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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."

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

Hollywood Strikes Are Good News For Live Game Rights

"Executives and fans alike fear a content slowdown as we near the fall. Do you know who couldn’t be happier about this though? The NBA."

Pac-12 Won’t Announce New TV Deals at Media Days

"Behind the scenes, talks are progressing but not to the point where formal details are in place."

CNBC: ESPN Cannot Compete With Tech Companies

"Like literally for NBC or Disney, 5 billion bucks is a lot of money. Apple, it's like you or I dropping a five on the sidewalk."

Lachlan Murdoch on New Sports Rights at FOX: ‘I Wouldn’t Expect Anything Dramatic’ 

"We're constantly adjusting, but we do it with, I think, a real commitment to discipline in terms of what rights we would acquire or dispose of.”

Inflation of Sports Rights is Unsustainable

"Forbes estimates around $26 billion in rights fees will be paid this year looking at payments and revenue from network TV, regional sports networks, and streaming services."

Adam Silver: NBA ‘Much More Valuable Now Than We Were in the Old Days’

"What we’re seeing in television is that the internet has disrupted this business just like it has virtually every other business. But there’s still enormous interest in premium live sports programing."

Live Sports Rights Expected To Reach $30 Billion By 2025

"Streaming platforms entering the fight for these rights have increased their value in a major way."

If Pac-12 Can’t Get TV Deal Right It Can’t Survive

"If Pac-12 games really are airing on Saturdays after twenty-year-old reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond and an infomercial for Rodent Sheriff, would schools like Utah and Oregon want to stick around?"

Pac-12 Media Deal Expected to Put Less Than 50% of Games on TV

"The big five networks are seeing their available inventory to air Pac-12 games disappear."

CBS, ESPN Have Had Media Rights Discussions With New-Look Conference USA

“The No. 1 thing we’ve heard from our fans in the current deal is the confusion of where and when we play, and it’s been difficult to find,” Western Kentucky Athletic Director Todd Stewart said.

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

Why Mike Golic Returning Is a Home Run Hire for ESPN Radio

"If ESPN Radio wanted to make the strongest statement possible about its commitment to the platform, there may not have been a better option available at this moment than bringing Mike Golic home. Sometimes the smartest move isn't chasing what's next. It's recognizing the value of what already worked."

Has the C-Suite Generation of Hard Work and Ethics Lost Its Way

"I'm saddened that it's often the largest media companies — those that rely on creative content and entertainment — that repeatedly eliminate the very people who helped build those organizations into the giants they have become."

How Matt Barrie Is Prepared To Tackle the Challenge of Hosting SEC Nation

"If you're a college football junkie like I am, there are few jobs with ESPN that scratch that itch. SEC Nation is one of them."