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Paige Spiranac Heads New “Gimmie Props” Series on Sportsgrid

"Gimme Props has been such an exciting project to work on because it brings my community directly into the creative process"

Drew Brees Signs On As Weekly Contributor on ESPN’s ‘First Take’

"Barrett Media has learned that the former New Orleans Saints signal caller will be a featured contributor on Tuesday's for the remainder of the NFL season"

Alex Faust Reportedly Will Replace Bob Costas On TNT Sports’ MLB Postseason Coverage

"Costas, who had been with the network since 2020, retired from MLB play-by-play after calling last year’s American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Kansas City Royals"

Jimmy Pitaro Says New YouTube TV Package Must Meet Right Business Terms for ESPN

"Our deal is coming up this fall. We’re in discussions with them now. We are certainly open to a sports package or a genre-specific sports offering on the right business terms"

Amazon Prime Seeing Massive Gains In Thursday Night Football Viewership Across Demos

"Through two games, TNF on Prime is averaging 17.13 million viewers. That figure represents a 21% increase from last season’s average through two weeks and a 30% jump from the full 2024 season"

Breaking

Glenn Beck Calls Out The Young Turks Over Lindsey Graham Documentary

“TYT did all they could to paint Lindsey Graham as a hypocrite. Maybe they should look in the mirror.”

Bob Pittman: iHeartMedia Won’t Chase Podcast Deals That Lose Money

"At Axios Media Trends Live, iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman talked podcast deals, AI, radio’s reach, and royalties."

Steak Shapiro: Tampa Bay-Milwaukee World Series Will Be A “Disaster” For Baseball, FOX Sports

"There's another term called make goods, which is you guarantee an audience. I don't know that they'll hit the audience they're guaranteeing."

CBS News’ Tony Dokoupil Announces New Video Podcast

The show will be filmed in Dokoupil’s CBS News office, giving the project a setting connected to his work as a journalist.