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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.

John Skipper: ESPN Was Worth More Than Disney’s Films and Parks Combined at Peak

Skipper made the revelation about past ESPN finances while appearing on Pablo Torre's Meadowlark Media podcast.

ESPN Still a Cash Cow in Changing World

“The people using the information to make content will focus on the word ‘down.’ The people using the information to make investments will focus on the word ‘billion.’”

Byron Allen: Bob Iger ‘Is Not Ready’ to Pursue Sale of ABC

Earlier this month, a report surfaced claiming Nextar Media Group was exploring a potential purchase of the ABC television network. Allen Media Group --...

ESPN Reportedly Leaving Seaport Studios in New York, Possible Move in LA too

"The South Street Seaport studios have been open since 2018. It is currently home to Get Up, First Take, Around the Horn, and NBA Countdown."

Disney Reportedly in Preliminary Talks With Nexstar to Sell ABC

"The interest on the part of Nextar is preliminary at this point according to Reuters, and sources familiar with the matter said no deal may come out of these early discussions."

ESPN+ Presenting ‘Toy Story’ Alternate Broadcast

Falcons and Jaguars players will be animated and replicate motion from the game itself using the NFL’s Next Gen Stats Player Tracking technology.

Charter, Disney See Stock Rebound After Reaching ESPN Resolution 

"As the dispute raged on, both companies saw their stock prices take a hit. Disney stock had fallen by 5% in 2023."

Is NBA Biggest Loser in Disney, Charter Dispute?

“The NBA is in a bad spot that it did not get this deal done before this happened.”

Jimmy Pitaro ‘Contemplated Leaving’ ESPN Under Bob Chapek

"Sherman writes that at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Pitaro had become 'so demoralized' with Chapek’s attempts to reorganize the Walt Disney Company that 'he contemplated leaving the company."'

Comcast President: ‘Very Improbable’ Company is Strategic Partner for ESPN

“As you’d imagine, there are tremendous issues around tax, minority shareholders and structuring generally."

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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.

Inventory Isn’t Innovation: Radio’s Revenue Problem

"Digital doesn’t simply mean stopsets, logos on graphics or disjointed naming rights on anything reaching a stream or screen."