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☆ Congressman demands the NFL stop putting playoff games on streaming services like NBC's Peacock: Fans don't deserve 'to be squeezed even further by greedy corporations'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

"It is absolutely ridiculous that my constituents, who already pay for NBC, have to pay even more to watch this game," Ryan wrote in a letter to top NFL and NBC officials. I'm demanding the NFL and NBC stop the BS and offer fans the service they already pay for, or we're coming for your antitrust exemption." "Fans already face exorbitant prices to watch every game during the regular season; they don't deserve to be squeezed even further by greedy corporations," Ryan added. The league added that all the remaining playoff games would be available over the air nationwide, as well as on other platforms. NBC Sports reportedly pays the league more than $2 billion a year for its slice of NFL games.

Persons: —, Pat Ryan, Ryan, Roger Goodell, Goodell, cciqwvZDoE —, @RepPatRyanNY, Rick Cordella, Patrick Mahomes, Hill, Alex Riethmiller, Sportico Organizations: Service, New, New York Democrat, NFL, NBC Sports, NBC, Business, Dolphins, Chiefs, Kansas City Chiefs, Super Bowl, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City, ESPN, Sports Business, MLB, NBA, NHL Locations: New York, Kansas City, Kansas, Miami

CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus has known for over a year when he planned to retire and who would be his successor. His successor will be David Berson, who has been president of CBS Sports for over 10 years. “The reaction has been very positive, so I feel good about everything,” McManus said. McManus was president of CBS News and CBS Sports from 2005 through 2011 before being named CBS Sports Chairman in February 2011. The retirement of McManus will mark the end of a long relationship between his family and CBS.

Persons: Sean McManus, McManus, David Berson, ” McManus, “, “ I’ve, I’ve, ”, George Cheeks, Sean, Berson, Jim McKay, Rick Cordella, Pete Bevacqua, ___ Organizations: CBS, CBS Sports, Paramount Global, NFL, Fox, NFC, Tour, NCAA, Warner Discovery Sports, Turner Sports, UEFA Champions League, Big Ten, SEC, Paramount, CBS News, ABC, NBC Sports Locations: Las Vegas

☆ NBCUniversal names insider Rick Cordella president of sports division
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

General Sport - Leaders Sport Summit2012 - Stamford Bridge - 10/10/12 Rick Cordella, SVP and GM NBC Sports and Olympics Digital during a talk called "The Digital Olympics: Expensive experiment or a new era in sport?" during the summit Mandatory Credit: Action Images / Matthew Childs/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 22 (Reuters) - Comcast's (CMCSA.O) NBCUniversal on Friday appointed veteran executive Rick Cordella as president of its sports division. Cordella will take charge of NBC Sports' platforms including NBC Olympics, Golf Channel and oversee sports on the company's streaming platform Peacock, home to Sunday Night Football and NASCAR. He was most recently president of programming for NBC Sports and Peacock Sports. In the role, he led NBCUniversal's sports programming strategy across broadcast, cable and streaming and oversaw sports betting and sports fantasy.

Persons: Rick Cordella, Matthew Childs, NBCUniversal, Cordella, Arsheeya, Dawn Chmielewski, Shailesh Organizations: Sport, Summit2012, GM NBC Sports, Olympics, NBC Sports, NBC, Golf Channel, Sunday Night Football, NASCAR, Peacock, Thomson Locations: Stamford, Bengaluru, Los Angeles

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