EPIX Sets Premiere Date for THE CONTENDER, Reveals 16 Fighters Vying for the Champion Belt
by Macon Prickett - June 27, 2018 Premium pay television network EPIX® has announced the 16 fighters who will be facing off with one another for the championship belt on the revival of boxing franchise series The Contender this fall. The highly anticipated 12-episode season, from MGM Television and Paramount Television, will premier...
COME OUT SWINGIN'! to Premiere at the Franco Center in Lewiston
by Julie Musbach - October 25, 2019 Come Out Swingin'!, a new musical set in Lewiston during the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston heavyweight championship boxing match, will be presented at the Gendron Franco Center on November 22-24....
Showtime Promotes Stephen Espinoza to President, Showtime Sports
by Caryn Robbins - January 24, 2018 Showtime Networks Inc. has announced that Stephen Espinoza has been promoted to President, Sports and Event Programming, where he will continue to develop and execute the overall strategy of the group....
Showtime Announces Raw and Revealing Documentary Chronicling Sportscaster Mauro Ranallo & Lifelong Battle with Mental Illness
by Tori Hartshorn - May 01, 2018 Prolific combat sports broadcaster Mauro Ranallo and his lifelong battle with mental illness are the subject of a new documentary film from Showtime Sports(R). BIPOLAR ROCK 'N ROLLER - named for the moniker Ranallo gave himself as a broadcast personality and DJ in the early 90's - will premiere on S...
WBC Heavyweight World Championship 'Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury' Will Screen Live in U.S. Movie Theaters December 1
by Tori Hartshorn - November 14, 2018 WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder (40–0, 39 KOs) will defend his title against lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) in a blockbuster matchup on Saturday, December 1. Boxing fans will want to catch all the action, larger-than-life on the big screen, at their local cinemas as these un...
Complex Networks Presents New Docu-Series WHY WE FIGHT from Ronda Rousey
by Caryn Robbins - October 05, 2017 Complex Networks' new original docuseries WHY WE FIGHT,executive produced by Ronda Rousey, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) first female bantamweight champion and Olympic medalist in Judo, premieres Wednesday, October 18th....
Rachel Nichols Joins Showtime Basketball in Multi-Platform Role
by Michael Major - September 30, 2022 The announcement comes as SHOWTIME Basketball’s successful video podcast ALL THE SMOKE WITH MATT BARNES AND STEPHEN JACKSON drops a new, revealing interview, her first sit-down since her 2021 departure from ESPN, where Nichols opens up about her journey in sports media and what has led to this next ...
Boxing's Heavyweight Resurgence Continues On SHOWTIME
by TV News Desk - September 21, 2017 SHOWTIME Sports will close out a banner year of world-class boxing with back-to-back Saturdays featuring heavyweight world championship fights live on SHOWTIME....
Complex Networks Presents New Docu-Series WHY WE FIGHT from Ronda Rousey
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017 Complex Networks' new original docuseries WHY WE FIGHT,executive produced by Ronda Rousey, the Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) first female bantamweight champion and Olympic medalist in Judo, premieres Today, October 18th....
Showtime Announces Raw and Revealing Documentary Chronicling Sportscaster Mauro Ranallo & Lifelong Battle with Mental Illness
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018 Prolific combat sports broadcaster Mauro Ranallo and his lifelong battle with mental illness are the subject of a new documentary film from Showtime Sports(R). BIPOLAR ROCK 'N ROLLER - named for the moniker Ranallo gave himself as a broadcast personality and DJ in the early 90's - will premiere on S...
COME OUT SWINGIN'! Gets World Premiere, November 22
by A.A. Cristi - November 11, 2019 Come Out Swingin'!, a new musical set in Lewiston during the Muhammad Ali-Sonny Liston heavyweight championship boxing match, will be presented at the Gendron Franco Center on November 22-24....
WBC Heavyweight World Championship 'Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury' Will Screen Live in U.S. Movie Theaters December 1
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2018 WBC Heavyweight World Champion Deontay Wilder (40–0, 39 KOs) will defend his title against lineal champion Tyson Fury (27-0, 19 KOs) in a blockbuster matchup today, December 1. Boxing fans will want to catch all the action, larger-than-life on the big screen, at their local cinemas as these undefeat...
Dwayne Johnson Reveals World-Class Pro Athletes To Join NBC's THE TITAN GAMES Season Two
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 04, 2020 Dwayne Johnson has revealed the elite group of six world-renowned athletes to compete in NBC's “The Titan Games.”...
Showtime Sports to Offer BELLATOR MMA Debut Event for Free
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 31, 2021 The main card, in addition to airing live on SHOWTIME for subscribers, will be available for free to millions across the United States on industry-leading streaming services Pluto TV, Hulu, YouTube and FuboTV....
Showtime Sports Documentary Films Presents an Autobiographical Look at Andre Ward
by Michael Major - June 09, 2022 The undefeated, five-time world champion and Olympic gold medalist reveals his untold story in a deeply personal account of his journey from a turbulent childhood in Oakland, Calif., through the pressures of world championship expectations and ultimately to his induction into the International Boxin...
Showtime Documentary Film BIPOLAR ROCK 'N ROLLER To Premiere In Mental Health Awareness Month
by Macon Prickett - May 01, 2018 Prolific combat sports broadcaster Mauro Ranallo and his lifelong battle with mental illness are the subject of a new documentary film from SHOWTIME Sports®. BIPOLAR ROCK 'N ROLLER – named for the moniker Ranallo gave himself as a broadcast personality and DJ in the early 90's – will premiere on SHO...
Showtime Sports Documentary Films Presents THE KINGS
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 12, 2021 THE KINGS spotlights boxing's evolution from the end of Muhammad Ali's era to the era of the Four Kings, set against the seismic political and socio-economic shifts taking place in the United States....
41st Sports Emmys Announce Hosts & Presenters
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 05, 2020 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced that Lindsay Czarniak (Host, FOX Sports) and Craig Melvin (News Anchor: NBC News, MSNBC Live) will host the 41st Sports Emmy® Awards on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 8 p.m. EDT. ... |