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Jeff Pearlman apologizes after YouTuber catches him plagiarizing video on former Yankees phenom
Jeff Pearlman, the former Sports Illustrated writer and prolific sports biographer who has recently become most known for calling out other journalists, is getting a taste of his own medicine. This week, a sports content creator who goes by Velodus alleged that Pearlman, on his Press Box Chronicles YouTube channel, plagiarized much of a 2021 video…
Texas Rangers fans demand refunds after abrupt move to new streaming platform
The Texas Rangers surprise move to switch direct-to-consumer streaming platforms mid-season has resulted in criticism due to the state of the new platform BZZR. The Rangers announced on Wednesday, during the MLB All-Star break, that they were leaving Victory+. The organization did not explain the decision, though Sports Business Journal reported that Victory+ had missed…
Top execs from Fox Sports, ESPN express strong interest in future World Cup rights
Following reports that FIFA is expected to begin talks on the U.S. broadcast rights for its next two men’s World Cups later this year, top executives at Fox Sports and ESPN expressed strong interest in those rights. In a panel discussion with CNBC this week in New York City, ESPN chair Jimmy Pitaro said “of…
Dan Le Batard rips MLB’s pro-salary cap ad campaign as ‘propaganda’
Major League Baseball has been running pro-salary cap ads on MLB.tv as labor negotiations with the MLB Players Association begin to intensify, and the campaign is already drawing pointed criticism—including from The Dan Le Batard Show. The ads, which are part of an advertising campaign called “Level the Playing Field,” have been playing regularly on…
World Cup Final could rival the NFL’s conference championships in U.S. viewership
The 2026 FIFA World Cup Final is just around the corner. It may not be the perfect matchup for U.S. television, but it will almost certainly still result in record-breaking viewership for Fox and Telemundo. For grounding, the 2014 Germany-Argentina FIFA World Cup Final remains the most-watched final on U.S. television. The match averaged 26.7…
Tom Brady hints at potential WWE storyline
Tom Brady is one of the most decorated players of his generation, and he is ready to take his talents to a new arena: WWE. Brady was speaking at Fanatics Fest during a live edition of Cody Rhodes’ What Do You Wanna Talk About? podcast. “I feel like since I’m retired from football, I have…
Report: Fox, ESPN, Netflix interested in bidding for World Series rights
Baseball is seeing strong viewership during the 2026 season, and a new report says Fox, ESPN and Netflix are all expected to pursue World Series rights—provided a labor stoppage doesn’t derail the sport’s momentum. The report comes from John Ourand at Puck, who forecasts rising interest in the MLB playoffs and World Series versus the…
Matt Miller claims he was not impaired or distracted before devastating car crash
It’s been exactly a month since Matt Miller’s head-on car crash with a semi-truck. The accident nearly cost Miller his life, leaving him with only one arm and a long physical recovery ahead of him. The accident brought on an initial outpouring of support and GoFundMe donations on social media but in the days to…
NBA local streaming hub: Where its plan differs from MLB’s, and why YouTube and ESPN could make very different offers
This originally appeared in Friday’s edition of The A Block, Awful Announcing’s daily newsletter with the latest sports media news, commentary, and analysis. Sign up here and be the first to know everything going on in the sports media world. Jockeying over who will get the NBA’s future local streaming hub began in earnest this…
MLB All-Star Game on Fox buoyed by World Cup lead-in, most-watched since 2018
The MLB All-Star Game continues to be a tentpole event for both the league and Fox Sports. Tuesday’s MLB All-Star Game averaged 8.79 million viewers across Fox (8.68 million) and Fox Deportes (119,000), according to an announcement by Fox Sports. That’s good for the most-watched All-Star Game since 2018, when 8.70 million viewers tuned in…
Conor McGregor return earns Paramount+ a strong UFC audience
Conor McGregor made his long-awaited return to UFC last weekend, and while his time in the octagon was short-lived, falling to Mak Holloway by TKO in just 69 seconds, the audience he drove to Paramount+ was nothing short of healthy. According to Adam Stern in Sports Business Journal, Paramount+ averaged 6.1 million viewers for Saturday’s…
TV and streaming viewing picks for July 17, 2026: How to watch The 154th Open
All Times Eastern Australian Rules Football AFL Men’s — Round 19 Port Adelaide Power vs. Fremantle Dockers — FS2/Fox One, 11 p.m. North Melbourne Kangaroos vs. Melbourne Demons — FS2/Fox One, 2 a.m. (Saturday) Collingwood Magpies vs. Carlton Blues — Fox Soccer Plus, 5:30 a.m. (Saturday) West Coast Eagles vs. Brisbane Lions — FS2/Fox One,…
Canadian golf viewers miss start of Open Championship for second consecutive year
A programming mishap seems to have ruined the start of the Open Championship for Canadian viewers for the second consecutive year. According to a report by Coleman Bentley in Golf Digest, early risers in Canada who were planning on catching the beginning of this year’s Open Championship, which began in the overnight hours in North America,…
Nate Burleson ‘100 percent’ interested in hosting ‘The NFL Today,’ but won’t push James Brown out
Despite a strong, decade-long career in the NFL, Nate Burleson has quickly become just as well-known as a television host as he is for being a football analyst. Since 2021, Burleson has worked as a cohost of CBS Mornings, one of the most prominent roles in daytime network television. And in addition to his role as…
Nick Wright responds to Kevin Durant’s social media call-out
Out of nowhere this week, Kevin Durant took to Instagram to give his picks from a random graphic asking NBA fans which commentators they would take off air. Durant’s picks were Colin Cowherd and Nick Wright of FS1. Neither Wright nor Cowherd addressed the goofy barb until Thursday, when Wright joined The Dan Le Batard…
ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro says network is interested in NBA local broadcast hub
One day after a report surfaced naming YouTube as the front-runner to land a future NBA local broadcast hub planned to launch prior to the 2027-28 season, ESPN is making sure its intentions are known as well. At an event hosted by CNBC and Boardroom on Thursday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro said his network is…
LeBron James motivated by ‘Rich Eisen Show’ hot take
The Rich Eisen Show is not known for its hot takes, but LeBron James stumbled on one that he claims is giving him a little extra motivation. With his free agency decision looming, James appeared at Fanatics Fest in New York City Thursday morning for a live taping of his Mind the Game podcast with…
Dan Patrick still annoyed at ESPN after losing golf job to Mike Tirico
As Mike Tirico gets set to call his 28th Open Championship as a broadcaster, Dan Patrick doesn’t seem totally over the fact that it could have been him. Tirico joined The Dan Patrick Show Thursday morning to discuss the 154th Open Championship which is taking place this week and weekend at Royal Birkdale. And during…
Fever-Aces outdraws most ‘Sunday Night Baseball’ telecasts on NBC
With Sunday Night Baseball on hiatus for the All-Star Break, NBC turned to the WNBA last weekend and delivered the league’s most-watched game of the season. On Sunday, Indiana Fever-Las Vegas Aces averaged 2.64 million viewers on NBC and Peacock, the most-watched WNBA game this season and the second-most-watched regular-season WNBA game since 2000. The…
Versant expects to add more live sports to Fandango following Bundesliga deal
Versant is making its first major push into the free streaming television market, positioning Fandango as a competitor to services like Tubi and PlutoTV—with live sports expected to play a central role. The first major sports move was the recent announcement that Bundesliga matches would begin airing on the streaming service this year. The agreement…
Missouri AG forecasts ‘lengthy investigation’ into Matt Miller, will not look into paused GoFundMe
The Missouri Attorney General Office’s investigation into ESPN NFL Draft analyst Matt Miller is underway. After rumors surfaced on Reddit and X about Miller’s questionable handling of charitable donations, fantasy football pay-ins, and payments for supposed scouting lessons, Awful Announcing confirmed several of these accounts and determined that Miller’s charity, the 417 Foundation, had received…
Bundesliga strike Spanish-language deal with Peacock, Telemundo
Bundesliga has completed its media rights cycle by announcing a Spanish-language deal with Telemundo and Peacock, complementing an unconventional English-language deal with USA Network and Fandango. According to Sports Business Journal, Bundesliga’s Spanish-language deal will be worth $10 million per year for three years. With English-language rights bringing in an additional $20 million per season,…
Atlanta Hawks reach over-the-air deal with Gray Media for local broadcasts
The Atlanta Hawks are going over-the-air. According to a report by Tom Friend in Sports Business Journal, the Hawks have formalized a local broadcast deal with Gray Media that will see the team’s games air on WANF-Channel 46 in Atlanta, and on the Peachtree Sports Network across the rest of the state. The Hawks become…
World Cup quarterfinals drew massive audiences even without United States and Mexico
Even with the United States and Mexico out of the World Cup, Fox and Telemundo continued to post record audiences for the quarterfinals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The four quarterfinals averaged over 25 million viewers across Fox, Telemundo and Peacock according to Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. Games on Fox averaged 15.0 million viewers,…
Netflix earns smallest Home Run Derby audience since 2003
The first Home Run Derby on Netflix was also the least-watched in over 20 years. Monday’s Home Run Derby drew just 5.3 million viewers on Netflix, marking the least-watched edition of the event since 2003, when the Derby earned 5.2 million viewers on ESPN, according to Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal. The audience for…
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