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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Iowa-LSU Garners 12.3 Million Viewers, Most-Watched College Basketball Game Ever on ESPN Platforms

The matchup was a rematch of last year’s NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament National Championship Game.

Scott Van Pelt: Ernie Johnson and I Talk About Having a “Get to, Not a Got to Job”

"The fact that I get to sit in the Butler cabin would have caused me to have a brain aneurysm and die. The idea that that’s my job responsibility would have incapacitated me, I promise you."

Stephen A. Smith Named Recipient of Joseph M. Quinn Award for Lifetime Achievement from Los Angeles Press Club

"Stephen A. Smith is one of the most accomplished sports journalists in the country and brings unparalleled passion to his job."

ESPN Coverage of Men’s NIT Tournament Quarterfinals Up 33% vs. 2023

Viewership of the Men's NIT Quarterfinals on ESPN were up 33 percent compared to last year and featured two games that averaged over one million viewers.

John Anderson Announces Retirement from SportsCenter on ESPN

"I don't really know what's quite next, I have some things in the fire. But SportsCenter will not be it."

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo: NFL Streaming Games ‘Gets Obscene’

"They’ve got a Wild Card game on Amazon Prime Video, which means you can’t switch with the remotes."

Sage Steele Debuts Episode 1 of ‘The Sage Steele Show’ Through Bill Maher’s Club Random Studios

"The Sage Steele Show" is the first show on Bill Maher's Club Random Studios podcast network and episode one features UFC CEO and President Dana White.

NCAA Women’s Championship Round 2 on ESPN Up 121%; Iowa-West Virginia Hits 4.9 Million Viewers

ESPN and ABC posted their four most-watched Women's March Madness second-round games ever, with Iowa/West Virginia averaging 4.9 million viewers

ESPN Coverage of Women’s March Madness Tournament Shattered Viewership Records

ESPN reported that its viewership for round one of NCAA Women's March Madness was the most consumed on record and was up 70 percent compared to last season.

John Ourand: ESPN Could Opt Out of MLB Deal to Try for Local Rights

Ourand indicated that ESPN could utilize its contractual opt-out as soon as 2024 to try and secure additional local market telecasts for its streaming and linear platforms.

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”