Jump to content

CBS Sports

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nikon1803 (talk | contribs) at 18:33, 29 October 2022 (→Branding). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

This article is about the sports division of CBS. For the pay television network, see CBS Sports Network.
CBS Sports
Launched1955; 69 years ago (1955)
Division ofCBS
OwnerParamount Global
Key peopleSean McManus (Chairman)
George Cheeks (Chairman and CEO, CBS Entertainment Group)
Bob Bakish (President and CEO, Paramount Global)
HeadquartersNew York City
Major broadcasting contracts
Sister networkCBS Sports Network
CBS Sports HQ
Nickelodeon
Official websitewww.cbssports.com

CBS Sports is the sports division of the American television network CBS. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on W 52nd Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on W 57th Street.

CBS' premier sports properties include the National Football League (NFL), Southeastern Conference (SEC) football, NCAA Division I college basketball (including telecasts of the NCAA men's basketball tournament), PGA Tour golf, the Masters Tournament and the PGA Championship, and the UEFA Champions League.

The online arm of CBS Sports is CBSSports.com. CBS purchased SportsLine.com in 2004, and today CBSSports.com is part of CBS Interactive. On February 26, 2018, following up on the success of their online news network CBSN, CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24/7, online only, linear sports news network. The network focuses entirely on sports news, results, highlights and analysis.[1] (CBS Sports college sports and golf programming that it distributes over the air is generally made available for free via separate streams, as are a limited number of NFL national telecasts; the remainder requires a Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access) subscription to be viewed online, with CBS Sports Network programming requiring a TV Everywhere subscription.)

CBS Sports was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for Synchronous Enhancement of Original Television Content for Interactive Use for its program March Madness on Demand.

Programs throughout the years

The former logo of CBS Sports (2016–2021).

Current programs

Former programs

Notable personalities (past and present)

Present

Play-by-play

Color commentators

Reporters

Studio hosts

Studio Analysts

Former

Play-by-play

Analysts

Reporters

Studio hosts

Behind the scenes

Presidents of CBS Sports

CBS Sports Network

Main article: CBS Sports Network

CBS Sports Network is a sports-oriented American digital cable and satellite channel that is operated by Paramount Global through CBS Sports. Launched as the National College Sports Network in 2002, then renamed as College Sports Television in 2003, CBS's then-parent company Viacom acquired the network in 2005 and later renamed it CBS College Sports Network in 2008. The network had always focused on college sports, but in 2011, CBS rebranded the network as CBS Sports Network as a move to reposition the network to include mainstream sports—including coverage of minor professional sports leagues such as the Arena Football League and Major League Lacrosse, although college sports are still aired frequently by the network.

CBS Sports Radio

Main article: CBS Sports Radio

CBS Sports Radio is a sports radio network that launched on September 4, 2012, with hourly sports news updates. It began offering a full 24-hour schedule of sports talk programming on January 2, 2013.[15] CBS Sports Radio although originally owned by CBS Radio is now owned directly by Paramount Global and operated by Audacy, with Westwood One handling distribution and marketing of the network. Sports radio stations that are owned by Entercom and Cumulus Media carry part of the full schedule of programming, while eight Entercom-owned stations carry network programming throughout the day. In addition to carriage on terrestrial stations, CBS Sports Radio also streams its programming on the internet.[15]

CBS Sports HQ

Main article: CBS Sports HQ

On February 26, 2018, CBS Sports launched CBS Sports HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news channel modeled after CBS News's streaming news channel.[16]

Branding

On August 31, 2013, CBS Sports rolled out its previous graphics and animation package that was first used in the network's coverage of Super Bowl XLVII. Additionally, in compliance with the Active Format Description #10 code, CBS Sports switched to a 16:9 aspect ratio letterbox presentation used for all sports programming, including the SEC on CBS and the NFL on CBS broadcasts.

On November 30, 2015, CBS Sports unveiled a new rectangular logo, which premiered on-air during its coverage of Super Bowl 50, and was intended to provide consistency between the division's platforms. It replaced an existing logo that had dated back to 1981.[17][18] In October 2020, CBS announced that all of its major divisions would adopt a unified branding scheme built around the components of the CBS eye logo, a new sonic branding, and TT Norms Pro as a corporate typeface. The implementation of the branding by CBS Sports launched during the lead-up to Super Bowl LV, which introduced a new on-air graphics package that conforms to the corporate design language.[19][20][21][22]

See also

Main competitors

References

  1. ^ "What is CBS SPORTS HQ? Your guide to our new 24/7 streaming sports news network". CBS Sports. February 26, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  2. ^ "ESPN-SEC deal finally official, will go into effect in 2024". Sports Media Watch. 2020-12-10. Retrieved 2020-12-11.
  3. ^ "The BIG3 is Cancelling the 2020 Season But Will Be Back in the Summer of 2021". BIG3. 2020-05-18. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
  4. ^ "Davis Cup - Where to watch the Davis Cup Qualifiers". DavisCup.com. February 27, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Gonzalez, Roger (July 9, 2020). "UEFA Champions League and Europa League come to CBS Sports with new U.S. TV rights deal". CBS Sports. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. ^ Galardini, Giacomo. "CBS Sports Inks Serie A And Coppa Italia U.S. Rights For A Reported $75 Million A Year". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-06-05.
  7. ^ "2020 WNBA National TV Schedule". WNBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  8. ^ "CBS Sports to televise Formula E across USA from Season 7". Formula E. November 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  9. ^ "Sauter Will Head CBS News". Boston Globe. Associated Press. November 10, 1981.
  10. ^ a b Craig, Jack (March 19, 1994). "Pilson is leaving CBS Sports". Boston Globe.
  11. ^ "CBS Not Happy With Losing Philly". Philadelphia Daily News. December 12, 1984.
  12. ^ Harasta, Cathy (December 15, 1986). "CBS Plans to Announce Corporate Restructuring". The Dallas Morning News.
  13. ^ "Rebuilding CBS Sports". Miami Herald. June 10, 1994.
  14. ^ a b "CBS Sports president Kenin loses job". Journal Sentinel. November 6, 1996.
  15. ^ a b CBS creates the largest major market sports radio network in the nation CBS Radio official press release, June 21, 2012
  16. ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (2018-02-26). "CBS Launches Free 24-Hour Sports Streaming Network CBS Sports HQ". Deadline. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  17. ^ "Finally, on CBS, the football matches the business cards". Ological. 2021-10-01. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  18. ^ "Here's CBS Sports' Super Bowl 50 broadcast team and all-new offerings". CBSSports.com. Archived from the original on January 24, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  19. ^ "CBS rethinks iconic eye in new branding strategy". Ad Age. 2020-10-08. Archived from the original on October 13, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  20. ^ Steinberg, Brian (2020-10-08). "CBS Casts New Eye on Audiences Who Don't Watch Its Programs on Regular TV". Variety. Archived from the original on October 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  21. ^ Teti, John (2021-10-01). "Finally, on CBS, the football matches the business cards". www.ological.net. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
  22. ^ "CBS Sports rolls out new branding, graphics with Super Bowl coverage". NewscastStudio. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to CBS Sports.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=CBS_Sports&oldid=1118922605"