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Fever to air 17 games on local OTA channels

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...

Netflix set to air roast of Tom Brady live

Netflix's roast of former NFLer  Tom Brady, "The Greatest Roast of All Time," will be broadcast live on the streaming service on May 5, the streaming service announced today. The event will be hosted by  Kevin Hart  and feature "an all-star lineup of athletes and comedians" including comedian  Jeff...

Media Notes

In Boston, Chad Finn wrote longtime Bruins TV play-by-play announcer Jack Edwards talent "has long since been proven," and proven again, "no matter where you land on his Black-and-Gold-colored approach" to calling games. To make it as far as he has “also requires luck, and he has had his...

Sean McManus: In his own words

"At CBS Sports, we have what we call the ‘no asshole’ rule. You can’t be an asshole and work at CBS Sports."   On pursuing NFL rights, which CBS lost in 1993 “If we have the opportunity, we will move forward with...

Sean McManus: Through the years

1977-79: ABC Sports, production assistant and associate producer 1979-82: NBC Sports, associate producer (included the NFL, Wimbledon, PGA Tour, “Sportsworld,” auto racing and Tour de France 1982-87: NBC...

Sean McManus shares his top sports moments

For many years, there has been in the broadcast control room at CBS Sports a red, old-fashioned princess telephone — handheld, corded, a true reminder of a simpler time in the media world. For just as long, only one person has had the number to that phone: Sean...