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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.

ABC News to Cut 75 Employees in Latest Round of Disney Layoffs

The news of more layoffs comes after The Walt Disney Company laid off another 300 employees in September across several different departments.

ESPN-DirecTV Dispute Timing Feels Just About Right

Pretty terrible timing, right? The college football season is just under way, the NFL season is on tap, the U.S. Open tennis championship is...

ESPN Talent Decline Is All About Disney and Less Cable Subscribers

You could make a near-powerhouse sports network strictly using the on-air talkers who’ve been chased off by ESPN over the past year-plus. It’s a...

The Walt Disney Company Reports Q3 Earnings, ESPN Generates $4.28 Billion in Revenue

The Walt Disney Company released its fiscal third quarter earnings on Wednesday, surpassing Wall Street estimates with key performance indicators such as revenue and...

Report: NBA Third Media Rights Package Could Head to NBC, TNT or Court

If Warner Bros. Discovery simply matches the money, the league will not see that as an equal match with NBC being an over-the-air network.

ESPN Title to Be Added to Disney+ By End of Year as Disney Approaches Streaming Profitability

During Disney’s quarterly earnings call on Tuesday, Iger stated that ESPN+ would continue to exist as its own service even after the launch of the network’s direct-to-consumer platform.

FuboTV and Other Streamers Write Congress About Disney-Fox-WBD Sports Streaming Venture

The group of streaming platforms spearheaded by FubuTV is concerned about their ability to provide live sports content with this new competition on the horizon.

NBA Opens Exclusive Negotiating Window With Disney & TNT Sports; Pair Could Split ‘NBA Cup’ Tournament

Reports indicate that negotiations between the NBA and its two existing broadcast partners are about 75% there, with two more potential suitors in the mix.

Disney Has Created a Complicated Spiderweb for ESPN’s Digital Future

“Disney now suddenly has its hands full with determining ESPN’s digital future.”

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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."