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The broadcaster reported revenues of $773 million and booked a $1 million net loss in the three months that included Kimmel's September suspension, according to Variety, a sudden reversal from the $94 million profit Sinclair posted in the same quarter of 2024. Advertising was the engine of the decline, down 26% to $321 million year-over-year. Political spending largely evaporated with just $6 million this past quarter compared to $138 million a year ago which was, of course, an election year.

ITV plc notes the recent press speculation and confirms that it is in preliminary discussions regarding a possible sale of its M&E business to Sky for an enterprise value of £1.6bn,

The first round of the 12-team College Football Playoff will start at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 19 on ABC and ESPN, followed by a tripleheader Dec. 20 that starts at noon, the CFP, ESPN and TNT announced Tuesday. ESPN, which has owned the exclusive rights to the playoff since its inception in 2015, is in the second year of its current expanded package, which includes all four games of the CFP first round with two of the games sublicensed to TNT Sports.

As she prepares for the release of her new memoir Miriam: Life, Work, Everything, broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan talks about navigating divorce, the mantras she lives by and being ringside on society's most ground-breaking stories Let's get the presidency stuff out of the way first. Is there one among us who doesn't wish Miriam (she long ago acceded to one-name status) had gone for it, just as all those rumours, over all those years, had it that she intended to?

The World Cup final against Canada was played in front of 81,885 fans - a record for a women's rugby match and the second-highest attendance for a men's or women's World Cup final.

Earlier this month, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal heard that Valentyne, who co-hosted Q Q107's Derringer in the Morning from 2017 to 2019, was bullied, yelled at and excluded from important conversations by her co-hosts. Valentyne claims the treatment was due to the fact that she is a woman, alleging male colleagues were not treated the same way. Valentyne also alleges Corus management knew about her co-hosts' conduct, failed to take action against it and instead pushed Valentyne out of her position as co-host.

Maresca's elation after Chelsea's stoppage-time winner against Liverpool earned him a touchline ban but he'll fancy his team getting the better of a Forest team without a win since opening day. Postecoglou was under intense pressure the moment he replaced Nuno Espirito Santo at the City Ground barely a month ago and is odds-on to be the next Premier League manager sacked.

The 49ers' quarterback situation is still shaky as Brock Purdy has not practiced this week with turf toe and Mac Jones works through knee and oblique injuries. Jones gutted through those issues last Thursday to help the 49ers to a road win over the Rams, but can he do it again? Tampa Bay is a surprise 4-1 team, like the 49ers, as Baker Mayfield has led the Bucs to some last-minute victories early in the season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are in the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season but navigated a bit of a new wrinkle for the franchise by beginning their October run in the Wild Card Series. Although the Dodgers won the NL West title for the fourth year in a row and 12th time since 2013, they were not among the top-two division winners.

The San Francisco 49ers battle the Arizona Cardinals in their home opener at Levi's Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1:25 p.m. PDT. The Niners are coming off consecutive road victories to open the season, including a 26-21 win in New Orleans with backup quarterback Mac Jones directing the offense. Arizona comes in at 2-0 on the season, as well, after beating the Saints and Panthers. Brock Purdy just may make his return for the 49ers as he returned to practice this week.

Arne Slot's side are heavily tipped to retain their Premier League crown but will have their work cut out against David Moyes' outfit. Liverpool kept up their impressive start to the 2025/26 season with a 3-2 win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, as Virgil van Dijk powered home a late winner for the Reds in the UEFA Champions League. That result will please Slot heading into the Merseyside derby this weekend, with a raucous atmosphere expected at Anfield as the Toffees arrive.

On Wednesday, bowing to pressure from the Trump Administration, ABC pulled the late-night series "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" off the air. The show, which had run for more than two decades, was shelved indefinitely over a monologue addressing the murder of the conservative activist Charlie Kirk—one in which Kimmel did not disparage Kirk, nor, indeed, comment on him at all. Instead, he directed his contempt at those eager to exploit the activist's death: members of "the MAGA gang" who were, he said, "desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."

"We had some new lows over the weekend with the MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them," Kimmel said. The backlash intensified after Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr publicly condemned Kimmel's comments, calling them "the sickest conduct possible." In an interview with YouTuber Benny Johnson, Carr also warned that affiliate licenses could come under review, and that broadcasters are required to operate "in the public interest."

Between Clubber TV's extensive coverage and TG4's continued commitment, the GAA club championships are available to an increasingly large audience - a welcome development enjoyed by many people at home and abroad.

"There are no policies that prohibit an owner from sitting in the coaches' booth or wearing a headset during a game," NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. "Brady was sitting in the booth in his capacity as a limited partner. "All personnel sitting in the booth must abide by policies that prohibit the use of electronic devices other than league-issued equipment such as a Microsoft Surface Tablet for the Sideline Viewing System."

will join the network's broadcast team for Caps coverage and programming this upcoming NHL season.