"NWSL on ION experienced significant success last season, amassing more than 3.6 million hours of viewing across free ad-supported television (FAST) channels"
"We’d rather invest – if we saved a huge amount of money by not doing the NBA, it’s more money that we can spend on the quality content that we can make global that we think can strategically help us."
Douthat’s opinion-writing background, which I once viewed as a liability, actually helped him here. He thinks about big questions for a living. Therefore, he knew where to push Trump beyond the usual talking points.
"I get to talk about sports on a daily basis. I haven't lost the fandom for these teams. This is what I want to do, be as successful as possible. And do it for as long as I possibly can."