While an official attendance of 68,658 was recorded at the Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, it is not the sell-out numbers that go through the physical gate that matter most to the NFL, it is the audience figures on TV, with the latest results showing that they have beaten their own (and America’s) record for most average [...]
Later today, when the Super Bowl XLVI kicks off, it will be good news for online viewers as the game gets streamed on both computers and mobile devices. Viewers can catch PC streaming at NBCsports.com and also Verizon mobile phone action using the NFL Mobile app. The idea of streaming the game for NBC is [...]
Several illegal online sports streaming websites hoping to collect plenty of hits during this weekend’s Super Bowl have been dealt a big blow, after US authorities (alongside ‘US Attorney for Southern District of New York’ Preet Bharara) shut down 16 of them in the build-up to the big game. The federal authorities in the Immigration & Customs Enforcement [...]
Following their huge-money deal to prise a majority of the rights away from previous UK holder BBC, Sky Sports seem to be planning to dedicate plenty of coverage to their new acquisition of Formula 1 motor racing, as they revealed their race weekend plans are effectively lasting for a week at a time. This broadcasting effort will be led by [...]
Yesterday saw the completion of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruck (Austria), finalised with a closing ceremony, a handover to the next hosts (Lillehammer (Norway) in 2016), and comments from organisers on how the inaugural edition of the multi-sport winter event was a success both inside and away from the competitions. One factor [...]
While the weekend in American sport saw the elimination of four NFL franchises (Broncos, Texans, Saints, and title-holder Packers) in the single-elimination hunt to reach the Super Bowl on 5 February, the event itself (Super Bowl XLVI) is getting ready to be one of the most profitable of all-time in broadcasting terms, with new services prepared and [...]
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