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ESPN’s Frozen Frenzy Posts Big Viewership Gains in Year Four

"The Frozen Frenzy Whiparound show on ESPN2 averaged 105K viewers, a 54% year-over-year gain."

Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

NFL Putting All 14 Playoff Teams On Thursday Night Football

"The entire 2022 schedule will be released on Thursday night with primetime specials on both ESPN2 and NFL Network."

ESPN+ Tops 22 Million Subscribers

"Disney generates an average of $4.73 from each ESPN+ subscriber in monthly revenue."

Mark Jackson Already Has One Of The NBA’s Best Jobs

"He’s guaranteed a trip to the NBA Finals every season. Isn’t that more appealing than coaching a team in need of a reboot?"

Ian Eagle Explains How He Learned About Steve Kerr’s Covid Diagnosis

“That means you’re changing your open. That means your changing your storylines to start the game and Jared’s hit."

Ethan Sherwood Strauss Says ESPN Killed Unflattering Mark Jackson Story In 2016

"In his latest newsletter, Strauss writes that some of the information in that piece is what has caused Jackson to be passed over for coaching opportunities in the past."

Dan Patrick: ‘I Want Buccaneer Tom, Not Patriot Tom On Fox’

“‘Buccaneer Tom’ is ‘Vacation Tom.’ That guy’s having a good time."

Travis Rodgers: ‘Celebrities At SoFi Stadium Make Rams A Better Primetime Fit For NFL’

"You go to a game and it’s, ‘Wow, there’s LeBron; there’s DiCaprio; there’s this.’ Damn, what more can you ask for from this franchise?"

Cris Collinsworth Wonders If Tom Brady Knows Broadcasting Is a Hard Job

"It’s a seven day a week job. For somebody that has reached where he’s reached in the NFL and made that kind of money, I’m honestly really surprised."

Tom Millikan Upped To APD of 97.1 The Ticket

"Listeners might not agree with my opinions or show content all of the time, but I genuinely try to produce shows that Detroit sports fans want every single day.”

Paul Bissonnette: ‘Wayne Gretzky’s Kids Helped Me Land TNT Gig’

"Paul Bissonnette said that Ty and Trevor reached out to their dad shortly after they heard that he was going to part of TNT's NHL plans."

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Katie Zacharia, Aubrey Huff and the Art of Failing Fast

"A bad decision isn’t the end of the line if you make more good decisions than bad."

College Football Playoff Expansion Leaves Broadcast Opportunities on the Sidelines

"Expanding the College Football Playoff to 24 teams will give more programs a chance to compete for a national championship. But the sport is missing a golden opportunity to expand something else just as important: the voices bringing those games to life."

Chuck Damico: Country Radio Has an Energy That Rock Lost

"A lot of other businesses ... could probably learn a lot from how the country radio and country music community operates and supports each other."

Could Canada’s Radio Diary Replacement Be the Future of US Radio Ratings?

PPM didn’t make sense financially in smaller Canadian markets, which remained reliant on a diary-based system. Numeris and its stakeholders recognized that the industry required a system that more accurately reflects how Canadians engage with radio today, while reducing volatility and improving consistency across markets.