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05/28/2024
Remembering Bill Walton
Longtime commentator and former NBA champion Bill Walton passed away Monday at the age of 71 following a prolonged battle with cancer.
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01/04/2024
Let’s Extend: ESPN, NCAA Re-Up Media Agreement
ESPN announced a new eight-year media rights agreement with the NCAA on Thursday, encompassing the domestic and international rights to 40 total NCAA championships and the international rights for the Division I men’s basketball tournament.
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01/02/2024
Spring Football’s New Era
The question of whether two spring football leagues could survive has an answer. The USFL and XFL made their merger official Sunday, forming the new United Football League (UFL) that’ll make its debut in late March.
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12/19/2023
ESPN Picks LaPlaca Successor
ESPN named its successor to Chris LaPlaca. The network tapped Josh Krulewitz as its SVP, Communications, taking control of ESPN’s communications department effective Dec. 31.
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08/17/2023
ESPN’s DTC Blueprint Not Ideal
Disney CEO Bob Iger and ESPN President Jimmy Pitaro have been clear with their intentions to take ESPN to DTC, and LightShed Partners sees two potential routes the network can set forth on
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07/27/2023
Women Sports-Focused ‘SportsCenter’ Coming to ESPN
To bring more coverage to women’s sports, Disney Advertising and Ally Financial created two new “SportsCenter” takeovers that’ll focus on big moments in women’s sports.
