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The NFL and Pluto TV have reached a deal to launch the NFL Channel, a curated library offering, on the ad-supported streaming service. Because Pluto is available free for consumers, much of the programming on its 150-plus networks approximates but does not duplicate what pay-TV subscribers get via the traditional…

It’s no surprise that Big Brother continues to dominate as the head of household when it comes to broadcast network primetime ratings. The CBS reality series boasted a season high in viewers Sunday, earning a season-ratings-high 1.3 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.04 million sets of eyeballs. At Fox, the network…

Jack Whitaker, a sportscaster for CBS and ABC who called Super Bowl I and Secretariat’s Triple Crown triumph, has died. He passed Sunday morning in his sleep in Devon, Pennsylvania of natural causes at age 95. Starting his career in the late 1950s at Philadelphia’s WCAU-TV after graduating from St. Joseph’s…

The National Football League may believe it has bought peace in our time by aligning with rap mogul Jay-Z and his Roc Nation for various social justice initiatives and entertainment. But the shadow of Colin Kaepernick still looms over the league, and some players are listening to his siren calls for continued…

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias has been suspended 20 games after he was accused of shoving a woman to the ground at an L.A. shopping mall in May. “My office has completed its investigation into the allegations that Julio Urias violated Major League Baseball’s Joint Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Child…

ESPN’s loss is the Philadelphia Eagles gain, as veteran quarterback Josh McCown has opted to leave his position as an analyst with the sports network to return to football. McCown retired in the off-season after serving as a mentor last year to New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold. He will fill the Eagles need for a…

UPDATED with final numbers: CBS’ Big Brother (1.0 rating in the adults 18-49 demographic, 4.18 million total viewers) was Thursday’s top-rated and most-watched show in a primetime that saw several local preemptions for NFL preseason football games. Many shows were adjusted down in the final ratings after preliminary…

Disney and Charter have struck a new carriage deal a week before the launch of ESPN’s ACC Network, an important effort to expand its college sports portfolio at a sensitive time for the pay-TV ecosystem. The agreement encompasses Disney's streaming services including Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+, which will launch November…

CBS Sports chief Sean McManus kicked off the network’s NFL media day Tuesday by acknowledging the obsession of many in the room: the company’s long-expected merger with Viacom that was finalized today. “Anything going on at CBS?” he joked, hours before the deal became official. “There’s nothing going on corporately…

NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon will kick off the football season with a special five-Sunday run of post-Sunday Night Football telecasts. The first arrives with the September 8 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots. Watch a promo below. Guests for the first telecast include Jamie…

Major League Baseball said Thursday that the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox will play a regular-season game next season at the site of the baseball field in Dyersville, Iowa, made famous in the 1989 movie Field of Dreams. The league begins construction next week on a temporary 8,000-seat stadium on the site…

Inside Game, a dramatic thriller about the true-life NBA betting scandal in the early 2000s involving referee Tim Donaghy, is headed for theaters November 1 in a U.S. distribution deal reached with Raw Milk and iDreamMachine. Eric Mabius, Scott Wolf, Will Sasso, Lindsey Morgan and Michael O'Keefe star. See the teaser…