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2026 Barrett Media Audio Summit Presented by Point to Point Marketing Day 1 Recap

Barrett Media President Jason Barrett opened the show by welcoming attendees to SVA Theater in New York.

NBC Sports Networks Reportedly Likely Next In Line To Exit Current RSN Model

"As this landscape changes, it’s important to find ways to deliver the product in the way people are consuming the game these days. So it’s a challenge. … I think we’re all optimistic that we can get to a good place."

60 Minutes Producer Henry Schuster Exits

"I have been thinking about leaving for a while now, and when the opportunity presented itself in February, I took it."

The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Disney Has Streaming Advantages With ESPN That it Must Lean Into

“Making it a premium add-on to Disney+ instead of its own product may not solve that problem entirely, but it does create the advantage of convenience.”

ESPN Eyeing Local Broadcast Rights in Strategic Partnership With League

"Executives at Disney have already met with Major League Baseball about carrying local broadcasts as an add-on to streaming platform ESPN+."

ESPN, UFC Set to Start Negotiations on New TV Deal

"ESPN’s streaming platform ESPN+ has been the exclusive home for UFC’s pay-per-view events since 2019."

Pat McAfee & ESPN Stole The Show, But They Weren’t the Only Stars at Disney Upfront

“If you look at TV and streaming combined, we have over 94,000 live and original hours of studio and event programming.”

Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Going Direct to Consumer ‘a When, Not an If’

"We’re only going to do it when it makes sense for our business and for our bottom line.”

ESPN+ Boss Russell Wolff Victim Of ESPN Layoffs

"There is no word yet on future leadership for ESPN+."

ESPN, FOX, NBC Talk Differences in Their Streaming Sports Strategies

“We’re obviously all watching each other and trying to see the best way to navigate in an evolving future."

ESPN+ Launching Series Featuring Manning Family Tutoring Top QB Prospects

"The first round of the 2023 NFL Draft is on Thursday, April 27."

Bob Iger: ‘There’s Reason to be Bullish’ on Future of ESPN

"One of the reasons we're optimistic is we know the power and the popularity of live sports and we know how attractive it is."

Streamers Expected to Spend $8.5 Billion on Sports in 2023

"In 2022, $5.2 billion was spent on streaming."

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NBC Sports Networks Reportedly Likely Next In Line To Exit Current RSN Model

"As this landscape changes, it’s important to find ways to deliver the product in the way people are consuming the game these days. So it’s a challenge. … I think we’re all optimistic that we can get to a good place."

60 Minutes Producer Henry Schuster Exits

"I have been thinking about leaving for a while now, and when the opportunity presented itself in February, I took it."

The Industry According to Gary Jay, Land Shark Promotion Studio

"Radio cannot afford to become a tired jukebox with 15 minutes of commercials every hour."

Attention Spans Are 40 Seconds. What Does That Mean for Radio?

"Listener Eye Contact is the most important skill an air personality — regardless of format — can develop."