ESPN has started off the year with a bang! The sports network said January 2025 viewership saw the highest levels in a decade, one of the many impressive results across a monumental month for the company. The viewership achievements were a direct result of the company’s industry-leading sports rights portfolio,…
NEW ORLEANS – Ahead of the network’s 11th broadcast of “The Big Game” on Sunday, Feb. 9 (6:30 PM ET, FOX), FOX Sports kicks off Super Bowl LIX week from “The Big Easy” with a by-the-numbers overview spotlighting coverage, broadcasters, production, technology and more. Dedicated Super Bowl LIX programming on FOX, FS1…
NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) has announced the five companies that will make up the fourth cohort of NBA Launchpad, the league’s initiative to source, evaluate, and pilot emerging technologies. The five companies were selected based on the NBA’s goals of advancing the game, growing the league’s…
The Buffalo Bills of the NFL, which beat the Denver Broncos handily 31-7 on Sunday, are welcoming new minority owners to the team. No details were released on ownership stakes and overall team valuation. The Buffalo Bills and majority owner Terry Pegula confirmed the addition of 10 limited partners to…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and the New York City Football Club (NYCFC) officially broke ground on Etihad Park, New York’s first professional soccer-specific stadium and Major League Soccer’s (MLS) first fully-electric stadium across the nation. In addition to the stadium – which will be operational by the 2027…
NEW YORK – FOX Sports averaged 18.6 million viewers across FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX Sports streaming platforms for Game 5 of the World Series between the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, making it the most-watched Game 5 of the World Series since 2017. On FOX, Wednesday night’s…
ESPN’s men’s college basketball coverage returns with a schedule of more than 4,200 games during the 2024-25 regular season. In all, over 750 games will air across ESPN networks – ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network. An additional 3,500 games will be available across ESPN digital platforms,…
NEW YORK – The National Basketball Association (NBA) season kicks off today and the league announced that a record-tying 125 international players from a record-tying 43 countries across six continents are on opening-night rosters for the 2024-25 season. This includes a record number of players from Australia (13), Germany (8) and…
NEW YORK — Farther, a technology-centric financial advisory firm, has closed a $72 million Series C funding round to expand its advisor network and enhance its wealth management platform. Co-led by CapitalG, the independent growth fund of Alphabet (Google’s parent company), and Viewpoint Ventures, this funding round elevates Farther’s post-money valuation to $542 million. The funding…