Tag: Craig Karmazin

"The AI slop that's going to be out there, including in the podcast space, is going to be extreme in the next five years. It's going to take the value of podcast impressions down to almost zero."

"As the sports media and regional rights landscape continues to evolve, we see a growing opportunity to help sports properties reach more fans, create greater value from their content and build stronger connections with partners and brands."

"After thirty years of service on the Chicago sports talk leader, Bernstein was removed due to a social media exchange with a followers on Twitter."

"We have so many great content creators that we could do great pregame and postgame coverage where we could sell all of those things"

“I was just there trying to defuse the whole situation, but I clearly was not able to defuse him. It didn’t carry over long-term.”

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"ESPN New York has a better solution today than it did yesterday, and Audacy reduced payroll and improved their bottom line, while continuing to own all-news and the top sports brand in town."

“It’s not like, ‘Oh, we lost the battle in New York.’ It’s just a company decision.”

"ESPN recognizes that Good Karma has been a best-in-class operator and affiliate at the local level, and our nimbleness allows us to do a really good job on their behalf.”

"For Karmazin, it is an easy decision. He says Good Karma Brands’ data shows that more than half of ESPN New York’s audience is not listening on a terrestrial radio signal."