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Susie Piotrkowski New espnW Vice President

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espnW has hired Susie Piotrkowski as its new Vice President, helping shape the future of the vertical, including new production studios.

“What an incredible privilege to work in women’s sports at such an important time. I enter this role inspired by those who created espnW, largely women who established its foundation at a time when very few recognized women’s sports as a viable business opportunity,” Piotrkowski said. “I couldn’t be more excited to call those trailblazers colleagues and I am incredibly motivated in continuing to push progress forward at ESPN. Women’s sports to the moon!”

Piotrkowski comes to espnW after working as the head of Women’s Team Sports for Octagon. She also previously worked as the Vice President of Sponsorship Sales for the National Women’s Soccer League.

“ESPN’s commitment to women’s sports is unwavering, and Susie’s extensive experience leading its growth across various landscapes make her the perfect addition to the leadership team at espnW,” said ESPN Head of Sports Business Development & Innovation Mark Walker, who will work closely with Piotrkowski. “We are delighted to welcome her to the team and eager to see her further expand the espnW brand.”

ESPN: Monday Night Football Overlap A ‘Test’

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ESPN: Monday Night Football Overlap A ‘Test’

A Monday Night Football doubleheader happens tonight with a significant overlap between the games. Tennessee and Buffalo kickoff at 7:15 PM ET on ESPN and Minnesota and Philadelphia kicks off at 8:30 PM ET on ABC. The worldwide leader says the presentation of the two games is a “test” for how games will air in the future.

According to a report from John Ourand of Sports Business Journal, ESPN and ABC will employ a “NFL RedZone look-and-feel” at times, with a scoreboard for the differing game listed on screen at all times, as well as live look-ins during each game.

“As we talked about the new deal, we wanted to increase the exclusive game inventory that we have for Monday Night Football, and we wanted to continue to increase our ABC presence,” ESPN Senior Vice President of Programming and Acquisitions Julie Sobieski told SBJ. “This became one way for us to express incremental inventory and to do something unique.”

Sobieski equated ESPN’s doubleheader coverage to that of their college football portfolio, noting the network navigates several different games airing on several different networks during several different time windows each Saturday during the fall.

Earlier this month, NFL Vice President of Broadcasting Mike North told WFAN’s Boomer & Gio the idea to overlap the Monday Night Football broadcasts was the NFL’s idea, not ESPN’s.

“When we did the new deals with ESPN and the Disney family, ABC has been getting back in the NFL family over the course of the last couple of years,” North said. They’ve been simulcasting the Wild Card game, they’ve been simulcasting a couple of Monday Night Football games, and they wanted a couple of games of their own. So what we talked to them about was what’s the right way to do that?

Tim Scheld Named New RTDNA Chair

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Tim Scheld Named New RTDNA Chair

WCBS News Director Tim Scheld was named as the Chair of the Radio Television Digital News Association Friday.

During the group’s 2022 convention, Scheld became the first chairman to come from radio since 2019.

“It’s great that radio, local radio in particular – has this great seat at the table in such an important and influential organization,” Scheld told Inside Radio. “It’s a very difficult time for our business. But our local news journalists are doing some of the most impactful and important work of our careers.”

Scheld replaces outgoing chair Allison McGinley, who serves as News Director of WKMG-TV, the CBS affiliate in Orlando.

The RTDNA also released the findings of a study conducted to research trust in local journalism. 60% of respondents said the participation of one journalist can compel people to tune out. The study also revealed trust is lost over time, and no “silver bullet” was found to win or lose it.

Tyler Polumbus Leaving 104.3 The Fan

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Former Denver Broncos offensive lineman turned radio host Tyler Polumbus is leaving 104.3 The Fan.

Polumbus revealed his departure on Twitter Sunday, thanking listeners for the fun and memories he made through the years.

Paired with Darren McKee for The Drive on The Fan, Polumbus won an award from the Colorado Broadcasters Association earlier this year for Best Regularly Scheduled Entertainment Program.

He re-joined the station in 2019. He left the station in 2017 to serve as the sideline reporter for Broncos radio broadcasts on iHeartMedia’s 850 KOA.

A lifelong Colorado resident, Polumbus attended Cherry Creek High School before playing collegiately at the University of Colorado. The 37-year-old spent time with the Broncos, Lions, Seahawks, Redskins, and Falcons before joining the media.

He did not reveal any future career plans.

Candace Owens Rips Social Media Outlets for Silencing Critics

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Podcaster and Daily Wire commentator Candace Owens is speaking out against the silencing of critics on social media. During her “Candace” podcast Friday, Owens talked about former kickboxer Andrew Tate. 

Tate has come under fire for saying that men should get 80% of what their women make on OnlyFans. The London-based platform primarily caters to sex workers who produce pornography. 

“No, I don’t agree with that. But I would host him, and I would debate him on that,” she said. “I’m not offended by him even saying it. I think it’s stupid, and I would debate him any day of the week on that because I think it’s just, it’s not even productive to society. But why is he getting banned for this?”

Big Tech has banned Tate from YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok for allegedly violating the platform’s policies on “dangerous organizations and individuals.”

Owens argued that some individuals use their social media platforms to promote gender assignment surgery for young children, but Big Tech never takes steps to censor them.  

“What’s worse: these celebrities that are advocating for the harm of our children through all of these various means, or a guy that’s a part of a ‘manosphere’ that’s clearly playing a part?” Owens added.

Todd Starnes: Don Lemon Lost Primetime Gig Because No One Watches

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Syndicated radio host and author Todd Starnes believes CNN is moving Don Lemon to mornings because he’s failing to produce ratings on his nightly show. 

During his “ToddCast” podcast Friday, Starnes sounded off about the left-wing pundit’s move to CNN’s new morning show.

“Some bad news for little Donnie Lemon,” said Starnes. “Lemon lost his nighttime gig because nobody was watching.”

Last week, Lemon addressed critics who believe that his new job is a demotion. 

“I was presented with an opportunity that I can’t pass up on this network,” Lemon said. “And we have a new boss who is a morning show impresario, and he wants a morning show that will kick off the editorial direction of the network every single day.”

Lemon added that he was honored to be asked to co-host the show which will include Poppy Harlow and Kaitlin Collins.

“Don Lemon is one of the girls now on the morning show there at CNN,” added Starnes “

Lemon said any speculation that management is making this move amid poor ratings is simply “fodder for Twitter.”

Kyle Brandt Doesn’t Fear ‘Absurd’

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In July of 2016, Kyle Brandt was living in Southern California ending a nine-year run as executive producer of The Jim Rome Show. A couple of weeks later, he was on camera in New York City as one of the hosts the NFL Network’s new morning show.

On August 1st, 2016, Good Morning Football premiered and six years later, the show is still going strong.

And earlier this month, Brandt was rewarded with a new long-term contract with NFL Media.

“I’m thrilled, flattered, honored, and excited,” said Brandt.  “I’m very proud of what I’ve done there and extremely honored to be rewarded for it. I say the same thing when an NFL player signs a big contract extension. Contracts are not rewards for what you’ve done. They’re investments for what you’re going to do and I look at it that way as well.”

The weekday edition of Good Morning Football, hosted by Brandt, Jamie Erdahl, Jason McCourty and Peter Schrager, airs Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM-10:00 AM Eastern and has been a huge hit for football fans to get their day started with a mix of football and fun.  After previous morning shows NFL AM and NFL HQ, the NFL Network went in a different direction with GMFB and it’s certainly paid off.

Especially for Brandt.

“The origin story is absurd,” said Brandt. “Marvel would not believe this story. They took a shot on us…a really risky one and the show could have went into the side of a mountain in two weeks. And now we’ve done it for over six years and it’s like the small little company that we built within the massive NFL thing. I’m so proud of it. It’s a place where you come in and you have complete creative freedom to say anything you want about anything in the NFL and that’s so rare.”

A native of the Chicago suburb of Hinsdale, Illinois, Brandt was a running back for Princeton University and then embarked on a career in broadcasting and entertainment. In addition to his sports experience over the years, Brandt has appeared on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives while also starting on the MTV reality show The Real World: Chicago. 

From an on-air sports broadcasting perspective, Brandt cut his teeth during his time with Jim Rome. 

The experience he attained in “The Jungle” was, as Brandt pointed out during our phone conversation, “massive”.

“It was like being a coach for nine years and then starting your playing career,” said Brandt. “It was being a world-class director for years and then being like you know what I think I’m going to become an actor. It was like going through a nine-year master class before taking the stage.” 

Brandt learned a lot about the business of sports broadcasting over those nine years working on the Rome show.  There were two things specifically that resonated with Brandt that he continues to follow to this day and they are both a big reason for his success.

“Work ethic and preparation,” Brandt said of Rome. “When I would work with Jim, he was easily at the part of his career that he could have started mailing things in. Why not? He was successful. You’re a made guy. You’re a hall of famer. I was always so impressed with it. I’m a prepare freak…almost obsessive neurotic preparer for something I could definitely wing…definitely and I just won’t do it.”

GMFB has carved out a niche among football fans because it’s unlike other sports television shows. While there has to be an “x’s and o’s” element when you’re doing a football show or any show in sports, what made Brandt and company successful for this long has been the ability to simply have fun in the mornings.

Yes, it’s a football show on a football network, but it’s also a morning show and that brings about a commitment to entertain the viewers.

“I see other shows sometimes,” said Brandt. “I watch and it doesn’t seem like the people on the show even like sports. They’re so mad about everything. You can’t wake up at 7:00 AM, pour your coffee, turn on the TV, and there’s someone with a furrowed brow screaming at someone across the table. There’s a place for that TV…I just don’t think it’s first thing in the morning. We get crazy sometimes and we get ridiculous sometimes. I will go to my grave saying sports are still fun.”

This season, there was a big change at GMFB for season seven and that was the exodus of original host Kay Adams after being part of the show for six years. Adams was replaced by former NFL on CBS sideline reporter Jamie Erdahl who will continue to have select assignments for CBS Sports.

Maybe change wasn’t the right word when it comes to GMFB.  It’s more like a seamless transition.

“People ask what’s the change like and I just say easy,” said Brandt. “Kay has a huge footprint on this show and is one of the founding members who started this with us. Jamie is a tenured, pedigreed sports media journalist who comes in prepared early and ready with thoughts and questions, production ideas, and with editorial suggestions every single day. We didn’t know what it was going to be like because we’ve never been through this before.  It’s just been so easy and such a pleasure to have Jamie.” 

GMFB is just one part of Brandt’s new deal with NFL Media. 

In addition to remaining with the morning show, Brandt will also be making appearances on the NFL’s digital and social content while also developing new content ideas for NFL Media. 

“I’m thrilled and it’s the same thing I would say about Good Morning Football,” said Brandt.  “They hand us this pallet and they say paint what you want. Creativity. What is in your head this morning about the Bengals? Go ahead and paint it. Whatever you want to do. They said do anything you want in the media group. Come up with ideas.  Paint your pictures. If you want to develop something, great.”

In addition to his NFL Media duties, Brandt signed a deal back in August with Omaha Productions for content on ESPN+. The new show Kyle Brandt’s Basement debuted on August 8th and features guest interviews and discussion of the ins and outs of the NFL.

Brandt and Omaha were initially connected when he auditioned last summer to do the ManningCast of ESPN’s Monday Night Football with Peyton and Eli Manning.

There was an initial thought of having a third voice as part of the show.

“It went really well,” said Brandt. “It was the craziest acid trip moment of my career to be in a Zoom with Peyton and Eli watching a Ravens/Browns game talking football. They were so good and they didn’t need a third host no matter who it was. They said thanks for doing it but let’s look for something down the road.”

Well, down the road, Brandt would eventually receive a phone call from a private number in the Denver area code. Brandt answered the phone and said “hello”.

And then Brandt heard…“Kyle it’s Peyton Manning,” said Brandt as he recalled the phone call. 

“It’s so bizarre but they’ve been so supportive.  They came back to me and said we want to be in business with you and we think you should do this show that we have in mind and we’re going to do it in your basement.”

Kyle Brandt is a busy man these days. From producer/coach to on-air personality/player, Brandt’s career in sports continues to skyrocket.

Fox News, CNN Lead Coverage on Queen Elizabeth II’s Death

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Queen Elizabeth II passed away on Thursday, Sep. 8 at the age of 96. As Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, she had spent the last 70 years on the throne. Her firstborn, her son Charles is now known as King Charles III.

Earlier that morning, several members of the royal family had rushed to her side at Balmoral Castle, her summer residence in Scotland, after her health took a turn for the worse. By 2 p.m. Eastern, all the world’s news outlets reported the news of her passing.

In the U.S., CNN led cable within the 2-3 p.m. ET hour based on the key 25-54 demographic with 489,000 viewers within that age range, according to Nielsen Media Research. Fox News Channel was close behind with 377,000, followed by MSNBC (141,000) in a distant third place. Among total viewers, Fox News (2.275 million) easily led the hour, over CNN (1.8 million) and MSNBC (1.19 million).

Observing the three-hour period for coverage from 2-5 p.m. ET on Sep. 8, the key demo and total viewer rankings remained the same for CNN (427,000 adults 25-54/1.58 million total viewers), Fox News Channel (345,000 adults 25-54/2.1 million total viewers) and MSNBC (153,000 adults 25-54/1.36 million total viewers from 2-6 p.m. ET).

Coverage of the Queen’s death represented significant increases for all the cable news outlets, as it follows:

CNN (2-5 p.m. ET)

From the previous day (Sep. 7, 2022 — Obamas portraits reveal at White House): +179 percent in adults 25-54, +86 percent in total viewers

From the prior Thursday (Sep. 1, 2022): +280 percent in adults 25-54, +132 percent in total viewers

From the one-year ago Thursday (Sep. 9, 2021): +209 percent in adults 25-54, +106 percent in total viewers

Fox News Channel (2-5 p.m. ET)

From the previous day (Sep. 7, 2022): +65 percent in adults 25-54, +46 percent in total viewers

From the prior Thursday (Sep. 1, 2022): +64 percent in adults 25-54, +38 percent in total viewers

From the one-year ago Thursday (Sep. 9, 2021): +33 percent in adults 25-54, +34 percent in total viewers

MSNBC (2-6 p.m. ET)

From the previous day (Sep. 7, 2022 — Obamas portraits reveal at White House): +31 percent in adults 25-54, +23 percent in total viewers

From the prior Thursday (Sep. 1, 2022): +20 percent in adults 25-54, +3 percent in total viewers

From the one-year ago Thursday (Sep. 9, 2021): +47 percent in adults 25-54, +44 percent in total viewers

The Sep. 8 editions of evening news programs ABC’s “World News Tonight” (1.32 million adults 25-54/7.75 million total viewers) and the “CBS Evening News” (868,000 adults 25-54/4.8 million total viewers), and the Sep. 9 editions of morning news programs ABC’s “Good Morning America” (761,000 adults 25-54/3.1 million total viewers) and NBC’s “Today” (816,000 adults 25-54/2.97 million total viewers) each scored the week’s best key figures for their respective programs.

Over on the Queen’s homeland of the United Kingdom, nearly 16 million Britons viewed the first announcement of Queen Elizabeth II’s passing. According to U.K.’s Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB), 9.7 million of that amount tuned in to BBC One, BBC’s flagship channel with an additional 840,000 for its BBC2 simulcast; 3.7 million were watching ITV.

Cable news averages for September 5-11, 2022:

Total Day (Sep. 5-11 @ 6 a.m.-5:59 a.m.)

  • Fox News Channel: 1.390 million viewers; 204,000 adults 25-54
  • MSNBC: 0.721 million viewers; 77,000 adults 25-54
  • CNN: 0.605 million viewers; 122,000 adults 25-54
  • HLN: 0.174 million viewers; 54,000 adults 25-54
  • CNBC: 0.123 million viewers; 33,000 adults 25-54
  • Newsmax: 0.115 million viewers; 12,000 adults 25-54
  • Fox Business Network: 0.106 million viewers; 13,000 adults 25-54
  • The Weather Channel: 0.095 million viewers; 21,000 adults 25-54

Prime Time (Sep. 5-10 @ 8-11 p.m.; Sep. 11 @ 7-11 p.m.)

  • Fox News Channel: 2.017 million viewers; 271,000 adults 25-54
  • MSNBC: 1.022 million viewers; 100,000 adults 25-54
  • CNN: 0.696 million viewers; 136,000 adults 25-54
  • HLN: 0.198 million viewers; 61,000 adults 25-54
  • CNBC: 0.194 million viewers; 63,000 adults 25-54
  • Newsmax: 0.159 million viewers; 15,000 adults 25-54
  • The Weather Channel: 0.116 million viewers; 26,000 adults 25-54
  • Fox Business Network: 0.065 million viewers; 8,000 adults 25-54
  • NewsNation: 0.046 million viewers; 6,000 adults 25-54

Top 10 most-watched cable news programs (and the top programs of other outlets with their respective associated ranks) in total viewers:

1. The Five (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.513 million viewers

2. The Five (FOXNC, Thu. 9/8/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.351 million viewers

3. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.331 million viewers

4. The Five (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.300 million viewers

5. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 3.291 million viewers

6. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.962 million viewers

7. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.941 million viewers

8. Hannity (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.859 million viewers

9. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Thu. 9/8/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.858 million viewers

10. The Five (FOXNC, Fri. 9/9/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 2.782 million viewers

44. CNN Special Coverage “Queen Elizabeth II Dies At 96” (CNN, Thu. 9/8/2022 2:00 PM, 60 min.) 1.804 million viewers

50. Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, Tue. 9/6/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 1.719 million viewers

182. Real Time With Bill Maher “Episode 611” (HBO, Fri. 9/9/2022 10:00 PM, 57 min.) 0.860 million viewers

318. Last Week Tonight (HBO, Sun. 9/11/2022 11:11 PM, 35 min.) 0.568 million viewers

384. The Daily Show (CMDY, Wed. 9/7/2022 11:00 PM, 33 min.) 0.380 million viewers

394. Forensic Files “Hells Kitchen” (HLN, Wed. 9/7/2022 11:30 PM, 30 min.) 0.357 million viewers

468. Jay Leno’s Garage (CNBC, Wed. 9/7/2022 10:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.264 million viewers

383. Kudlow (FBN, Tue. 9/6/2022 4:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.383 million viewers

636. America’s Morning Headquarters (TWC, Wed. 9/7/2022 9:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.186 million viewers

735. Newsnation: Rush Hour (NWSN, Mon. 9/5/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.142 million viewers

Top 10 cable news programs (and the top  programs of other outlets with their respective associated ranks) among adults 25-54:

1. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.557 million adults 25-54

2. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.519 million adults 25-54

3. The Five (FOXNC, Thu. 9/8/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.507 million adults 25-54

4. CNN Special Coverage “Queen Elizabeth II Dies At 96” (CNN, Thu. 9/8/2022 2:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.489 million adults 25-54

5. The Five (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.429 million adults 25-54

6. Hannity (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.425 million adults 25-54

7. Tucker Carlson Tonight (FOXNC, Thu. 9/8/2022 8:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.418 million adults 25-54

8. Hannity (FOXNC, Wed. 9/7/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.416 million adults 25-54

9. The Five (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.416 million adults 25-54

10. Jesse Watters Primetime (FOXNC, Tue. 9/6/2022 7:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.413 million adults 25-54

116. Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, Tue. 9/6/2022 9:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.181 million adults 25-54

117. Last Week Tonight (HBO, Sun. 9/11/2022 11:11 PM, 35 min.) 0.181 million adults 25-54

142. The Daily Show (CMDY, Wed. 9/7/2022 11:00 PM, 33 min.) 0.159 million adults 25-54

147. Forensic Files “Hells Kitchen” (HLN, Wed. 9/7/2022 11:30 PM, 30 min.) 0.156 million adults 25-54

196. Real Time With Bill Maher “Episode 611” (HBO, Fri. 9/9/2022 10:00 PM, 57 min.) 0.133 million adults 25-54

344. Jay Leno’s Garage (CNBC, Wed. 9/7/2022 10:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.088 million adults 25-54

543. Kudlow (FBN, Tue. 9/6/2022 4:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.053 million adults 25-54

558. Weekend Recharge (TWC, Sat. 9/10/2022 10:00 AM, 60 min.) 0.050 million adults 25-54

872. Newsnation: Rush Hour (NWSN, Fri. 9/9/2022 5:00 PM, 60 min.) 0.021 million adults 25-54

Source: Live+Same Day data, Nielsen Media Research

Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football Debut Was a Smashing Success

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Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football Debut Was a Smashing Success

I couldn’t handle some of the criticism of Amazon Prime Video during their Thursday Night Football debut.

Believe me when I tell you there are valid criticisms. The audio at times was a disaster. The pre-game show was awkward. A bunch of former players doing television for their first time were significantly better than Tony Gonzalez, who’s been working as a TV analyst since Barack Obama’s first term. Public viewing, as detailed by WFAN morning host Gregg Giannotti, weren’t pleasant. All understandable and real critiques.

And yet, I couldn’t help but notice the reaction from many in sports media to criticisms that I’d equate to hypothetical problems experiences in made-for-tv products and infomercials.

You know the type. You’re scrolling through the channels at 12:41 AM and hear a commercial with that distinct voice: “ARE YOU TIRED OF BURNING CHOCOLATE CHIPS IN YOUR USUAL SKILLET AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WASH THEM OUT?”

Uh…no, I’ve never experienced that problem in my entire existence, and no one else I know has either. You’re literally inventing problems. I had that same reaction Thursday night.

“This sucks. How am I supposed to flip between channels during the commercials?”, I saw one user tweet. What else would you be trying to watch on Thursday that would have warranted a channel change during a commercial break? Were you actually torn between a re-run of Young Sheldon and Thursday Night Football? Oh my goodness, you couldn’t flip back and forth easily between Celebrity Family Feud and the game?! How tragic!

I continue to be baffled by this idea that streaming works for literally every other entertainment avenue outside of live sports. I legitimately know one person who still has cable. One. And he’s in his 50s. The overwhelming majority of people watch television through a streaming platform in one way or another. And yet an NFL game being on the platform run by the world’s largest retailer is somehow where the line should be drawn?

Listen, I understand as a country we’re pretty averse to change. New things are scary. But if you’re watching literally all your television through a streaming platform, the amount of consternation I saw last week was embarrassing. NFL coverage is about familiarity. People like what they know. So having to open up an app on their tv to watch Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit announce a game was a foreign concept for some reason.

Critiques of the video quality. Critiques of Herbstreit or Michaels. Critiques of graphics. They all fell on deaf ears for me. If video quality was an issue, that sounds like a “you problem”. I live in a county that has more dairy cows than people, and yet I have enough bandwidth to watch Thursday Night Football flawlessly with my wife simultaneously streaming Big Brother while those in major metropolitan areas complained of buffering with probably triple the megabits? That doesn’t seem to be a Prime Video issue.

Herbstreit was as good as he is on college games. Michaels was fantastic as always. Kaylee Hartung’s sideline reports were informative and helpful to viewers.

The Amazon Prime Video graphic package immediately leapt to the top of the heap in NFL broadcasts. If the ever-spectacular Fred Gaudelli had thrown an NBC logo in the upper right corner of the screen, you never would have known you weren’t watching Sunday Night Football.

And for a platform airing its first broadcast, facing unwarranted scrutiny, I think that’s as high praise as you can bestow on it.

Amazon Prime Video’s debut was a smashing success, and in my estimation, calling it anything but that reveals an inherent bias that the streaming platform was in a no-win situation with people to begin.

Seller to Seller: Paul Cramer, Veritone

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Seller to Seller: Paul Cramer, Veritone

Paul Cramer talks about what sellers need to understand about the difference between air time and digital inventory and what sort of sales solutions each product requires.

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