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Red Apple Audio Networks Crosses 150 Affiliate Mark

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Red Apple Audio Networks Crosses 150 Affiliate Mark

Red Apple Audio Networks, a syndication company that distributes multiple shows from sister News-Talk WABC-A/New York, has expanded its list of affiliates to over 150 stations. According to All Access, the company has recently added several new stations to its roster. 

“The Other Side of Midnight with Frank Morano” has been included in the lineup of Starnes Media Group News-Talk KWAM-A (The Mighty 990)/Memphis, Kenmore Broadcasting Communications News-Talk WLVL-A-W287CV/Lockport, NY, and Longport Media News-Talk WOND-A-W223CO/Atlantic City.

WOND and Evans Broadcast Company News-Talk KSVL/Smith, NV have picked up “The Judge Jeanine Pirro Show.” At the same time, Ellis Media & Broadcasting News-Talk KRTK-KRTE-KVMO (Real Talk Radio Network)/Hermann, MO-Hannibal, MO, and Evans Broadcast Company News-Talk KKFT (99.1 FM Talk)/Reno have added “The Greg Kelly Show.”

“The Larry Kudlow Show” is now being aired on Datatech Digital News-Talk WGMD/Rehoboth Beach, DE. PMJ Communications News-Talk WLEA-A-W295CW/Hornell, NY, has also included “The Rita Cosby Show” in its programming.

Ian Eagle: Noah Eagle Wouldn’t Use Our Last Name Until He Established His Own Identity

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There was a time when L.A. Clippers radio voice Noah Eagle wouldn’t introduce himself to others using his last name, sometimes even trying to avoid using his last name altogether.

Noah, the son of CBS play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle, was just finding his way as a journalism student at Syracuse University at the time. Ian told Carl Dukes and Mike Bell on 92.9 The Game in Atlanta that it wasn’t because he was ashamed of who he was.

“He truly wanted to just create his own identity there, and finally once he was established, things changed – dynamic changed – and he started saying his full name,” Eagle said Wednesday. “It’s been amazing. It’s been so cool and it’s been obviously great for our family.”

Bell asked Ian if he ever put any pressure on Noah to go into broadcasting as a kid, but Ian said Noah took it up on his own and that he didn’t have to work in the same field if he didn’t want to.

“Whatever he wanted to do I was gonna be behind him. My wife was gonna be behind him,” Eagle said. “He was probably about 14 when he started showing a real interest in this and I would find him reading the media guides and looking at my charts.”

“I realized at some point that he had become a student of it and was serious about it,” he added.

Marc Bertrand: ‘RedZone Has Gone in the Tank’

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Pricing for NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTubeTV was revealed earlier this week, and as was expected, it’s going to cost you more to subscribe than it did on DirecTV.

An option to add NFL RedZone to your package with or without a YouTubeTV subscription is also available. But on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, host Marc Bertrand told the audience they do not need it.

Bertrand said Wednesday on Zolak & Bertrand that when you stay glued to RedZone, you miss out on a good chunk of action across the league.

“Because RedZone has gone in the tank the last few years,” Bertrand said. “Because what RedZone has decided to do, as I explained last season, they’ve taken whatever the national available game is – the game you’re already getting for free in most instances – the one that if you flip over to FOX or CBS – the 4:25 – they’re feeding you that at all times outside of when someone is about to score. You never get a live look-in at those other games when there’s not a team in the red zone.”

“I don’t feel like you can watch the game when you’re watching RedZone,” he added later. “I’ve done that with my kid when the 4 o’clock’s on. But he’s doing some fantasy, and next thing you know you’re popping in on this team, that team, this team’s at the 10, this team’s at the 5. I don’t have any flow of game or who’s winning.”

Co-host Scott Zolak said RedZone serves a specific purpose that clearly doesn’t meet the needs of Bertrand.

“It’s not perfect, but if you want to keep up with a lot of stuff at once, I still think they do a pretty damn good job,” Zolak said.

“I like to watch a game and have them peek in and give me an update,” Bertrand said.

“But then you get even less,” Zolak responded.

Elon Musk Accuses BBC Reporter Of Lying About Hate Speech on Twitter

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Elon Musk Accuses BBC Reporter Of Lying About Hate Speech on Twitter

During an impromptu interview on Tuesday, Twitter CEO Elon Musk turned the tables on BBC reporter James Clayton, who appeared flustered and repeatedly requested to discuss a different topic when Musk redirected a question about COVID information. The interview covered various topics, including Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.

According to The Daily Wire, when asked about Twitter’s removal of “COVID misinformation labels,” Musk told Clayton that COVID is not a concern anymore. In response, Musk redirected the question. 

“Does the BBC hold itself responsible for misinformation regarding masking and side effects of vaccinations and not reporting on that?” Musk asked.

In response, James Clayton hesitantly replied, “I don’t believe this is an interview about the BBC.” Elon Musk quickly responded with a quip, “Oh, you didn’t think it was?” Clayton reacted with a nervous laugh and clarified that he was not an official representative of the BBC’s editorial policy.

During the back-and-forth, Clayton noted that he had observed an increase in hateful content on Twitter following Elon Musk’s acquisition.

Musk inquired about a specific example of such content; Clayton appeared unsure and commented on the presence of comments that could be viewed as “somewhat racist or sexist. 

“I don’t use that feed anymore because I don’t particularly like it,” Clayton stammered.

“You said you’ve seen more hateful content, but you can’t name a single example, not even one,” asserted Musk.

Despite this, Musk persisted in asking for a specific example, leading to Clayton’s frustration as he claimed they needed to make more progress. It proposed shifting the discussion to another topic.

“You just lied!” exclaimed Musk.

HBO Max To Rebrand as Max, Add More Live Sports

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HBO Max To Rebrand as Max, Add More Live Sports

Warner Bros. Discovery have revealed its all-in-one streaming service encompassing all of the company’s available offerings. HBO Max will rebrand as simply Max. It will feature the programming currently available on both HBO Max and Discovery+. There are plans for more live sports to make their way onto the platform in the future.

Company CEO David Zaslav said in a virtual announcement of Max on Wednesday that more information on live sports will be available in the coming months.

“We’re a global leader in sports. And we’re a global leader in news,” Zaslav said. “And in a few months, we’ll come back to you with details of our attack plan to use this important and differentiating live content to grow our streaming business even futher.”

Max will likely feature TBS and TNT coverage and content from the NHL, NBA and MLB in addition to the growing lineup of sports offerings from U.S. Soccer, cycling, boxing, swimming, figure skating and wrestling.

Max launches May 23.

Bally Sports Files Paperwork To Reduce Payments to 3 MLB Teams

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Bally Sports Files Paperwork To Reduce Payments to 3 MLB Teams

In the latest developments with the ongoing Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings involving Diamond Sports Group, the parent company of the Bally Sports regional sports networks filed paperwork seeking to restructure the contracts with a few of the MLB teams they serve.

The Cleveland Guardians, the Minnesota Twins and the Arizona Diamondbacks would receive less than what Diamond Sports contractually owes. At the moment, Diamond Sports has ceased rights payments to all three teams but continues to broadcast their games.

“What is extraordinary is that the debtor RSNs now, for the first time … allege that they have some ‘right’ to pay less than the contract rate for those games,” attorneys for the league, the Twins and Guardians responded in a motion. “This is not the law.”

Since Diamond Sports decided to not pay the Diamondbacks prior to filing for bankruptcy, Arizona is in a different situation. The team has filed its own motion asking for full payment of what Diamond Sports owes or to terminate the contract.

The company’s argument in trying to pay less is that it’s possible to restructure the debts as part of the bankruptcy process. The league is calling the company’s bluff.

“Only after defaulting on their payment obligations do the debtors even raise the fanciful argument that they can choose to not pay the agreed upon contractual rate,” the league’s motion read. “The debtors are coming up with any and all reasons they can to delay such payment, including by asking the court to take the extraordinary measure of rewriting the terms of agreements that were freely negotiated and entered into.”

“Major League Baseball and its clubs are not going anywhere. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the debtors,” the league added.

Arguments in the case are scheduled to be heard on April 19, but the company is reportedly pushing to have the date pushed back into next month.

Ike Reese: There’s Only One ‘Big Dog’ Show on 94 WIP

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Ike Reese: There’s Only One ‘Big Dog’ Show on 94 WIP

94 WIP has experienced some changes after the retirement of Angelo Cataldi, and host Ike Reese says his afternoon program with Jon Marks is the top dog on the block for the Philadelphia station.

During Marks & Reese Wednesday, the former Eagles linebacker took issue with some of the show’s regular callers now calling into the station’s new midday show with Joe Giglio and Hugh Douglas.

“We built a nice little culture here with the afternoon that’s a safe haven for callers. It wasn’t necessarily always that way with the station. I know the morning show had their ‘Dirty 30’ or whatever, but after that, we pretty much have set a culture in place where callers have an identity,” Reese said. “So here’s what I would say to the callers that want to spread their wings and call other shows: God bless you, we would love to have you, but all you’ve done is open up room for other people that want to be a part of the show.

“If that’s what you want to do…feel free to call wherever you want to call. There are people that take pride in being identified with this show, and they want that same space that we’ve allotted to you all these last few years. Don’t bite the hand that has fed you. A lot of biting of the hand has been going on.

“I know my big brother (Douglas) is on the midday show, and it’s like it’s a shiny new car that everyone wants to take a test drive with, and treating us like we’re an old ’80 Cutlass Supreme. I understand Hugh is here and everybody loves Hugh and is happy he is back, I get it. I’m just saying ‘Don’t bite the hand that feeds you’. There’s only one big dog show at this station. Understand that. There’s one big dog show, and then the other shows are nice shows, I don’t want to make Rod Lakin upset, he cares about all the shows, but I just want the callers to know where their bread is buttered.”

Marks joked that the callers are “dipping their toes in the water”, which Reese argued that “it’s not our job to keep our kids in the house”. He added they’re “spreading their wings”, but there are “more kids to be birthed” with the show. He asked callers that are moving to other shows to not bad-mouth the afternoon program.

Headliners With Rachel Nichols Premiers on Showtime Thursday

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Rachel Nichols has a new show debuting on Showtime this week. Headliners debuts Thursday night. It will run until May 4. The show will take a break for the playoffs before returning in June.

Each week, Nichols will talk to stars in and around the NBA. Joel Embiid will be the guest on the premiere episode. Steph Curry, Dwyane Wade, and Jason Kidd are all signed up for the season as well.

“The idea is that we’re getting the best of the best, the most interesting people, the guys who have accomplished the most in the sport of basketball,” Rachel Nichols told Deadline.

During her conversation with Baron Davis on stage at the BSM Summit in Los Angeles, Nichols said that the rise in athlete-produced media has given viewers plenty of options, but it has also allowed athletes to present their stories focused exactly how they want. The goal of Headliners is to give viewers a fuller, more authentic view of her guests.

“We spend so much time saturated with professional athletes on our TV and on our phones and everywhere else that getting quiet time, when you can actually find out who this person is, is kind of rare amid all of the bright lights and the big motion,” she said in her conversation with Deadline.

New episodes of Headliners will air Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern. They will be available to stream starting at midnight.

Judge Sanctions Fox News For Withholding Evidence in Dominion Case

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Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis has sanctioned Fox News after the network failed to disclose recordings of a conversation between host Maria Bartiromo and Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani, lawyers for former President Donald Trump.

According to a report from The New York Times, Dominion Voting Systems was only made aware of the recording a week ago. The reported conversation shows that Giuliani claims that “I can’t prove that” Dominion’s software altered votes as he previously claimed.

Powell asked Bartiromo if on-screen graphics could help push potential donors to a fundraising campaign to help Trump’s legal team, which producer Abby Grossberg — the fired Fox News producer who claimed the network pressured her into providing false testimony in her deposition — said the network couldn’t do.

“I am very concerned… that there have been misrepresentations to the court. This is very serious,” Davis said.

The judge also ruled that a special master would investigate Fox for its “handling of discovery of documents and the question of whether Fox had inappropriately withheld details about Rupert Murdoch’s role as a corporate officer of Fox News”.

Murdoch’s role at the network has been a sticking point in the pre-trial process. Fox disclosed that Murdoch is the “executive chair” of the network, which drew the ire of the judge.

The network alleges that Murdoch has been listed as the executive chair of the company in all of its SEC filings since 2019.

ESPN VP: YouTube ‘Not Cannibalistic’ To Podcast Downloads

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ESPN VP: YouTube ‘Not Cannibalistic’ To Podcast Downloads

Nearly every study about podcasts shows listeners discover podcasts more frequently on YouTube, and many podcast consumers are just as interested in watching as they are in listening. ESPN has started providing more of its podcast episodes on YouTube, and says it is only helping.

During an interview with Nieman Lab, ESPN’s Vice President of Digital Production Mike Foss said that even after the network has grown its podcast presence on YouTube, it hasn’t seen a dropoff in its audio metrics.

“We’re seeing this is not cannibalistic to audio,” Foss said. “No one’s audio numbers have dropped as a result of them being available on YouTube. It’s maintained and grown so I think everybody recognizes the opportunity to grow their footprint.”

Foss added podcasts also did well with the YouTube Shorts feature the platform introduced as a competitor to TikTok in 2021.

“What we saw pretty quickly was that podcasts — 30 minutes, 40 minutes, even hour-long shows — had high retention rates,” Foss said. “The result has been a really healthy, happy ecosystem where we have short-form clips that are driving scale with YouTube Shorts. And we have longer-form content, including podcasts, that are driving retention and total time spent.

“I don’t think we could have predicted that it would work so linearly,” Foss concluded. “But we’re happy that it did.”

In total, ESPN now provides 28 different podcasts on YouTube in addition to its traditional audio-only versions.

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