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Harbhajan Singh confident that WTCL will captivate sports fans across the world
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Harbhajan Singh confident that WTCL will captivate sports fans across the world

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, : In a significant milestone for the future of sports, former Indian cricketing legend and Dubai Sports Brand Ambassador Harbhajan Singh, alongside league director Shivain Sharma, unveiled the World Tennis Cricket League T10 concept at a press conference held at The Lalit Hotel, New Delhi. Harbhajan Singh confident that WTCL will captivate sports fans across the world The …

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Betches CEO on sports vertical launch to attract women sports fans.
3 months, 1 week ago

Betches CEO on sports vertical launch to attract women sports fans.

Slate  

The next time you watch a sports broadcast—pick a sport, any sport—pay attention to who’s talking and let the Betchdel test guide you. The company recently launched Betches Sports, a cross-platform effort to cater to not just women’s sports but women as sports fans. At a time when traditional media are starting to recognize the value of women’s sports and …

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Let's celebrate Olympic spirit, not gold medals
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Let's celebrate Olympic spirit, not gold medals

China Daily  

Defending champion Zhu Xueying from China finished fourth in the women's trampoline final with a score of 55.510 on Aug 2, 2024. After being obsessed with winning gold medals for decades, Chinese sports fans have begun to appreciate healthy competition among athletes, celebrate their speed, stamina and endurance, and marvel at their skills, acknowledge their hard work, and admire their …

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Let's celebrate Olympic spirit, not gold medals
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Let's celebrate Olympic spirit, not gold medals

China Daily  

Defending champion Zhu Xueying from China finished fourth in the women's trampoline final with a score of 55.510 on Aug 2, 2024. After being obsessed with winning gold medals for decades, Chinese sports fans have begun to appreciate healthy competition among athletes, celebrate their speed, stamina and endurance, and marvel at their skills, acknowledge their hard work, and admire their …

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Design agency behind Team GB's 'inclusive' pink and purple Union Jack rebrand updated flag because 'its colours are far from unique' - after being told by British Olympic Association to find a new loo
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Design agency behind Team GB's 'inclusive' pink and purple Union Jack rebrand updated flag because 'its colours are far from unique' - after being told by British Olympic Association to find a new loo

Daily Mail  

Designers behind Team GB's new Union Jack look say they wanted to make it more 'inclusive' after a British Olympic Association appeal to attract younger fans. Bath-based design and marketing agency Thisaway has faced a backlash for adding pink and purple to the flag on merchandise ahead of this summer's Paris Games - though Team GB athletes will still wear …

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ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery launching joint sports streaming service in fall of 2024
10 months, 2 weeks ago

ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery launching joint sports streaming service in fall of 2024

New York Times  

By Richard Deitsch, Mike Vorkunov, Andrew Marchand and Greg Rosenstein ESPN, FOX and Warner Bros. Discovery are forming a new joint venture to launch a sports streaming service in the fall of 2024, they announced Tuesday. “The launch of this new streaming sports service is a significant moment for Disney and ESPN, a major win for sports fans and an …

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Disney and Charter end blackout, returning ESPN and ABC to Spectrum TV
1 year, 3 months ago

Disney and Charter end blackout, returning ESPN and ABC to Spectrum TV

LA Times  

Disney channels have been restored to the Spectrum pay-TV service, hours before a highly anticipated “Monday Night Football” matchup on ESPN featuring quarterback Aaron Rodgers leading his new team, the New York Jets, against the Buffalo Bills. Instead, Charter said in a statement that it would offer Disney’s direct-to-consumer services to its customers “for purchase at retail rates.” “We viewed …

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Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television
1 year, 3 months ago

Behind Disney’s Spectrum blackout: A ‘proxy battle’ for the future of television

LA Times  

Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger said during this summer’s Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference in Idaho that Disney would eventually offer ESPN directly to sports fans, bypassing cable and satellite TV operators. “The money that the distributors pay for these channels is relevant, but this dispute is more about giving Charter flexibility to offer Disney and ESPN content any …

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Calling history at Nebraska, why the ESPN/Charter dispute could get worse and more: Media Circus
1 year, 3 months ago

Calling history at Nebraska, why the ESPN/Charter dispute could get worse and more: Media Circus

New York Times  

Connor Onion estimates he has called 150 volleyball matches during his broadcasting career, including 50 matches over the last four years as a broadcaster for Big Ten Network. Our game director, Pat O’Connor, is an artist.” Onion said he typically broadcasts 15-20 volleyball matches each season, mixed in with other college assignments for BTN and ESPN. Last Sunday, Disney released …

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Lakers fandom is an agony and an ecstasy that few sports fans will ever know
1 year, 4 months ago

Lakers fandom is an agony and an ecstasy that few sports fans will ever know

LA Times  

“Tale of Two Cities,” 2013. Lakers fandom is an agony and an ecstasy that few sports fans will ever know. “Lakers fandom is an agony and an ecstasy that few sports fans will ever know.” Winning makes you jaded. I don’t spend sleepless nights wondering if the Lakers will win another NBA championship in my lifetime. All the 2020 Lakers …

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Technology helps engage fans, sustains the growth of sports, says Sportz Interactive Deputy CEO Siddharth Raman
1 year, 5 months ago

Technology helps engage fans, sustains the growth of sports, says Sportz Interactive Deputy CEO Siddharth Raman

The Hindu  

It is a dream of every sport in the country to have a league like the cricket IPL, and help the game thrive. Explaining the path and process of growth of a brand like IPL, Siddharth Raman, the deputy CEO of Sportz Interactiive, stressed that there was scope for other games to flourish if they followed the process and invested …

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Netflix is getting into live sports with Formula 1, but is it just a publicity stunt?
1 year, 6 months ago

Netflix is getting into live sports with Formula 1, but is it just a publicity stunt?

LA Times  

As Netflix built its giant library of content over the years, it invested heavily in original TV dramas, reality shows, big-budget movies and mobile games. The company is exploring a celebrity golf match in Las Vegas that would include Formula One drivers and professional golfers featured in Netflix sports documentary series “Drive to Survive” and “Full Swing.” Netflix and Vox …

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Nick Hornby, fandom, and sporting obsessions
2 years, 2 months ago

Nick Hornby, fandom, and sporting obsessions

The Hindu  

There existed a strange hierarchy when I was growing up. “For alarmingly large chunks of an average day, I am a moron,” wrote Nick Hornby in that marvellous book of football and obsession, masculinity and fandom and growing up, Fever Pitch. It is now 30 years since that book was published, and Hornby, who was taken to his first football …

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Explained: BT Sport, Amazon, BBC and the grab for Champions League football
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained: BT Sport, Amazon, BBC and the grab for Champions League football

New York Times  

Forget Frenkie de Jong, Raphinha and Marc Cucurella, the real transfer come-get-me-pleas, tugs-of-war, raids and hijacks this weekend involve British football’s top telly talent. “The addition of Champions League football is a truly momentous moment for Prime Video in the UK,” says Alex Green, Amazon Prime Video’s managing director for sport. “Amazon currently broadcasts the Champions League in Germany and …

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Poll: Majority Of Sports Fans Say Don't Play Indoors As Coronavirus Surges
4 years ago

Poll: Majority Of Sports Fans Say Don't Play Indoors As Coronavirus Surges

NPR  

Poll: Majority Of Sports Fans Say Don't Play Indoors As Coronavirus Surges Life has become more challenging, and potentially dangerous, as winter weather forces more people inside during the coronavirus pandemic. Enlarge this image toggle caption Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images "That kind of surprised me," said Jane McManus, director of …

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'Sports Fans of the Day': Three Cats Form the Perfect Audience for an Intense Game of Catch
4 years, 3 months ago

'Sports Fans of the Day': Three Cats Form the Perfect Audience for an Intense Game of Catch

News 18  

With sporting events from Tokyo Olympics 2020 to the Wimbledon tournament getting canceled this year, fans of all kinds including cats have been disappointed. pic.twitter.com/SvwJ3e6IJM— Dick King-Smith HQ September 16, 2020 Sitting in a height-wise order, the reaction of the cats looked something straight out of an animated movie. One user commented, “Middle one is getting fighty doing that head …

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A Group of Cats Indulge in Some Synchronised Spectatorship, Leaving Netizens in Awe
4 years, 3 months ago

A Group of Cats Indulge in Some Synchronised Spectatorship, Leaving Netizens in Awe

News 18  

With sporting events from Tokyo Olympics 2020 to Wimbledon tournament getting cancelled this year, fans of all kinds including cats have been disappointed. pic.twitter.com/SvwJ3e6IJM— Dick King-Smith HQ September 16, 2020 Sitting in a height-wise order, the reaction of the cats looked something straight out of an animated movie. One user commented, “Middle one is getting fighty doing that head thing.” …

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