Mollie Cahillane

Disney’s star-studded upfront presentation returns next Tuesday from the North Javits Center in N.Y., and sports and ESPN promise to play a major role. Just Tuesday CEO Bob Iger announced that ESPN would be coming to Disney+ by the end of the year, which...

Coming into its second season with WNBA games on ION, Scripps Sports will broadcast weekly studio shows around its Friday Night Spotlight on ION, presented by State Farm. The over-the-air network will have 43 regular-season games, the most of any broadcast partner, including eight Indiana Fever...

As upfront season gets underway, media companies are seeing more interest in sports than ever. The major media companies expect to see 40% of upfront volume going toward sports, according to Peter Lazarus, NBC Sports’ EVP/advertising sales and partnerships. That’s up from around 25% over the last seven...

Fubo TV and Warner Bros. Discovery have reached an impasse, with the sports-focused streaming platform unable to agree on carriage rights to WBD’s portfolio of networks.  WBD has the  Turner Sports networks TNT, TBS and truTV, which Fubo hasn’t carried since 2020,...

WNBA legend Candace Parker is calling it a career. The women's hoops legend on Sunday posted on social media , "I promised I’d never cheat the game and that I’d leave it in a better place than I came into it. The competitor in me always wants 1...

Paramount had a busy Monday, as the media giant officially ousted CEO Bob Bakish just minutes before a Q1 earnings call.  A new "office of the CEO" will be made up of CBS President and CEO George Cheeks, Paramount Pictures President and CEO Brian Robbins and Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios...

The 150th Kentucky Derby takes place on May 4, but for NBC Sports, it’s a lot more than just a two-minute race. The company is set to broadcast 12½ live hours of coverage across NBC, Peacock and USA Network over two days, with 7½ hours taking place on Derby...

NBCUniversal’s streaming service Peacock on Saturday will broadcast the Kentucky Derby Opening Night for the first time. Starting at 6pm ET, the show will feature a full night of horse racing with 10 races live from Churchill Downs. Additionally, the 2024 Kentucky Derby and Oaks Post Draw will take...