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Discovery is expanding its golf portfolio with the acquisition of Latin American Golf, which operates Golf Channel Latin America. The 24-hour pay-TV channel has 10 million subscribers in 17 countries, along with digital platforms. Discovery acquired the property from Simple Networks and Fornaluz Productions, an…

China, which clashed with the NBA this fall, has moved on to a new pro sports league confrontation, yanking an English Premiere League soccer broadcast after a player’s criticism of the government. CCTV, China’s main broadcast network, was going to broadcast a match between Arsenal and Manchester City on Sunday. The…

With no college football or Frosty The Snowman to contend with, Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown returned to the top position in the demo wars this week. The two-hour wrestling showcase drew an 0.7 and 2.34 million viewers, just a tick ahead of the CBS drama lineup and ABC’s American Housewife, which closed out the…

Late sportscaster Keith Jackson was remembered Saturday with a statue in his likeness unveiled outside the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The statue depicts Jackson on game day holding a microphone with the Rose Bowl logo, and was paid for through a crowdfunding effort spearheaded by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation…

President Donald Trump’s appearance at the 120th Army-Navy football game in Philadelphia received a roaring response from the Midshipmen and Cadets. Trump strode onto the field, clapping, and wearing a “Keep America Great Again” cap with “45” on it. He gave the coin toss following the invocation and the National…

Fox’s season-finale broadcast of Thursday Night Football, which saw the Baltimore Ravens’ Lamar Jackson put on a show of his own, scored a 2.6 rating and 9.33 million viewers to finish as Thursday’s top-rated and most-watched show in primetime. Still, the Ravens’ 42-21 victory over the New York Jets, in which Ravens…

Snapchat and the UFC have struck a deal that will bring at least 200 original pieces of content to the social network’s Discover page. The partnership will deliver “must-see UFC moments” to Snap’s young-skewing audience. The UFC said the demographics of the two companies have significant overlap, with the UFC fan base…

The College Football Playoff teams were revealed today, and there were no huge surprises. They will face off for a place in the national title game on Jan. 13 in New Orleans. Big 12 champion Oklahoma landed the final spot, with LSU awarded the No. 1 seed for its dominations of Georgia in the SEC title game. Undefeated…

It’s time for the NCAA college football league championships, the battles which will help determine the teams that will play for the national championship and select bowl games. Not surprisingly, the fervant interest in those outcomes dominated the Friday night TV ratings, as ABC’s Pac-12 match between Oregon and Utah…

It's a small thing, but by the time Michael Gallup's shoe came off on the field it was clear last night's Thursday Night Football was going south for the Dallas Cowboys. Taken down 31-24 by the Chicago Bears in the Windy City, last night's loss was the third in a row for the Jerry Jones-owned team. Still first in the…

HBO has given a series order to The Untitled Lakers Project, a one-hour limited series drama based on Jeff Pearlman's book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, produced by Oscar winner Adam McKay’s Hyperobject Industries. The project marks the first limited series under…

UPDATE:  Several San Francisco 49ers players have come to radio analyst Tim Ryan’s defense in the wake of insensitive racial remarks that earned him a one-game suspension. Ryan, who normally provides color on 49ers broadcasts, was suspended for remarks that alluded to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s skin…