As Disney‘s networks remain dark, DirecTV has accused the company of negotiating in bad faith amid carriage renewal talks. After DirecTV filed a complaint Saturday with the Federal Communications Commission, a Disney spokesperson tells Deadline that this is a common tactic DirecTV has used in previous negotiations. “We continue to negotiate with DirecTV to restore
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EXCLUSIVE: Mark Wahlberg is the latest Hollywood notable to be added to the guest list of ESPN’s Manningcast, the alternate telecast hosted by Peyton and Eli Manning. The actor and producer will appear tonight, with former NFL quarterback Michael Vick and Iowa basketball standout Caitlin Clark also on the docket. The game between the Philadelphia
EXCLUSIVE: Peyton and Eli Manning are returning for a third season of ESPN’s Monday Night ManningCast and to help plug the alternate telecast, they are staging an “audition” for a third host. In a 7-minute promo from Peyton Manning’s Omaha Productions (watch it above), the gag is that the ex-quarterback brothers have been asked to
“My heart is still in it. My heart is still in the game. I love the game,” said Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin in a press conference today. Hamlin collapsed on Monday Night Football in early January. He suffered cardiac arrest after making a tackle and has had a long road back since then. “This
John Oliver called out the National Football League (NFL) during Sunday’s episode of Last Week Tonight on HBO and HBO Max. The theme of the night was crime reporting and the comedian took a swipe at following multiple concussions from Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. “There is already primetime programming where people kill themselves for
What might have been the most exciting moment of for the Los Angeles Rams’ faithful had nothing to do with the game itself. When a fan who ran onto the field carrying a pink smoke bomb eluded field security and ran close to the Rams bench, the team’s All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner exploded from the
After a weird but ultimately successful campaign amid the Covid pandemic last year, the NFL released its full 2021 schedule today. It’s the first one to include the newly added 17th regular-season game for all 32 teams. The slate was revealed live on NFL Network from SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles — site of Super