Tag: NBC
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WNBA Starts a New Season Tonight — and Sets a Massive TV and Streaming Record
The 30th WNBA season tips off tonight, and the league is making history with a record 216 nationally televised games. For the 2026 season, the league will be more accessible than ever with games streaming on ESPN, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, ION, and WNBA League Pass. To give fans a taste of the upcoming high-level…
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Golden Tempo Helps Peacock Gallop to Record Kentucky Derby Viewership
Golden Tempo wasn’t the only winner at the 2026 Kentucky Derby. NBC Sports scored another major victory in the live-sports wars after Saturday’s race delivered the most-watched “Run for the Roses” on record, averaging 19.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock. The race peaked at 24.4 million viewers, and the telecast was up 11% from…
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2026 Kentucky Derby: Time, Streaming Info & How to Watch on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV & More
The 152nd Kentucky Derby takes place on Saturday, May 2, 2026, at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. The Fastest Two Minutes in Sports is expected to begin around 6:57 p.m. ET, with gates opening at 9 a.m. ET and the first race set for 11 a.m. ET. Coverage begins earlier in the day, with NBC…
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Your Local ABC, CBS, FOX, or NBC Station May Have to Give Up Their Free OTA TV Channel & Move – Roku Adds 22 New Channels, & More – The Top Cord Cutting Stories From April 2026
April 2026 stood out as a pivotal month in the cord cutting movement, with developments that accelerated the shift from traditional cable and satellite television toward streaming platforms, free over-the-air options, and digital-first delivery methods. Consumers seeking to eliminate expensive monthly bills encountered both opportunities for expanded free content and new uncertainties around legacy broadcast…
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Peacock Adds Super Bowl–Winning Head Coach in Major NBC Sports NFL Shakeup
Another former NFL coach is heading to Peacock as NBC retools its Sunday Night Football coverage. NBC Sports is adding former Pittsburgh Steelers coaching legend Mike Tomlin to Football Night in America as a pregame analyst. The former signal caller spent 19 seasons in Pittsburgh, winning Super Bowl XLIII, and never finished a season below…
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Blackouts of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations Becoming More Common & It’s Likely Coming To Your TV Service Soon
Blackouts of local television stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC have become an increasingly familiar disruption for millions of American households. What was once an occasional inconvenience tied to short-term contract expirations has evolved into a pattern of prolonged outages that stretch for weeks or even months. The latest examples illustrate the trend…
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Nexstar Is Appealing A Court Order Blocking Its Massive Merger of Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations
Nexstar Media Group has formally appealed a federal court decision that halted the integration of its $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna Inc., escalating a high-stakes battle over the future of local television broadcasting in the United States. The appeal, filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, seeks to overturn a preliminary…
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Nexstar’s CEO Thinks That Soon Only 2 or 3 Companies Will Own Most Local ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations
Nexstar Media Group chief executive Perry Sook sharply criticized DirecTV for its opposition to the company’s proposed acquisition of Tegna, arguing that the pay-television provider has a pattern of undermining broadcasters during negotiations. The comments came during Sook’s first public remarks since a federal judge halted the $6.2 billion deal, which would have created the…
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NFL Rights Battle Heats Up as Sunday Night Football Faces Streaming Threat
The NFL’s next media shake-up may involve one of the most valuable properties in sports television, Sunday Night Football, finding a new home. Per a Puck report by John Ourand, NBC’s hold on the league’s marquee primetime package could be in jeopardy when the NFL goes back to market. Streaming giants such as Netflix, YouTube,…
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Nexstar is Ending National News From Sources Like NBC on Local News Casts on ABC, CBS, FOX, & NBC Stations As It Replacing It With National NewsNation Content
Nexstar Media Group, the largest owner of local television stations in the United States, has launched a major initiative to reshape national news content on its affiliated broadcasts. The company, which operates more than 200 stations serving 116 markets and reaching roughly 220 million people, is directing those outlets to stop incorporating segments produced by…