What's long been rumored as the slow fade of Stern's career appears to have finally arrived. This isn't retirement, and it isn't cancellation. It's something murkier.
"You see so many people doing multiple things across the network under the ESPN umbrella. I’ve certainly benefitted from that... The fact that people believe I can do this in addition to everything else, that to me why I feel so validated."
"Convincing millions of subscribers to abandon the on-demand habits that made Netflix the world's biggest streaming service may prove far more expensive than any rights agreement it ever signs."
What's long been rumored as the slow fade of Stern's career appears to have finally arrived. This isn't retirement, and it isn't cancellation. It's something murkier.
"When you don't have a sales force out selling that product, this is what happens. It doesn't mean the product isn't loved. It simply means no one is bringing in the advertising dollars."
You'd be hard-pressed to find another network with a 5 PM show as its most-watched program overall. Consequently, that achievement says something meaningful about the panelists, the producers, and the network as a whole.
"We've sort of come full circle together. We've been through a lot of highs, a lot of lows, but we've just had a great ride together. He's one of the most important figures in my career."
The inconsistency isn't subtle, and it's not accidental either. It tracks almost perfectly with which side of the aisle benefits from each format's political leanings.
Radio, meanwhile, has leaned on a single revenue stream for decades: advertising. That's it. That's the model. It's outdated. And most know it. So, how do we change it?
Clips aren't just filler content. They're the front porch to everything else a network produces. A well-placed clip welcomes a viewer in, and if that viewer likes what they see, they'll walk through the front door.
"You see so many people doing multiple things across the network under the ESPN umbrella. I’ve certainly benefitted from that... The fact that people believe I can do this in addition to everything else, that to me why I feel so validated."
"Convincing millions of subscribers to abandon the on-demand habits that made Netflix the world's biggest streaming service may prove far more expensive than any rights agreement it ever signs."
"Great broadcasters have always examined and unpacked complicated issues so local communities can understand them. It should be no different when AI data centers are involved."