Keeping Up With All The Industry Press Releases
ABC will air a two-hour NFL Live special from the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine hosted by Trey Wingo during quarterback and wide receiver workouts on March 2, the first time the Combine has aired on broadcast television
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From January 24 – 27, the world’s top action sports stars will take over ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 with more than 15 hours of the most unique content on the network – 1080s, triple corks and super slo-mo included. On Thursday and Friday, primetime coverage of the day’s finals will kick off the weekend with thrilling action from the SuperPipe, Slopestyle and Snow Bike courses. Over the weekend, coverage will switch to ABC, where the world’s top action sports stars will continue to push progression from beautiful Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado. For the full telecast schedule, please click HERE.
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X Games Minneapolis 2018 content across ESPN’s television networks enjoyed double-digit growth on television, triple digit growth on digital and streaming services, and video growth across social media networks enjoyed triple digit growth across all pages. It marks the second-straight event to see double-digit growth, following the X Games Aspen event in January.
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ESPN Re-Signs Jonathan Vilma; Former First-Team All-American Moves to ABC Studio for College Football Saturdays
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ESPN and ABC will be home to the 2018 NBA Playoffs from the opening tip to the raising of the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Action begins this weekend with five first round Game 1’s, including a quadrupleheader this Saturday, April 14, starting at 3:30 p.m. ET when the defending NBA Champion Golden State Warriors and Kevin Durant host the San Antonio Spurs. On Sunday, April 15, the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James host the Indiana Pacers. Mike Breen, analysts Jeff Van Gundy and Mark Jackson, and reporter Lisa Salters will call both broadcasts.
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ESPN adds College GameDay Built by The Home Depot and a Saturday Simulcast on ABC to its 2018 NFL Draft plans at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas
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ESPN’s Greenberg, Tessitore, Hubbarth & Champion to Serve as Commentators
MMA Champion Ronda Rousey and Super Bowl Champion DeMarcus Ware are Permanent Coaches
Beginning in May 2017, ESPN will host official Street League Skateboarding event recap shows on ESPN2 and ABC. Throughout the 2017 and 2018 seasons, Street League Skateboarding recap shows will air as part of the World of X Games programming. The ESPN2 shows will feature 90 minutes of event coverage, while the ABC shows will feature an hour of the best moments from each event.
With the nation on edge in the immediate aftermath of horrific events in Baton Rouge, Minneapolis and Dallas, Disney Media Networks will host a landmark town hall discussion with President Barack Obama and Americans who have been directly affected by recent events. “World News Tonight” Anchor David Muir will moderate a frank and intimate conversation about race relations, justice, policing and equality, produced by ABC News. It will include many of the people whose lives have been changed forever in the last week as the nation sees these issues play out through their eyes. “The President and The People: A National Conversation,” airs Thursday, July 14 (8:00 – 9:00 pm ET/PT), simulcast commercial-free on ABC, ESPN, FREEFORM, ABC News Digital, FREEFORM Digital, WATCH ABC, WatchESPN, Yahoo, ABC News’ Facebook page and YouTube channel and ABC Radio.
ESPN2 will televise live World of X Games: KRob Flips Providence, the Guinness World Record attempt for the longest ramp-to-ramp, no-handed backflip on a BMX bike on Saturday, Aug. 13 at 11:30 p.m. ET. The backflip – from Kennedy Plaza in Providence, R.I. – will also be part of the World of X Games series on Sunday, Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. ET/ 3 p.m. PT on ABC.