"The commitment to live and local overnights is there. We will see if and when — and it's a question of when, it's not a question of if — it's a question of when we feel we have found the right person to do that permanently."
"The Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves are separately evaluating the creation of team-controlled regional sports networks rather than immediately shifting their game productions to MLB Media."
"We had done everything you could possibly do. We pushed the boundaries on sexism and racism. Then when everybody started tightening up, we thought we should probably evolve a little."
"Every Super Bowl city I’ve covered had some charm. None of them were disasters. This is like pizza—even the “bad” ones aren’t really bad. It’s just levels."
What if the halftime show had to represent Rock history from each team’s city or state? Two of the heavy favorites in this fake halftime showdown — Seattle and Boston — are on display this weekend.
When you don’t have to spend every segment beating to death a game that has been overanalyzed by every media outlet in America, there’s a freedom — and a chance to grow your audience — that comes along with it.
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."