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Showtime Sports announced today that veteran journalist, host and sports broadcaster Rachel Nichols will join Showtime Basketball as both a host and producer, contributing to multiple platforms, programs and projects.“We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the SHOWTIME Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, Senior Vice President, Sports Programming & Content, Showtime Networks Inc. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”Nichols will contribute to SHOWTIME Basketball’s premium, award-winning storytelling as she bolsters a group that features Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, JR Smith and King of NBA Twitter Josiah Johnson.“I’ve been so fortunate to live my dream job alongside some of the best journalists in the business for more than 25 years, and this new development deal with SHOWTIME Sports gives me my most broad playing field yet,” Nichols said.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor As Major League Baseball‘s post-season continues, Warner Bros. Discovery wants to talk baseball or beisbol.

It’s been over 60 years since Disney purchased the rights to A.A. Milne’s beloved children’s story “Winnie the Pooh” and transformed it into a multimedia cash cow and, frankly it’s never entirely sat right.

K.J. Yossman Warning: there are SPOILERS for the entirety of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” ahead “Don’t go down to the woods today,” warns a newsreader at the beginning of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey,” a new micro-budget slasher which follows the story of A.A. Milne’s classic characters Pooh and Piglet – now out of copyright – after they’re abandoned by Christopher Robin when he goes off to college. Left to their own devices, the animals (which are supposed to be a combination of flesh and plush, director Rhys Frake-Waterfield tells Variety) starve before morphing into monstrous killers who lurk in the Hundred Acre Wood.

A stunning piano has found a new home in Gatehouse.

Rachel Nichols, a veteran sports TV host whose lengthy ESPN tenure was cut short by controversy, is finally re-emerging in a new on-air home.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Rachel Nichols basketball-journalism career has taken a new bounce. The longtime sports reporter is joining Showtime’s sports division, where she will work on the unit’s basketball content vertical as both a host and producer. “We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the Showtime Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, senior vice president of sports programming and content for Showtime, in a prepared statement. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The 2024 Paris Summer Olympics remain many months away, but NBC Sports has an idea it hopes will get fans thinking about the athletic extravaganza right now. A new monthly series, “Chasing Gold: Paris 2024,” will debut this Sunday, September 18 on NBC at 2:30 p.m. eastern, and NBC Sports executives hope an early look at the athletes gearing up for the Games will build new storylines and anticipation. “We think we can help grow and cultivate interest in the Olympics year-round,” says Jack Felling, the series’ coordinating producer.

Ozzy Osbourne has shared his half-time performance at the NFL season opening in full.It comes following a backlash after NBC only aired a few seconds of the performance during the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills, when it went out live last week.The singer performed two songs – ‘Patient Number 9’, the title track from his new album along with ‘Crazy Train’ – to mark the first game of the 2022 NFL season.But when broadcaster Maria Taylor introduced Osbourne’s performance and the screen cut to him, he was only on screen for a few seconds, before NBC cut back to pundits discussing the first half of the match.Now, the Black Sabbath frontman has shared his performance in full, which you can view below.The event was Osbourne’s first live performance in nearly four years, with his last appearance coming before the pandemic during the AMA Awards.The day after the NFL performance (September 9), Osbourne dropped his thirteenth studio record, ‘Patient Number 9’. The album features contributions from Jeff Beck, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, Zakk Wylde, and the late Taylor Hawkins from Foo Fighters.Reviewing ‘Patient Number 9’, NME wrote: “At 73 years old and battling with his health, you might not expect Osbourne to keep that bar particularly high.

Ozzy Osbourne‘s half-time performance at the NFL season opening was broadcast on television by NBC.On Thursday evening (September 8), the singer performed a multi-song medley at half-time of the game between the Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills, which marked the first game of the 2022 NFL season.However, viewers on NBC were upset to find that only a few seconds of the performance were broadcast on air. During half-time, broadcaster Maria Taylor introduced Ozzy’s performance and the screen cut to him half-way through a performance of the title track from new album ‘Patient Number 9’.It was only on screen for a few seconds though, before NBC cut back to pundits discussing the first half of the match.See footage from his performance and angry reactions from fans below.OZZY doing Crazy Train #NFLKickoff2022 pic.twitter.com/2AHeH8SdyV— BlitzburghUSAVideos (@sdextrasmedia) September 9, 2022Man, running Ozzy Osbourne out there at 73 being held upright by a bracket.

NBC is getting slammed online after the broadcaster completely dismissed legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne during his live halftime show, part of the Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Rams NFL season opener on Thursday night.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The new team at NBC’s “Football Night in America” has yet to work a “Sunday Night Football” game in this year’s official NFL season, but they’ve already weathered at least one storm. During NBC’s broadcast of the 2022 Hall of Fame Game last month, Jason Garrett, the former Dallas Cowboys head coach who is still relatively new to the art of TV sportscasting, got a bulletin in his ear courtesy of producer Matt Casey. “Looks like we have a rain delay,” Garrett recalls being told. “You guys are going to have to fill for half an hour.” Garrett, who has been working NBC’s USFL broadcasts to warm up for his new stint on “Football Night,” took a moment to collect himself: “Oh, this is interesting.”

Winnie-The-Pooh: Blood And Honey has been released – watch below.Director Rhys Waterfield will be turning the toys of the Hundred Acre Wood into something more murderous in the forthcoming horror film, which was announced in May.The new trailer sees Nikolai Leon’s Christopher Robin invite a friend to visit Pooh, Piglet and Eeyore in the woods before he realises that they have “been abandoned” and “have turned wild”.Watch the trailer below:Originally created by author A.A. Milne and illustrator E.H.

Bright Eyes have announced the next wave of their Companions project, which will see the band reissue their back catalogue, accompanied by new recordings.Earlier this year, the trio shared “companion” records for ‘A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997’, ‘Letting Off The Happiness: A Companion’, and ‘Fevers And Mirrors: A Companion’.This new set will see 2002’s ‘Lifted or The Story Is In The Soil, Keep Your Ear To The Ground’, and 2005’s ‘I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning’ and ‘Digital Ash In A Digital Urn’ be giving the same treatment. Each record will be released on November 11 via Dead Oceans and will include guest performances from Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, Becky Stark and Maria Taylor.Across the releases, a series of covers will also be featured. They will include Bright Eyes’ take on Azure Ray’s ‘November’, Townes Van Zandt’s ‘Fare Thee Well, Miss Carousel’, and The Faint’s ‘Agenda Suicide’.Ahead of the arrival of the next three “companion” releases, Bright Eyes have shared new recordings from each record.

Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey, a horror film reimagining of the children’s teddy bear.As discovered by Dread Central, Winnie The Pooh: Blood And Honey is directed by Rhys Frake-Waterfield and stars Amber Doig-Thorne, Maria Taylor, Danielle Scott, Danielle Ronald, Chris Cordell and Craig David Dowsett as Winnie himself.According to the film’s IMDB page, it’s described as a “horror retelling of the famous legend of Winnie the Pooh.” It’s expected to be released later this year.As shown in the first images from Jagged Edge Productions, Pooh appears to be a slasher serial killer wielding a sledgehammer. There’s also a twisted reinterpretation of Piglet, and a shot with the words “get out” written across windows in blood.You can check out the first pictures below.Originally created by author A.A.

NBC Sports said Thursday that Maria Taylor will be the new host of Football Night in America, NBC’s weekly studio show that leads into the network’s Sunday Night Football.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC viewers were already seeing a lot of Maria Taylor on Sundays. Now they can be assured of seeing even more.Taylor, the up-and-coming sportscaster who left ESPN last year for NBC Sports, was named host of “Football Night in America,” the show that precedes “Sunday Night Football” and garners one of the network’s biggest weekly audiences.

Maria Taylor will serve as the event’s emcee.Along with Usher and Maroon 5’s performances, the benefit concert will feature a program filled with inspiring community stories. The money raised will be distributed to several nonprofit beneficiaries that prioritize economic and community development.The Beloved Benefit was inspired by the Rev.

LOS ANGELES -- NYMV101-103 are time-releasedMaroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep.

Dave Roberts received one of the NBA’s biggest rebuilding jobs last August. Instead of being tasked with turning around a team, it was getting ESPN’s studio shows and coverage back on track.As the league comes out of the All-Star break and the push toward the playoffs intensifies, Roberts is pleased with the early results.

What was to be one of the highlights for Team U.S.A. in this Olympics ended in heartbreak as skiing superstar Mikaela Shiffrin missed a gate on her Slalom run tonight and was out of her best event after six seconds.

China to NBC Sports headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, to host Wednesday's and Thursday's shows before heading to Los Angeles on Friday to anchor Olympic and Super Bowl coverage through Sunday.Tirico will then head back to Stamford for the final week of Olympic coverage. The Games conclude on Feb.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorKatie Nolan, the sportscaster who has made a name for herself in the world of digital content, is taking her talents to NBC Sports.Nolan is joining the NBC Olympics team, and is expected to create daily short-form content, which will be distributed across both traditional and digital platforms.“We are excited to welcome Katie to Team NBC Olympics, where her unique storytelling ability will be utilized across multiple platforms,” said Rebecca Chatman, vice president and coordinating producer for NBC Olympics, in a prepared statement. Nolan left ESPN in September.“I always dreamed I’d go to the Olympics one day,” Nolan said in a statement.

Venus Williams is stepping out for a screening of King Richard!

punching his then-girlfriend inside an Atlantic City elevator, the NFL was forced to publicly reckon with the league’s domestic violence issue. Commissioner Roger Goodell, however, was forced to reckon with Nichols.During a press conference in New York City, the then-CNN reporter held his feet to the fire, challenging him on the league’s balance of power and the hiring of Robert Mueller to conduct an investigation due to his ties to the league.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN used to rely on two talented female sportscasters, Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor, for some of its top basketball coverage. Going forward, the network isn’t going to have either.ESPN has decided to cancel “The Jump,” the Nichols-led weekday daily basketball-news program and take the sportscaster off of NBA coverage.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSportscaster Maria Taylor has moved into a new role at NBC Sports, where she made her first appearance Friday during the network’s Olympics coverage.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorESPN and Maria Taylor, an up-and-coming on-air personality, have parted ways in the wake of an internal controversy that spilled into the public arena and drew new scrutiny of diversity policies at the Disney-owned sports-media giant.“There is no doubt we will miss Maria, but we remain determined to continue to build a deep and skilled talent roster that thoroughly reflects the athletes we cover and the fans we serve” said Jimmy Pitaro, ESPN’s chairman, in a

In a memo sent to ESPN employees on Friday, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro addressed what he called “nuanced and complicated personnel matters” related to “recent events.” Those events revolve around leaked comments made by one of the the network’s highest-profile female hosts Rachel Nichols, who is white, and another of the network’s highest-profile female hosts Maria Taylor, who is Black.

UPDATE, 8:45: ESPN anchor Maria Taylor has finally spoken out in the wake of the controversy surrounding remarks made about her by fellow employee Rachel Nichols.

Shortly before tip off of the first game of the 2021 NBA Finals, league commissioner addressed the media. Specifically, he addressed the turmoil at one of the league’s premiere TV partners, ESPN, surrounding hosts Rachel Nichols and Maria Taylor.

PHOENIX -- ESPN has replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Maria Taylor.The network announced Tuesday that Malika Andrews would handle that role for the series between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks.Nichols, who is white, has been the sideline reporter for its top national games this season and for last year's NBA Finals.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorRachel Nichols typically uses the opening moments of the ESPN basketball program, “The Jump,” to talk about the latest news in the NBA. On Monday, she used it to address a growing story that has her at the center.In July of last year, Nichols was caught on video speaking to representatives of LeBron James about ESPN’s decision to have Maria Taylor host “NBA Countdown” during 2020’s NBA Finals.

Rachel Nichols, ESPN‘s star anchor who does all things basketball and the NBA as of late, is under fire this weekend after a secret recording was made public.

Disparaging comments made by ESPN host Rachel Nichols and leaked from a recorded phone conversation are reportedly causing an uproar at the sports network.

Also Read: DraftKings Stock Soars to Record High After Exclusive Content Deal With ESPNEntercom fired him Tuesday morning and apologized to Taylor. “For each one of us our words have power.