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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBCUniversal has pushed in recent months to change the way TV audiences are measured and to shake up the methods Madison Avenue uses to place ads, but at least one thing about the Comcast-backed media conglomerate will remain the same: the location of its main upfront presentation.NBCU pledged to hold forth from Radio City Music Hall once again, just as it has for many years before the coronavirus pandemic scuttled the in-person extravaganzas that have become so much a part of the TV networks’ annual pitch to advertisers. The owner of the NBC, MSNBC and USA networks said it would kick off the industry’s annual Upfront Week on May 16, with an evening event aimed at promoting Spanish-language outlet Telemundo, marking a return to at least some of the traditions of the annual market, when U.S.

TNT cohost Charles Barkley, who once infamously claimed not to be a role model, advocated on Thursday for players to “beat the hell” out of fans.

vaccines, the network said.Biden will make a direct appeal in support of the effort, while Obama will be joined by basketball greats Charles Barkley and Shaquille O’Neal to reinforce the role of vaccines in allowing Americans to get their lives back on track.Former first lady Michelle Obama will team with Miranda, Faith Hill and Jennifer Lopez in support of shots during the hour-long special hosted by spouses Russell Wilson, the NFL quarterback, and actor-singer Ciara.Other announced highlights

The new trailer for the long-awaited sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy is finally here — and it’s giving us all the nostalgia we need!

Six-time Emmy Award-winning actor Hank Azaria will reprise his role as Jim Brockmire on The Jim Brockmire Podcast, launching on April 7 on the Le Batard & Friends network. Azaria and Brockmire producer, Sheena Datt, are teaming up with Meadowlark Media to launch the pod which will feature Azaria reprising the critically acclaimed role of fabled sportscaster Jim Brockmire.

Hank Azaria will reprise his role from the IFC comedy Brockmire in a 10-episode podcast produced by Dan Le Batard and John Skipper’s Meadowlark Media.

One hot take. NBA legend Charles Barkley shared his controversial opinion about how the COVID-19 vaccine should be administered.

Charles Barkley was slammed on social media after saying he thinks professional athletes should be among the first to receive the coronavirus vaccine.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFanDuel spends hundreds of thousands of dollars on commercials that surround big sports broadcasts. Now it wants to make sports-wagering — the activity at the core of its business — a bigger part of the studio discussions that are also such an essential part of the sports-TV experience.Charles Barkley, one of the standouts on the analyst roster on the “NBA on TNT” show, has agreed to work as an ambassador and spokesman for the sports-betting giant.

As good a basketball player as Charles Barkley was during his long NBA career, he never won a championship. Thus, today’s victory in the televised golf showdown known as The Match was extra sweet.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorGolf’s next big TV event will only feature one professional golfer on the green.On the day after Thanksgiving, WarnerMedia’s TNT will feature the latest iteration of “The Match,” a celebrity-golf showdown that pits big-name athletes and sports figures against each other in a telecast that nods to charity and owes as much to spectacle as it does to competition.

Gregg Goldstein Charles Barkley is out to conquer a new arena. The NBA Hall of Famer is exec producing his first scripted series, “The Line,” based on a bestselling exposé of the gambling scandal that nearly destroyed college basketball.RTG Features, the new sister studio to basketball media outfit SLAM, is producing the multi-episode one-hour historical drama, partnering with exec producers Barkley and the company he co-founded, Round Mound Media.

Also Read: Legendary Hockey Broadcaster Mike 'Doc' Emrick to Retire After 47 Years - Watch His Amazing Sign-off (Video)“While we may need a handicap for Chuck, I’m looking forward to playing with Peyton and Stephen and to help raise money for another important cause,” Mickelson said.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorWarnerMedia wants to take another swing at celebrity golf.The AT&T-owned media operation unveiled plans Monday for another of its golf telecasts featuring two celebrity teams squaring off against one another. The new foursome will feature Phil Mickelson and Charles Barkley taking on Stephen Curry and Peyton Manning.

Charles Barkley on Thursday night was immediately blasted on social media after he appeared, to some, to defend the police officers who shot and killedBreonna Taylor. Taylor was killed in March during a drug raid gone wrong.

Angelique Jackson Charles Barkley, Chris Eubank and Bridget Everett are ready to “Rumble.”The trio have join the voice cast of Paramount Animation’s monster wrestling film “Rumble.” The movie — set to release in theaters on Jan.

Kenny Smith showed through action that he stands with the NBA players who boycotted the playoffs.

CNBC‘s Power Lunch on Friday. “I think we’re missing the point.”Barkley said that any public message the league or its players takes as the season is scheduled to resume this month  in a COVID-19 bubble in Orlando should keep police and prison reform at their core.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerTurner Sports NBA analyst and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley said that sports leagues and players have turned racial injustice issues into a “circus,” and warned that fans could be turned off by too much politics in sports.Barkley, speaking in a phone interview on CNBC, said players are placing more importance on kneeling and messages on their jerseys rather than important change.He echoed criticisms raised by fellow analyst Jay Williams of ESPN, who

Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. That was more entertainment than sport, and there was two-way communication, at times featuring Charles Barkley.

“Saturday Night Live” ended its season just weeks ago, but the show is still playing a part in coronavirus-era life at NBCUniversal.

Michael Jordan's has not only captivated viewers with the riveting tale of the NBA icon's personal life and legendary career, but it's also ruffled plenty of feathers when it comes to Jordan's fellow basketball greats.

The return of “Saturday Night Live At Home” two weeks after its historical remote episode came as a bit of a surprise. NBC announced this week’s show just Thursday, despite a track record of advertising upcoming episodes far earlier in normal times. But, as if anyone needs to say it at this point, times are anything but normal.

As coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, more and more figures around the NBA are being affected. The league had its first two positive tests on Wednesday and Thursday in Utah Jazz teammates Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, and later Thursday evening, perhaps the league's most influential media figure revealed that he is now concerned that he might have contracted the virus. 

Charles Barkley is currently in self-quarantine after he fell ill this week.

“Space Jam” appears to have eerily foreshadowed the NBA’s sweeping move to suspend the season on Wednesday after the league announced that a Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus.

There is no doubt that Charles Barkley made his mark within the NBA during his 16 years in the league. Now he is taking some of his achievements, and selling them to help out in his hometown of Leeds, Alabama.

appears to have eerily foreshadowed the NBA's sweeping move to suspend the season on Wednesday after the league announced that a Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus.

Charles Barkley is cleaning out his house in order to build homes for others.

Charles Barkley is cleaning out his house in order to build homes for others.

Not good enough for Madison! Charles Barkley encouraged Madison Prewett to reject Peter Weber‘s final rose — if she receives it — because of his lack of basketball knowledge.

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Charles Barkley said during an interview on TODAY that Kobe Bryant should be remembered after his death for both his legendary NBA career, as well as for the sexual assault allegations lobbed against him in 2003. “You have to tell the picture in totality,” Charles said during the February 14 interview ahead of the NBA All-Star game in Chicago.

Rick Fox is opening up about the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, and how rumors and inaccurate reports claiming he was in the fatal helicopter crash as well terrified his family.

Shaquille O'Neal is remembering his "little brother" Kobe Bryant in an emotional speech.

NBA icons Shaquille O'Neal, Dwyane Wade, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley came together with sportscaster Ernie Johnson for an hour-long tribute to Kobe Bryant on Tuesday.