Posts Tagged Television programs

NBA Finals Game 5 viewership down from last year

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA Finals’ television viewership for Game 5 was down 12 percent from last year.

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Ex-NBC Sports chairman Ebersol gets WISE award

NEW YORK (AP) — Former chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol will receive the WISE Champion Award for his support of women in sports.

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Diving great Greg Louganis to marry in fall

In this Oct. 27, 2011 file photo, former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis arrives at amfAR's Inspiration Gala in Los Angeles. Louganis plans to get married this fall. People magazine says the 53-year-old Louganis will marry paralegal Johnny Chaillot. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall.

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Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks

In this Oct. 1, 2011 file photo, a Netflix DVD envelope and Netflix on-screen television menu are shown in Surfside, Fla. Netflix is going to start running original television series from Dreamworks Animation, the company announced Monday, June 17, 2013. Financial terms were not disclosed. Netflix Inc. says the multi-year agreement is its biggest deal ever for original first-run content and includes more than 300 hours of new programming. It expands on an existing relationship between the companies. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Netflix announced a deal on Monday to air television programming from Dreamworks Animation in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content.

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Stanley Cup Game 2 draws most viewers for NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Stanley Cup finals’ Game 2 drew the most viewers for the NHL on NBC Sports Network since the cable channel started televising the league in 2006.

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