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Carlos Silva Named President of Anthem Sports

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Anthem Sports & Entertainment named Carlos Silva president of Anthem Sports Group.

Silva most recently had been partner and president of SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory He will continue as a partner there. Over the course of his career, Silva held positions many sports organization. For instance, the World Series of Fighting/Professional Fighters League, World Team Tennis, Universal Sports Network and Back9 Network.

In his new role Silva will report to Anthem President and CEO Leonard Asper. He will oversee growth and distribution of Anthem properties including TNA Wrestling, Invicta Fighting Championships, in addition to Fight Network.

“Carlos Silva is an incredible addition to our team, and his vast wealth of knowledge and experience in sports and television makes him the perfect choice to head Anthem Sports Group,” said Asper.  “Throughout his career, he has overseen tremendous growth for some of the country’s top brands, improving operating results and growing asset value.”

 Silva replaces Richard Schaefer, who left the company but continues to work as a strategic advisor. Anthony Cicione handled his duties on an interim basis and will report to Silva overseeing TNA. At the same time, Cicione will report to Asper as head of the company’s Canadian operations.

“Anthem Sports Group’s diverse offerings represent a wide range of exciting opportunities for growth and development, and TNA Wrestling, Invicta FC, and Fight Network are each poised to make a major impact in their respective arenas,” Silva said. “This is going to be an exciting new era for Anthem Sports Group, and I could not be more excited to lead this talented team as we move forward into the future.”

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iHeartRadio App Receives Biggest Refresh Since 2011 Debut

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iHeartRadio App Receives Biggest Refresh Since 2011 Debut

The iHeartRadio app has received its biggest refresh since its debut in 2011, with a wide variety of new features to enhance the listening experience.

The revamped app will feature an interface more similar to an in-dash car radio experience than previously seen in a digital audio app.

The iHeartRadio app will now feature presets for listeners, allowing up to 15 stations, playlists, podcasts, or artist radio stations to be accessible throughout the app. Additionally, a scan button will be available for listeners to seek new stations, filter by genre or location, and will allow listeners to find local radio stations faster.

A live radio dial, a what’s trending ranker, and updated lyrics to songs are also part of the update from iHeartMedia.

“Our listeners have made it clear that they want a streaming audio platform that’s intuitive and familiar, reflecting the simplicity of the car radio while embracing the full capabilities of streaming technology,” said iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman. “The redesigned iHeartRadio app does just that, bringing together the best features of the car radio and the mobile app. We are excited to offer this new and improved iHeartRadio app just in time for Christmas – it’s our special gift to our listeners.”

“The new iHeartRadio app further underscores iHeartMedia’s mission to use the power of audio to build companionship and connection,” added iHeart Digital Audio Group CEO Conal Byrne. “This experience blends the familiarity of the car radio with digital innovation to enable users to easily find the stations, artists and podcasts they know and love, fostering the fun, spontaneous discovery and connection that comes with live car radio – all through their phones, anywhere they go.”

The fresh features in the app will begin updating today and will be fully implemented by Tuesday, December 17th.

YouTube TV Announces 14% Price Increase for Both New and Existing Subscribers

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YouTube TV Announces 14% Price Increase for Both New and Existing Subscribers

YouTube TV has announced an upcoming price increase for both new and existing subscribers to its streaming television package.

Beginning today for new subscribers, prices will rise from $72.99 per month to $82.99. The price hike will be enacted for those already utilizing the service on Monday, January 13th.

The company says it is making the move “to keep up with the rising cost of content and the investments we make in the quality of our service.”

“We don’t make these decisions lightly, and we realize this has an impact on our members,” a letter to subscribers from the company stated. “We are committed to bringing you features that are changing the way we watch live TV … and supporting YouTube TV’s breadth of content and vas on-demand library of movies and shows.”

The company added that it hopes “YouTube TV continues to be your service of choice, but we understand that some of our members may want to cancel their subscriptions. As always, family managers have the ability to pause or cancel anytime.”

The move markets the first price hike since March 2023, when the service increased its monthly price from $64.99 to $72.99. When the new prices take effect, YouTube TV will cost 137% more per month than it did when it debuted in 2017 at $34.99. In February, the service revealed it had 8 million monthly subscribers.

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570 KLIF Names Sybil Summers Morning News Co-Anchor Alongside Clayton Neville

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570 KLIF Names Sybil Summers Morning News Co-Anchor Alongside Clayton Neville

570 KLIF has tabbed Sybil Summers to serve as its new morning news co-anchor alongside Clayton Neville at the Cumulus Dallas news/talk station.

Summers will step into the role previously held by Laura Sadler who was hosting DFW’s Morning News with Neville. Sadler departed the station in October after just under one year in the daypart.

Sybil Summers joins the station after previously working in music radio at crosstown 98.7 The Spot, Alt 103.7, and Amp 103.7. She has also previously worked in the talk radio space at Live 105.3 and 105.3 The Fan at Audacy in the Metroplex. Summers also served as a fill-in host on 97.1 The Freak during its short time in the hot-talk format.

“I’m so excited to be filling tour earholes with (Clayton Neville) every morning from 5-9 AM on 570 KLIF!” Summers wrote in a social media post announcing the move. “Not excited about the 1am alarm, though. It’s been a hell of a year, and there’s more in store.”

Summers is already on the air with Neville on DFW’s Morning News, which airs on 570 KLIF from 5-9 AM.

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Nielsen Diary Markets 12+ Trends November 2024 6 am-midnight

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Nielsen Diary Markets 12+ Trends November 2024 6 am-midnight

Nielsen Diary Markets 12+ Trends November 2024 6 am-midnight

#56 Ft. Myers

Easy Listening WAVV tops the music stations 6.4-6.2

Classic Rock WARO up 4.6-5.1

Country WWGR falls 5.6-4.8

#62 Tucson

Country KIIM 7.3-7.0

Classic Rock KLPX 4.6-5.9

Top 40 KRQQ 6.5-5.8

#64 Tulsa

Christian Top 40 leads the market and grows 6.6-7.1

Rock KMOD up 5.9-6.8

Classic Rock KJSR up nearly a share 4.2-5.1

#65 Dayton

Country WHKO continues its domination of the market despite a 9.7-9.2 drop

Rock WTUE gains nearly a share 6.8-7.6

Hip Hop WDTH rounds out the top three 6.9-6.4

#68 Grand Rapids

Country WBCT on top 8.3-8.2

Rock WGRD up 5.6-6.9

Christian Top 40 WCSG 5.9-6.2

#73 Metro Fairfield County (CT)

Connoisseur holds the three top spots

AC WEBE 9.1-9.0

Hot AC WEZN 7.8-8.9

Rock WPLR drops 5.0-4.0

You can dive deeper into each market on Barrett Media’s ratings page. Powered by Harker Bos Group.

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Dave Russell Lands Afternoon Drive At WEEU Reading, PA.

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Dave Russell Lands Afternoon Drive At WEEU Reading, PA.

Dave Russell, who recently departed from Cumulus Media’s AC 103.3 WARM-FM in York, PA, after company layoffs, has been appointed afternoon host at Treese Media Group News/Talk 830 WEEU in Reading, PA.

He replaces “The Dave Ramsey Show.”

Russell said, “A huge thanks to John and Kristine Treese for bringing me on for this opportunity. I’m moving away from music radio for this time in my career. There are some exciting things planned for the station in 2025. And looking forward to getting immersed in the Berks community. Local radio ownership is where it’s at.”

Russell was with WARM-FM from 2015 until his departure in early November. This marked his third tenure at the station. He began his broadcasting career at 910 WSBA, where he spent eleven years from 1988 to 1999, ultimately advancing to the roles of Assistant Program Director and Promotions Director. After that, he worked at WEZQ in Bangor, Maine, and subsequently at WCTO and WLEV in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In 2007, he returned to WARM-FM as Program Director while also serving as both the afternoon host and morning co-host.

After a budget reduction in 2009, he spent the subsequent two years serving as a fill-in host for various Cumulus clusters in Pennsylvania. In 2011, he joined Forever Media to program Oldies station “The Pickle” WPKL/WKPL in suburban Pittsburgh, a role he maintained until his return to WARM-FM in 2015.

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Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, The Daily Earn Top 10 Finishes in Podtrac Podcast of the Year Rankings

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Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, The Daily Earn Top 10 Finishes in Podtrac Podcast of the Year Rankings

Podtrac has released its list of the top 10 global podcasts of 2024, and some familiar names — like Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, and The Daily — make appearances.

The Joe Rogan Experience earned the top place on the list, as high-profile interviews with the likes of Donald Trump and JD Vance propelled it to a strong finish.

Meanwhile, The Daily from The New York Times was second on the list, marking the first of six news podcasts in the top 10. NPR News Now and The MeidasTouch Podcast were also featured in the top five at fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Ben Shapiro Show from The Daily Wire was eighth, while FOX News Hourly Update and Up First from NPR rounded out the top 10 list.

The rankings were based on the average monthly downloads and views in 2024 as measured or estimated by Podtrac across all podcast sources.

The entire list is included below:

  1. The Joe Rogan Experience
  2. The Daily
  3. The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett
  4. NPR News Now
  5. The MeidasTouch Podcast
  6. 48 Hours
  7. Crime Junkie
  8. The Ben Shapiro Show
  9. FOX News Hourly Update
  10. UP First from NPR

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TGL on ESPN Coverage to Include Scott Van Pelt, Matt Barrie, Marty Smith

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TGL on ESPN Coverage to Include Scott Van Pelt, Matt Barrie, Marty Smith

In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, ESPN acquired U.S. media rights for TGL, the golf league founded by TMRW Sports, a company started by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley. The league features six teams of top players from the PGA TOUR competing on Mondays and Tuesdays from SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. As part of a multiyear partnership, the new sports entity is going to be broadcast in prime time television starting early next year, necessitating a slate of broadcasters to present the action.

Throughout the year, viewers will be able to see every shot live on linear television (ESPN or ESPN2), along with the ESPN+ app. The first seven matches of the TGL season will air on ESPN and 16 of them will be in the prime time viewership slot as well. The inaugural season of the league commences on Tuesday, Jan. 7 and concludes towards the end of March, ending with a best-of-three Finals series.

Scott Van Pelt will host pre-match and intermission segments for prime time matches from the SportsCenter studio where he broadcasts in Washington, D.C. Working remotely, he will start the broadcast and also conduct interviews with athletes during play and after the match. Van Pelt has deft experience working in golf coverage, covering the sport for over three decades and serving as the primary host for coverage of the Masters and PGA Championship. Outside of his golf ventures, he is the host of Monday Night Countdown, the weekly SVPod podcast and monthly edition of Bad Beats based on his midnight edition of SportsCenter.

Matt Barrie will work as the play-by-play announcer for TGL, anchoring the coverage from the broadcast booth located at SoFi Stadium. Barrie and his colleagues in the broadcast booth will be able to communicate directly with teams and contribute to shot-by-shot strategy. Barrie has hosted SportsCenter from the Masters and PGA Championship, along with calling featured groups and hole coverage on the course. Additionally, he is the co-anchor for the 2 p.m. EST weekday version of SportsCenter and also calls Thursday night college football games on the network. Barrie is also the host of popular studio programs such as College Football Scoreboard and College Football Final.

Marty Smith, a longtime reporter at ESPN, will serve the role for its coverage of TGL live from SoFi Center. As part of his position, he will have access to team benches and speak with golfers during the match to glean real-time insights towards gameplay. Smith is the host of Marty and McGee on the SEC Network and ESPN Radio, traveling the country during the college football season to campuses around the Southeastern Conference. Akin to his colleagues, Smith has worked on the Masters and PGA Championship broadcasts since 2017.

“Scott, Matt, and Marty have years of experience working together on ESPN’s annual coverage of the Masters and PGA Championship, as well as on SportsCenter and other programming,” Mike McQuade, executive vice president of sports production at ESPN, said in a statement. “They will make a strong team and we’re looking forward to the debut on January 7.”

The league blends golf with technology by utilizing several elements within play to blur the lines between virtual and real-life play. Teams will hit their shots from boxes featuring either grass or sand into a 3,400-square-foot screen. When the teams are inside 50 yards of the hole, they will move to the 22,475-square-foot green using advanced technology to rotate its shape on every hole. Matches will utilize a shot clock, thus forcing teams to make their stroke within 40 seconds, along with advanced audio capabilities, shot data and in-venue lighting and video presentation. Fifteen holes on the course were created by venerated golf course designers and are inspired by realistic golf elements and landscapes.

“We appreciate ESPN’s level of commitment to TGL,” Mike McCarley, founder of TMRW Sports, said in a statement. “SVP, Matt, and Marty bring recognizable star-power from the sports they cover regularly and are familiar to golf fans from ESPN’s coverage of the majors. Plus, their relationships with the top players in the sport will help create a refreshing, fun prime time experience for fans.”

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John Sterling: I Assume Dave Sims, Suzyn Waldman Will Be ‘Great on the Air Together’

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John Sterling: I Assume Dave Sims, Suzyn Waldman Will Be ‘Great on the Air Together’

John Sterling, the longtime radio play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees, officially retired from his position in mid-April after calling 5,420 regular-season games and 211 postseason contests. Sterling, a member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame and 12-time Emmy Award winner, was recognized in a pregame ceremony at Yankee Stadium where the organization thanked him for his work and congratulated him on his retirement. A few months later, Audacy revealed that Sterling was returning to the broadcast booth for the final six games of the regular season and throughout the Yankees’ playoff run.

Although the team fell short of securing a World Series championship, falling in five games to the Los Angeles Dodgers, baseball fans were excited to have Sterling documenting the action once again. Keith McPherson, radio host on WFAN and an avid Yankees fan, expressed his appreciation to Sterling while interviewing the broadcaster on his Wednesday program. Aside from discussing news surrounding the team, including the departure of outfielder Juan Soto to the crosstown rival New York Mets and signing of pitcher Max Fried to an eight-year contract, McPherson asked Sterling about what it was like to come back and conclude his time in the team’s radio booth.

“[I] went on the road for the playoffs to Kansas City, Cleveland and LA, and the only thing I came out with, Keith, was a desire to never travel again, and I mean that,” Sterling said. “I’ve been chasing after teams for over 53 years, but as far as doing the games, I loved it; it was easy. That’s the easiest thing I do are the ballgames – the easiest thing.”

Sterling expressed he had missed working alongside analyst Suzyn Waldman and the camaraderie that occurs throughout the press box. For the upcoming 2025 season, Waldman will remain on the broadcasts alongside Dave Sims, who has served as a play-by-play announcer for the Seattle Mariners over the last 18 seasons.

McPherson remembers traveling to Seattle for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game and observing how those in the city revered Sims and his indelible impact on the organization. Sims, who is originally from New York, frequently texted with Waldman during the Yankees games and voiced his excitement for the opportunity while appearing last month with Boomer & Gio. Sterling believes that the new broadcast duo will be successful as the Yankees seek to attain a 33rd consecutive winning season.

“I’ve known Dave since he was a writer for the Daily News and I was doing the Nets and he was covering them,” Sterling said. “That was in the ‘70s, which is like 50 years ago, but he’s a very nice guy. He and Suzyn get along especially well, so I would assume they’re going to be great on the air together.”

Sims has been nominated for the Ford C. Frick Award and previously hosted talk shows on both WNBC and WFAN in New York City. Outside of baseball, he has covered the National Football League for Westwood One, along with college basketball for ESPN. Sims will be chronicling Yankees baseball throughout the season on WFAN, which has served as the flagship radio home of the New York Yankees since 2014.

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Amazon Close to Deal With Dirk Nowitzki for NBA Telecasts: Report

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Amazon Close to Deal With Dirk Nowitzki for NBA Telecasts: Report

Amazon Prime Video is close to a deal to make former NBA star Dirk Nowitzki part of the team that will announce NBA games, according to a report from reporter Marc Stein.

Earlier this year, Amazon signed a deal with the NBA worth $1.8 billion annually that will give it rights to stream games. Prime Video will stream 66 regular season games, including Thursday night doubleheaders in January. It will also have Friday evening doubleheaders and some Saturday after games. On game will stream on Black Friday, following Prime Video’s NFL game on the post-Thanksgiving shopping holiday.

Originally from Germany, Nowitzki played his entire 21-year NBA career with the Dallas Mavericks. He won an NBA Championship with the Mavs in 2011 and retired in 2019.

Nowitzki has been serving as a special advisor to the NBA and does not have much broadcast experience.

Next season, Amazon and NBC will be joining ESPN as the NBA’s key national TV rights holders. Warner Bros. Discovery, which had held NBA rights for decades, lost out in the latest round of negotiations.

NBC Sports is reportedly close to making a deal with former player and TNT announcer Jamal Crawford and is interested in bringing in former Indiana Pacer star Reggie Miller, who also works for TNT.

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