Tom Friend

The NBA media rights negotiations were always going to careen into the open market, no matter how much money incumbents Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery offered up. So it was hardly news this week when the exclusive negotiating window closed without a deal. Rather, it was the...

WME Sports has announced its 2024 prospective NBA draft class, a list that includes three projected top 10 picks, six potential first-rounders and perhaps the No. 1 overall choice in C Alexandre Sarr of France. Bill Duffy, whose longtime company BDA was acquired by WME in April 2023,...

Capitulating to the popularity of Caitlin Clark , the Indiana Fever are putting 17 of their games on free, over-the-air television this coming season after striking a deal with Tegna’s NBC and MeTV affiliates in Indianapolis. While 36 of the Fever’s 40 regular season games were already slated...

Diamond Sports Group was granted another reprieve by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez on Wednesday, who ruled Diamond’s creditors have until May 22 to vote on the company’s reorganization plan. If that restructuring is greenlit, Lopez’s final ruling on Diamond’s solvency would be set for June...

Previously a space largely monopolized by ESPN's 30 for 30, sports documentaries are now a democratized subset of the TV industry that prove audiences will channel-surf anywhere for elite storytelling. If Netflix ends up bidding soon for live NBA games -- and it's already streaming the ...

The second day of the CAA World Congress of Sports saw leaders from the NFL and NASCAR, American and international soccer and fan experience and tech companies discuss issues ranging from finding and engaging fans to matters dealing with the organization of their sports. Coverage from earlier today...

The Clippers, four months from moving into the $2B Intuit Dome in Inglewood, have begun selling two versions of their Ultimate Wall Pass, a season ticket at half the regular cost that allows “certified’’ fans of the team to sit in a 51-row section adjacent to the visitor’s bench....

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert climbed on a flight from N.Y. to L.A. yesterday morning -- Monday night's draft still a gleam in her eye -- when she was handed the draft's TV ratings upon arrival: 3.1 million viewers at its peak. "Dawn of a...

Fresh off of a Sports Emmy nomination for its Finals promotion last June, the NBA released this season’s playoff campaign on Tuesday entitled “Playoff Mode. It’s a Thing," featuring all-stars such as Anthony Edwards, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Brunson, Jayson Tatum, Damian Lillard, Donovan Mitchell and Nikola Jokic....

The NBA broke attendance records in nearly every category this past season, proving its two latest innovations -- the In-Season and Play-In tournaments -- are resonating with fans. Not only did the league witness its most heavily attended November and March in history, but it set records in total...