NBC Sports Group will present coverage of 11 races during the upcoming 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season, beginning with IndyCar's return to Phoenix International Raceway in primetime on Saturday, April 2 on NBCSN.
NBCSN's presentation of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series averaged 507,000 viewers, making it the most-watched IndyCar season on NBCSN since IndyCar rights were acquired in 2009. NBCSN's 2015 IndyCar coverage (11 races) was up 34% from the network's average viewership for the 2014 season (378,000, 12 races), and up 26% vs. the previous record (402,000 in 2011), according to data provided by The Nielsen Company.
NBC Sports Group and the Maryland Jockey Club have reached a long-term agreement extending NBC Sports Group's exclusive rights to the Preakness Stakes, it was announced today.
NBC Sports Group and Notre Dame will kick off the 25th season of one of the most successful partnerships in sports, when the 'Fighting Irish' host the Texas Longhorns on Saturday, September 5, at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
American Century Investments will continue as title sponsor of the nation's premier celebrity golf tournament, the American Century Championship, through 2022. The championship will continue to take place at Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course in Lake Tahoe as a result of a seven-year extension, jointly announced by American Century Investments and NBC Sports, owner and operator of the championship.
Saturday night's debut of the Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) on NBC was the most-watched professional boxing broadcast since 1998, according to Fast National Data from The Nielsen Company.
Premium entertainment network EPIX and NBC Sports Network (NBCSN) today announced that the first three episodes of EPIX Presents Road to the NHL Winter Classic series
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), NBC Sports Group, and Universal Sports Network will provide unprecedented coverage of the 2014-15 U.S. ski and snowboarding season, highlighted by the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships at Vail/Beaver Creek, all parties announced today.
NBCSN will present coverage of 12 races during the upcoming 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season, beginning with the first race of the season from Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília, Brazil on Sunday, March 8. NBCSN's coverage of the 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series will feature two new race locations, historic tracks, and the final eight races of the 2015 campaign, including the season finale at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday, August 30. Once again, the 2015 IndyCar championship will be decided on NBCSN.
NBCSN will present coverage of 12 races during the upcoming 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series season, beginning with the first race of the season from Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasília, Brazil on Sunday, March 8.
The Breeders' Cup and the NBC Sports Group today announced an unprecedented 10-year media rights partnership extension that will keep the Breeders' Cup on NBC and NBCSN through 2025
The Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, United World Sports and NBC Sports Group have announced a three-year title sponsorship for the Collegiate Rugby Championship
NBCSN's coverage of the 2014 Verizon IndyCar Series averaged 378,000 viewers, the second-highest average for a season on NBCSN (formerly VERSUS) since IndyCar rights were acquired in 2009 (402,000 in 2011). NBCSN's 2014 IndyCar coverage (12 races**) was up 34% from the network's average viewership for the series for the 2013 season (282,000, 13 races), according to data provided by The Nielsen Company.
Men in Blazers, featuring popular soccer personalities Michael Davies and Roger Bennett, are joining NBC Sports Group across television and digital platforms, it was announced today.
One of the world's most innovative and respected architects, Jeanne Gang, and her firm Studio Gang Architects (studiogang.net), are designing a new concert shell for Lyric Opera of Chicago. The shell will be used for the first time at Lyric's 60th Anniversary Concert, which takes place at the Civic Opera House on November 1, 2014, at 6:30 pm.