The Multibillion-Dollar Fight for the NBA

vanityfair.com The NBA playoffs tipped off in 16 major cities last month before taking an unexpected detour to Galveston, Texas. As Charles Barkley saw it, the New Orleans Pelicans were so…

The LA Screenings Are Back: Talent Returns & Slates Get International As Buyers Head For Studio Showcases

deadline.com As buyers touch down at LAX for the annual LA Screenings, it will be a case of a return to the norm following the unusual circumstances of last year. The Hollywood labor…

Video Game Publisher Take-Two Guides Low For Year Ahead As 'Grand Theft Auto 6' Delayed

investors.com Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) late Thursday beat estimates for its fiscal fourth quarter but missed views for the current fiscal year as the…

Feds identify TSN, LiveU as victims in Timothy Burke hacking case

thedesk.net The main studios of TSN (The Sports Network) in Toronto. TSN is owned by Bell Media. (Courtesy photo) A Florida journalist who obtained and leaked raw video clips of Fox…

Joint streaming venture involving ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery will be called Venu Sports

abcnews.go.com LOS ANGELES -- The sports streaming platform planned by ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery finally has a name. The joint venture will be known as Venu (pronounced “venue”)…

‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ Sets Fall 2025 Release as Take-Two Posts $2.9 Billion Quarterly Loss

variety.com “Grand Theft Auto 6″ has been slated for a fall 2025 release by Rockstar Games. The news was announced Thursday when Rockstar parent company Take-Two Interactive reported…

The GameStop guy is back. But he seems to be having a midlife crisis

finance.yahoo.com It was kind of cool that Keith Gill walked off into the sunset after the GameStop craze. Gill, who goes by Roaring Kitty on X and YouTube and by DeepFuckingValue on Reddit,…

Overtime Markets lets sports bettors play as the house with over 100% gains for some

dlnews.com Sports bettors are finding a new home in crypto with Overtime Markets. Overtime Markets is a decentralised sports betting platform that allows users to bet on sporting…

Latto Pulls Up to Support Angel Reese in Her WNBA Debut

billboard.com Latto is often seen courtside at NBA games cheering for her Atlanta Hawks, but she’s showing love to the ladies these days too. Alongside of Caitlin Clark, fans were excited…

The NBA is picking its next TV partners

cnbc.com NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks to the media during a press conference as part of the 2022 All-Star Weekend at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on February 19, 2022 in…

How Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut viewership compares to other sports events

thestreet.com Caitlin Clark's first game in the WNBA brought in the viewers. The highly-anticipated debut game for the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft drew an average of 2.1…

Vince McMahon hits back at accusations in sex trafficking lawsuit

thestreet.com Former WWE Executive Chair Vince McMahon is firing back at some of the claims in the sex trafficking lawsuit that was filed against him on Jan. 25 by former WWE employee…

NFL fandom is extremely expensive in 2024

thestreet.com The NFL is a part of American life. If you're not a fan of it, chances are there's at least one person close to you who is a fan. The league encompasses so much more than…

How streaming muscled its way into the upfront spotlight among the OGs of TV

digiday.com Now that the OGs of TV content — NBCUniversal, Fox, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery — have presented their upfront programming plans to thousands of media folk, the common…

Roku Channel Looks To Hit A Fastball With FAST Baseball Deal

mediapost.com For some, these platforms are a place where a lot of library TV content resides -- but not necessarily original fresh programming. These services are also places only with…

Stephen Curry’s NBA Comedy ‘Trick Shot’ in the Works From ‘Uncle Drew’ Writer (Exclusive)

hollywoodreporter.com Stephen Curry has netted a new scripted project as the basketball superstar continues making inroads as a Hollywood playmaker. Curry’s producing banner Unanimous Media and…

What Is Your Favorite Sports Video Game? We Want to Know

nytimes.com What Is Your Favorite Sports Video Game? We Want to Know. Sports video games are emotionally powerful and an opportunity for bragging rights. Which one is still stuck in…

The CW Scouts More Sports Rights, Eyes Sunday Expansion And Potential Team-Ups With ESPN

deadline.com will have its football games on The CW starting in September 2024 under a deal with the remaining schools in the Pac-12. The CW is looking to keep acquiring sports rights…

Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. sports streaming service has a new name: Venu Sports

aol.com The upcoming sports streaming partnership among Disney's ESPN (DIS), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), and Fox (FOXA) officially has a name: Venu Sports. The streaming service,…

He Is Basketball's Undisputed MVP---of Wasting Time

wsj.com Nikola Jokic isn’t just the best player in the NBA. He’s also the biggest time-waster.

Disney, Fox, Warner Bros. Discovery Unveil Title, Logo for Sports Streaming Joint Venture: Venu

thewrap.com Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery have named their upcoming sports stream joint venture Venu Sports. The name takes inspiration from where live sports lives: the…

3 Quality Value Stocks Poised for Comeback

investorplace.com Value stocks have competitive advantages that will prove the doubters wrong With the markets approaching 52-week highs, one is likely to think that all stocks are doing…

The sad, disappointing return of Roaring Kitty

aol.com It was kind of cool that Keith Gill walked off into the sunset after the GameStop craze. Gill, who goes by Roaring Kitty on X and YouTube and by DeepFuckingValue on Reddit,…

How athletes and entertainers like Shohei Ohtani get financially duped by those they trust

latimes.com R. Allen Stanford is among the most brazen white-collar criminals — and he’s paying dearly for it. The former financier is in the 14th year of a 110-year prison sentence…

How YouTube became must-see TV: Shorts, sports and Coachella livestreams

latimes.com When YouTube launched nearly two decades ago, its first clip was a grainy video of co-founder Jawed Karim speaking to the camera while standing in front of the elephants at…

How the NBA’s broadcast rights tussle could affect advertisers

digiday.com As a Digiday+ member, you were able to access this article early through the Digiday+ Story Preview email. See other exclusives or manage your account .This article was…

Top Trade Destinations For Donovan Mitchell If Cavaliers Trade Him

newsweek.com The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2023-24 NBA season ready to prove doubters wrong following a poor performance in the playoffs a year ago. Cleveland was armed with star…

Canada’s ‘Crypto King’ and Associate Arrested, Charged With Fraud in Alleged $30M Ponzi Scheme

coindesk.com The criminal charges, which are the result of a 16-month investigation Canadian authorities are calling Project Swan, come amid an ongoing bankruptcy case tied to the…

YouTube Execs Clarify Those Emmy Aspirations and Tease What’s Ahead for the NFL

thewrap.com Mary Ellen Coe, YouTube’s Chief Business Officer, has a saying she uses frequently: “There’s only one YouTube.” It’s difficult to argue with her. “When we say there’s only…

Cable Dispute Blacks Out MLB Games in 15 US Markets

thedailyupside.com Who’s on first? On TV, no one. As the latest Major League Baseball season kicks into full gear, fans in 15 markets across the US can’t watch local game broadcasts after…

Most Americans expect a neutral or positive response to a man in U.S. pro sports coming out as gay

today.yougov.com A group of men's professional soccer players from Germany, Austria, and England is planning to come out as gay on May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia. A new…

Livestream

entrepreneur.com Join our free livestream on 5/16/24 at 12 PM ET with former NBA All-Star Stephon Marbury and tech CEO Reid Covington to gain their insights on marketing, starting a business…

Super Bowl Champion's commencement speech criticized for misogyny

thestreet.com Sports has always been a contentious space for speaking about issues outside of the confines of the game. Over the last few years, athletes like LeBron James and Colin…

Why Netflix's new NFL deal has some sports fans crying foul

businessinsider.com The NFL Draft at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Getty Images Netflix secured a three-season deal with the NFL to air two games on Christmas. The…

Crypto.com Officially Joins Adan Association for Crypto and Blockchain Development in France and Europe

coinspeaker.com Coinspeaker Crypto.com Officially Joins Adan Association for Crypto and Blockchain Development in France and Europe Popular Singapore-based cryptocurrency exchange…

The eulogies for 'Inside The NBA' are rolling in

thestreet.com "Inside The NBA" isn't dead yet, but the tributes from fans who fear that the show is on its last legs are starting to come out. The NBA studio show of Turner Sports is in…

‘NBA 2K24: Kobe Bryant Edition’ Gets a New Price Drop

hollywoodreporter.com With the NBA Playoffs in full swing, the video game NBA 2K24 is launching season 7 of its online play with new gear and skins for your team and players. And ahead of the new…

Disney Is ‘Pretty Dramatically’ Reducing Spending on Traditional TV Content, CEO Iger Says

variety.com Disney CEO Bob Iger said that as the traditional pay-TV universe continues to shrink, the company is cutting its investment in content for linear TV networks while also…

TV Upfronts Day 3: Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix and YouTube pitch advertisers

adage.com Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age’s TV upfronts 2024 newsletter. Throughout the week, we’ll be sharing a daily roundup of events, interviews and sessions from TV’s…

Tom Brady on Netflix Roast: 'I wouldn't do that again'

thestreet.com Tom Brady just did some Monday Morning quarterbacking of his Netflix Roast — and he clearly wasn't completely happy with all that went down. The NFL legend hopped on "The…

Netflix secures two NFL games in sports streaming shakeup

aol.com has won the streaming rights to two National Football League (NFL) games set to air Christmas Day, the company announced in a post on X Wednesday morning. It's a surprising…

Tracy Morgan Goes OFF on Draymond Green for Disrespecting the Knicks: ‘This Is the Home of King Kong!’

mediaite.com Tracy Morgan briefly hijacked an Inside the NBA segment to call out Draymond Green for his recent comments about the New York Knicks. Last week, Green called the Knicks’…

It's looking more and more like the iconic 'Inside The NBA' is going away

thestreet.com NBC is poised to take away Warner Bros. Discovery's NBA's media rights package. It looked like that late last month when it was first reported by the Wall Street Journal…

What should we make of presidential polls in May?

poynter.org In Tuesday’s newsletter, I wrote about the latest New York Times-Siena College-Philadelphia Inquirer poll that showed Donald Trump leading Joe Biden in five of the six swing…

The WNBA's challenge: How to translate the Caitlin Clark hype into sustained growth for the league

apnews.com The stars seemingly have aligned for the WNBA with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese joining the ranks of A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi and others. The league is…

Producer Jason Cloth Steps Down as Cohead of C2 Amid Fraud Allegations

thewrap.com Canadian financier and producer Jason Cloth has stepped down as cohead of C2 Motion Pictures Group, the company he cofounded in 2022, amid ongoing allegations of fraud and a…

Producer Jason Cloth Steps Away From Company Amid Fraud Allegations

hollywoodreporter.com Jason Cloth, a Canadian financier with executive producer credits on dozens of films such as Joker, Licorice Pizza and the upcoming Mission: Impossible movie, is out as…

Khloe Kardashian made a huge gesture in her relationship with Tristan

newsweek.com Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Khloe Kardashian was seen being a supportive co-parent to her ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson, with whom…

‘Like Nothing We’ve Ever Seen Before’: WNBA Hopes to Capitalize on College Basketball Heat in Tip-Off of League’s 28th Season

variety.com The WNBA begins its 28th season tonight with more buzz and interest in the game from casual hoops fans than the league has enjoyed since its launch year in 1997. WNBA…

Disney Tops Nielsen’s New Cross-Platform Ratings Tool With 11.5% of Total TV Viewership

thewrap.com Nielsen has launched a new tool to better monitor the ongoing streaming wars. Say hello to the Media Distributor Gauge, which will break down total cross-platform viewership…

Disney+ will stream Caitlin Clark’s WNBA debut in the platform’s first live sports event

nbcnews.com The WNBA regular season opens Tuesday night with breakout star Caitlin Clark making her debut as point guard for the Indiana Fever. The game will be streamed on Disney+, the…

Take-Two to Report Q4 Earnings: What's in Store?

benzinga.com Take-Two Interactive TTWO is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2024 results on May 16. For the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, Take-Two expects GAAP net revenues between…

THE BUSINESS TAKING THE CAR DETAILING INDUSTRY BY STORM, INVESTORS, EXPANSION AND MORE

benzinga.com TORONTO, May 14, 2024 /CNW/ - Panda Hub announce a $1 million round of seed funding, angel investors and expansion into new markets, offering their services to millions of…

Disney+ will stream Caitlin Clark's WNBA debut in the platform's first live sports event

cnbc.com Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) drives to the basket against Atlanta Dream guard Destanni Henderson (33) during a WNBA preseason game on May 9, 2024, at Gainbridge…

NBA Fines Rudy Gobert $75K for Money Gesture Seeming to Accuse Refs of Being On the Take: ‘Questions the Integrity of the League’

mediaite.com David Zalubowski/AP The NBA on Tuesday announced that it fined Minnesota Timberwolves star Rudy Gobert $75,000 for making a money gesture toward referees during Sunday’s…

Disney Leads TV Viewing In April; ‘Fallout’ Boosts Amazon Streaming Share With Record Viewership, Nielsen Says

deadline.com April was a pretty steady month for TV viewership — and Disney was leading the charge. Along with its monthly The Gauge report, Nielsen debuted a Media Distribution report…