• Maria Taylor likely heading to NBC for Olympics after ESPN drama

    Maria Taylor likely heading to NBC for Olympics after ESPN drama

    Maria Taylor and ESPN are divorcing – and she is expected to end up with NBC and at the Olympics, The Post has learned. Taylor, 34, leaves ESPN just weeks after a year-old private tape...
  • Amazon pursuing Al Michaels for mega-deal to make him lead NFL voice

    Amazon pursuing Al Michaels for mega-deal to make him lead NFL voice

    The courting has already begun with NBC an active part of the discussions.
  • Turner’s power play for NHL’s TV rights has significant ramifications

    Turner’s power play for NHL’s TV rights has significant ramifications

    You already know this: In the end, it is almost always the money. So that is what happened with the NHL, which is why NBC will be out of the NHL business after this Stanley Cup,  Turner has
  • NHL, ESPN reach TV deal with NBC in predicament

    NHL, ESPN reach TV deal with NBC in predicament

    The NHL is returning to ESPN, sources confirmed. In a seven-year deal that could be announced as soon as this week, ABC/ESPN will broadcast four Stanley Cups, according to sources. Canada’s
  • ESPN in billion-dollar NFL TV battle for NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’

    ESPN in billion-dollar NFL TV battle for NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’

    A billion-dollar battle for “Sunday Night Football” is emerging between incumbent NBC and Disney/ABC/ESPN as the NFL moves toward agreements on its new TV deals that could be completed by
  • NBCUniversal jumps into sports betting with PointsBet deal

    NBCUniversal jumps into sports betting with PointsBet deal

    Comcast-owned NBCUniversal is getting into the sports betting game. The New York-based media giant has inked a multiyear partnership with Australia-based PointsBet, a rapidly expanding sports betting company that entered the US market last year. NBCU also will take an initial 4.9 percent stake in PointsBet and receive options for shares worth $105 million that …
  • Mike Milbury in hot water with NBC over NHL bubble ‘women’ slight

    Mike Milbury in hot water with NBC over NHL bubble ‘women’ slight

    The NHL bubble may keep its players safe from COVID-19, but not its fans from Mike Milbury’s “insensitive and insulting” commentary. The NBC Sports analyst came under fire Thursday night, while calling the Islanders and Capitals game, for suggesting that women were a distraction to NHL players. “If you think about it, [the bubble is] …
  • ‘SNL’ episodes with sports hosts headed to NBCSN for lockdown

    ‘SNL’ episodes with sports hosts headed to NBCSN for lockdown

    “Saturday Night Live” ended its season just weeks ago, but the show is still playing a part in coronavirus-era life at NBCUniversal. NBCSN, the company’s sports-cable network, will fill next week’s primetime schedule with “SNL” repeats featuring prominent athletes as hosts. It’s just the latest programming maneuver by sports-media outlets to get something on the …
  • Sports TV networks bracing for unprecedented broadcasts in coronavirus age

    Sports TV networks bracing for unprecedented broadcasts in coronavirus age

    As sports slowly return to action during the coronavirus pandemic, some aspects of networks’ presentation will look the same, while others could see a fundamental shift. A historic show like ESPN’s “College GameDay” in the fall already is being forced to consider whether it will have the atmosphere of students and fans, who have fueled …
  • Drew Brees picks NBC over ESPN in ‘Monday Night Football’ setback

    Drew Brees picks NBC over ESPN in ‘Monday Night Football’ setback

    Drew Brees is signing with NBC Sports over ESPN in a move that will make him a fixture on NFL telecasts after he finishes playing, The Post has learned. In a contract that will begin after Brees retires from the Saints, the 41-year-old will be groomed as the potential replacement for Cris Collinsworth on “Sunday …