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NFL Viewership Easily Eclipses NBA Viewership on Christmas Day
"Netflix’s Christmas Day NFL doubleheader delivered record-setting results, highlighted by the Detroit Lions–Minnesota Vikings matchup becoming the most-streamed NFL game ever in the United States."
Shattering Your Sports Media Comfort Zone Is the 2026 Resolution To Live By
"Ask yourself: If not now, then when? How about trying a resolution that could become your next destination?"
Five Common Sense Items To Make Sports Media Better in 2026
"Instead of forecasting trends or firing off hot takes, here are five common sense things that would genuinely make sports media better in 2026."
Richard Deitsch Stepping Down From The Athletic
"In an era of media consolidation and endless job losses, I have been beyond lucky to have had such a long run between two national outlets that readers care about."
Former Dallas Cowboys’ Receiver Michael Irvin Announces Formation of Production Group
"We are looking so forward to bringing you those great, authentic stories. Stories that will raise you up, stories that will make you think. Some that may even drop a tear."
Sports Media Game-Changing Predictions for What’s Coming in 2026
"As 2026 approaches, one thing is clear: sports media will continue to evolve at a relentless pace."
ESPN Announces MegaCast Plans for College Football Playoff Quarterfinals
"The four quarterfinal games will be played Wednesday, December 31, and Thursday, January 1, with ESPN serving as the home of the primary telecast for each matchup."
David Samson on Charles Barkley’s NFL Critique Over Christmas Games: “You Don’t Do That”
"Charles Barkley did something I like to call pissing against the wind. There’s a very good lesson that little boys learn: you don’t do that."
ESPN Going Direct-To-Consumer Leads Barrett Media’s Top 5 TV Sports Stories of 2025
"Many stories captured headlines, but ESPN's decision to go direct-to-consumer easily topped the list as the most important sports television story of 2025."
Kirk Herbstreit Would Leave Television Instead of Participating in “Clickbait” Debate Shows
"It’s a lot of like really loud comments that will maybe go viral. ‘I might not believe in it, but it’s gonna go viral, and people are going to know who I am.’ Man, I will quit before I ever do that."