By Fewer younger Americans are catching five-ring fever, at least according to a report on multi-channel viewing behaviors during the Rio Olympics. NBC’s TV ratings were down significantly compared to London, 17% among all prime time viewers and a whopping 25% among those age 18-49, the key target of advertisers. It’s the
WRITER: Water Polo, Marathon Swim Compete for “Worst” Olympic Sport
The men’s marathon is under way, which means that the Rio Olympics are coming to a close… and it’s time for the media to critique the sports! Handball earned some early pub as the darling sport no one in the U.S. actually follows.* Water polo, meanwhile, received as much publicity as it
Twitter in Agreement to Stream Pac-12 Water Polo | TechCrunch
More water polo, in live-stream form, is coming to your social media. The Pac-12 Conference has agreed to allow Twitter to stream more than 150 sports events this upcoming 2016-17 school year. The schedule of events has not yet been finalized. …Twitter will be its premier streaming partner for “Pac-12 Plus,” a
Water Polo Outlet Universal Sports Network Shuts
Universal Sports Network is no more. The prominent American source of water polo programming could not gain traction with viewers and was unable to ensure carriage on major distributors like Time Warner Cable. It closed its doors on Monday after its planned demise was announced in late October. The network’s assets have
Leading Source of Prep Water Polo Coverage Announces Paywall
An April 2013 announcement by the Orange County Register that it would be implementing a paywall for its online news website presaged today’s news that it’s renowned prep sports blog, OCVarsity.com, would do the same. Beginning Thursday afternoon readers will be required to register and pay for content, including its coverage
Long Beach’s Gazettes.com Opines on Belmont Plaza Rebuild
Long Beach California’s Gazettes.com chimed in on rebuilding Belmont Plaza, the iconic indoor water polo venue that was condemned by the city on February 4. That decision, and the burgeoning effort to replace the facility in full, has has generated some social media buzz within the US swimming and water
