Quelle surprise. NBCUniversal has yet another summer blockbuster to strut about. And this one doesn’t even require anyone to get off their couch–although, given the recent temperature break, you certainly could–or should. As THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Rick Porter crowed yesterday afternoon: The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through … Read more
Quelle surprise. NBCUniversal has yet another summer blockbuster to strut about. And this one doesn’t even require anyone to get off their couch–although, given the recent temperature break, you certainly could–or should. As THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER’s Rick Porter crowed yesterday afternoon: The opening weekend of the 2024 Olympics has NBCUniversal saying “Vive la France.” Through … Read more
You’d be hard pressed to find any media company with more to cheer about this summer than Comcast. Between DESPICABLE ME and TWISTERS, they’ve effectively owned the theatrical box office and have almost single-handedly helped stave off the relentless naysayers who prematurely concluded that that business was heading for the same fate as Blockbuster Video. … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime (thedoubleovertime.com) Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports fandom and media. If this were a normal NBA summer, last night’s Summer League finale before a sparse dispassionate crowd at Las Vegas’ Thomas and Mack Center would have been the last gasp of … Read more
We’ve spent a lot of time chiding and second-guessing the reign of error that has largely defined David Zaslav’s tenure running Warner Brothers Discovery. The trajectory was largely defined early on by this declarative statement as covered roughly two years ago by FRONT OFFICE SPORTS’ ubiquitous Jon Lewis: Discussing the rising cost of sports media … Read more
This little item about another upcoming show hit the trade presses Monday afternoon, this iteration courtesy of CBS PITTSBURGH’s Garrett Behanna: The Pittsburgh Steelers, with the other three teams in the AFC North, will be featured during the in-season edition of “Hard Knocks.” NFL insider Field Yates shared the news on X Monday afternoon. The … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.theDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly for extended coverage of sports and the media that covers it. This is the third time this year across our two sites that I’ve been motivated to offer a musing involving Caitlin Clark and women’s basketball. That alone should reinforce … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.TheDoubleOvertime.com Please visit it regularly for additional sports coverage. As this is being written, they’re warming up at Stade Roland Garros in Paris for the men’s final of the 2024 French Open. It’s actually a pretty decent match-up with some potentially historic implications, as CNN’s … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime . Please visit it regularly for observations and insights specific to sports. I’ve been fortunate enough to have attended a couple of Super Bowls in person, the most recent being the Steelers-Cardinals showdown in Tampa in February 2009. It was a thrill to … Read more
Our long national nightmare is over. After months of speculation and out-and-out snarking from both sports fans and so-called media pundits alike (including moi, I confess), the unholy alliance of Yosemite Zas, Foxy Lachsie and Bob AIger took advantage of the waning moments of upfront week to make news, such as this summation from THE … Read more