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NBC’s MLB Opening Day Return Averages 2.7 Million, Peaks at 3.2 Million in Primetime

The numbers suggest an early payoff for NBC’s new MLB deal, with caveats about how streaming and TV audiences were tallied.

NBC Taps Leiter–Walker for Mets–Pirates, Hershiser–Gonzalez for Dodgers–D‑backs

Apple and Netflix Seal U.S.-Only F1 Content Swap as Season 8 Debuts

NBC Hires Kershaw, Rizzo and Votto as Analysts for MLB Return in 2026

ITV Secures UK Free-to-Air Rights to Nations Championship for 2026 and 2028

Wimbledon Presses BBC to Modernize Coverage as Post-2027 Rights Talks Begin

ESPN Ends F1 Tenure With Record U.S. Viewership as Apple TV Takes Over in 2026

Dan Hurley Presses ESPN and FS1 to Elevate College Hoops Coverage, Praises TNT/truTV

Premier League Gets 3pm TV Blackout Waiver for Dec. 27 and Jan. 3, Says It Won’t Use It

Sky Deutschland Launches NBA Coverage in Germany With Tip-Off on Oct. 21–22

ESPN Sets 20-Night ‘Inside the NBA’ Slate With TNT Production and Full Cast Intact

Channel 4 Wins Boat Race TV Rights, Ending BBC’s Near-90-Year Run

Shapiro Says Netflix Passed on UFC Fight Nights as Paramount Clinches $7.7 Billion Pact

Barkley Blasts TNT as Inside the NBA’s ESPN Run Lacks Clear Postgame Plan

Bundesliga Launches U.K.–Ireland Rights Plan With BBC, Sky, Amazon and YouTube Creators

Netflix in Talks to Secure MLB Home Run Derby Rights

WWE Premium Live Events Headed Exclusively to ESPN’s $29.99 Streaming Tier in 2026

Movistar Plus+ Secures Ten Primera RFEF Fixtures for 2025/26 Season

TNT Sports Secures Exclusive UK Rights to 2025–26 Ashes and England’s Winter Tours

Tracy McGrady Caps NBC’s Star-Studded Studio Team for NBA Return