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Tysons, Va., March 17, 2025 (Globe Newswire) -Tegna Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) announced today that Amazon Fire TV channels are coming to bring College basketball fans a new approach to the NCAA tournament reporting of men and women.

Fans can stream “Fire TV Channels Bracket Breakdown”, a new series that covers the tournament from start to finish, with a single click on Fire TV, Fire tablet and echo show devices. “Bracket Breakdown” combines the expertise of remarkable players, findings from basketball journalists and local reporting, for which Tegnas Podcast network is known. “Bracket Breakdown” started with Selection Sunday on March 16 and continues on April 6th through the national championship game – all available via Amazon Fire TV channels without downloads or fees so that fans can go into action directly.

“The blocking is uniquely positioned to report today's basketball fans and to offer a new perspective on the tournament for millions of customers on Amazon Fire TV channels,” said President David Locke. “In addition to our successful College Sportsport Fast TV channel and on-demand shows for practically every team, no other sports outlet can combine the best national analysts with local experts that cover these teams all year round.”

“Bracket Breakdown” is blocked by an outstanding occupation of former and current NBA, WNBA and Collegiate players as well as national and local team experts from the podcast network, including:

  • Gordon Hayward – Get 14 seasons in the NBA with jazz, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Hornets and Oklahoma City Thunder. It was selected for the NBA All-Star game 2017. In 2010 he led the Butler Bulldogs to the NCAA National Championship Game.
  • Monique Billings – Since 2018 through the WNBA, has been playing for The Atlanta Dream, Dallas Wings and Phoenix Mercury and is now playing for the Golden State's Valkyries. At the UCLA she drove the bruins to three tournament appearances in a row and received twice all-pac-12- and PAC-12-all defensive ceremonies.
  • Jordan Robinson -Te covers the WNBA as insider and host “The Women's Hoops Show” podcast. Robinson pursues the West Coast Conference for ESPN+, previously treated the PAC-12 and writes a book about the history of women's basketball.
  • Howard Megdal – Host of women's basketball and is the founder and editor of the IX newsletter, a daily resource that covers six women's sports, and the next women's basketball covering around the clock. Megdal wrote for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the baseball brochure, the Fivethirtyweight and Sports Illustrated. His latest book “Become Caitlin Clark” will be published by Triumph Books in June.
  • Kylen Mills -Prize winner sports broadcaster, the moderator, reporter and play-by-play broadcaster for the Big Ten Network. Mills also calls college basketball for FOX and the CW and is co-moderator of the Podcast of Warriors in Warriors. Before that, she worked in PAC-12 Network and in the NBC Sports Bay Area/California.
  • Tenitra Batiste -offers color comment for college football, the side reporting for College basketball and serves as a radio presenter for ESPN. She moderates and anchored the podcast network blocked and is analyst for Tegnas NBC partner WXIA. Batiste serves as a secondary reporter for the WNBA and the NBA G League and is the former analyst in the game for the Atlanta Hawks. Previously, she was a sports tanker, reporter and host for WZGC.
  • Isaac is a shame -Dilated as an analyst and host for both Tar -Heels and the College basketball podcasts.
  • Andy Patton -Analyzes College basketball and serves as a sports commentator while you say goodbye to ZAGs and have blocked college basketball podcasts. He contributed to USA Today and Sports Illustrated.

Production takes place in Locked on's Studios in the Tegna Station WFAA in Dallas. All episodes “Bracket Breakdown” will be available on Amazon Fire TV channels on need. The fans find “Bracket Breakdown” on Fire TV, Fire Tablet and Echo Show devices and can simply access it by asking Alexa for the “Watch Bracket Breakdown”.

About Tegna

Tegna Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by offering the trusted local news and services that are most important. Together we build a sustainable future for local news. With 64 television stations in 51 US markets, Tegna reaches more than 100 million people on the entire web, in mobile apps, streaming and linear television every month. For more information, see Tegna.com.

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Founded in 2016, which was made on more than 250 daily podcasts, the NBA, NFL, MLB and NFL team as well as important college sports teams and conferences offer detailed reporting. The leading local sports podcast network generates over 35 million listeners and calls every month. The podcasts were streamed in all podcast audio apps and on YouTube and leading Ott platforms in all Podcast -udio -Apps and on YouTube. The company also produces industry-leading daily podcasts for fantasy sports, league designs and league-wide shows with industry-known writers, reporters and insiders. For more information, see Lockedonpodcasts.com. Is blocked by Tegna Inc. (NYSE: TGNA).

For media inquiries, contact:
Anne Bentley
Vice President, Chief Communications Officer
703-873-6366
abentley@tegna.com

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Julie Heskett
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
703-873-6747
investorrelations@tegna.com

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