CBS is reportedly the favorite if IndyCar and NBC go their separate ways.
05/12/2021
With NBCSN shutting down, many sports that are broadcast on the network are figuring out what to do next. That might mean having more broadcasts on regular NBC. That might mean moving over to USA. That might mean going to Peacock. And that might mean moving to another network.
For the NTT IndyCar Series, they have been all over NBC. This season, about half the races are on NBC with half on NBCSN and most practice and qualifying sessions on Peacock. NBC has provided the kind of marketing and promotional coverage to IndyCar that they haven’t seen in decades but this relationship might possibly be ending after the 2021 season.
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Nets new No. 2: ‘Big Three’ has amped up ‘every business metric’
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In his first interview since taking up the No. 2 job at the Nets parent company, BSE Global, Michael Wandell reports that the “Big Three” of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden have pushed the franchise brand to new heights.
Even with the pandemic emptying Barclays Center, Wandell, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, told Terry Lefton of Sports Business Journal he can see numbers jump.
The addition of the superstars has amped up “every business metric.” Lefton quoted Wandell as saying. Social media has exploded, as have sales of Nets licensed merchandise at the team’s online store and TV ratings. particularly since the arrival of Harden.