior editorial and technology…
JioStar terminates Bangladesh IPL cricket broadcast deal, letter shows
Mukesh Ambani's entertainment venture JioStar has terminated its broadcast deals in Bangladesh for the Indian Premier League cricket tournament, saying its local partner defaulted on payments, according to a document seen by…
NBC hits it out of the park with 'Inside the Pitch' concept on MLB broadcasts
This originally appeared in Tuesday morning's edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing's daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media…
NFL asks prediction markets to refrain from offering 'objectionable bets'
The NFL sent a letter to prediction markets, like Kalshi and Polymarket, asking them to refrain from offering contracts on what the league calls “objectionable bets.” “As part of our ongoing engagement with the CFTC (Commodity…
Broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie in 'the long middle' with cancer
When a young hospital registrar turned “putty grey”, broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie knew she was about to get some bad news. Paul-Robie had gone into hospital to get checked out for what she suspected were kidney stones, only to get…
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