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The Industry According To: Colby “Colb” Tyner, Radio One and Reach Media

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"Labels today have been stripped down to metrics and data points. We are trying to microwave the cake instead of baking it."

How AM 560 The Answer Built a Listener Event Around Afternoon Host Shaun Thompson

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"If you just want to do the copy and paste where you're doing the same event every quarter, every month, it's not going to work. So we've created some very unique event opportunities."

Three Reasons Why Tom Brady May Not Complete His FOX Sports NFL Agreement

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"The question isn’t whether Brady can fulfill the agreement. It’s whether, eight years from now, both sides will still believe they should."

The Opportunity Ross Tucker Didn’t Expect: CBS Sports’ Second NFL Booth

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"For me, I’m just so focused on an incredible game between the Bills and the Texans. I’m sure whatever ends up being the situation, I’m going to cross that bridge when it comes."

ESPN Wanted Annual MLB Rights Fee Reduction by $350 Million: Report

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ESPN was reportedly aiming to slash its annual rights fee to no more than $200 million per year.

John Skipper Doesn’t Believe MLB Will Get $600 Million From a ‘Single Entity in the Market’

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"My instinct is that ESPN wanted not to go long term because they had other money they were going to have to spend."

Dan Le Batard: ESPN is ‘Not Paying Very Much Care to Baseball’

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"...as the sport shrunk and regionally, cable networks bought things up, ESPN covered baseball a lot less than they used to – a lot less well, and just with a lot fewer resources."

David Samson: MLB and ESPN Will Not Renew – ‘It’s Done’

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“The next thing you’re going to hear is MLB with a new broadcaster. How interesting that will be.”

Sean Pendergast: Lack of Baseball Coverage on ESPN Outside of Game Broadcasts is ‘100% True’

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"If you watch shows like 'First Take' and 'Get Up,' there’s no baseball coverage on there."

Joe Buck: ‘There’s a Lot of Catching Up to Do’ Ahead of ESPN MLB Opening Day Broadcast

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"I can’t act like I’ve been up on every transaction the Yankees and Brewers have made, let alone the rest of the league."

ESPN Begins Negotiations with MLB Ahead of Potential Opt Out: Report

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ESPN is reportedly aiming to reduce its number of games while using leverage to renegotiate the contract, whereas MLB continues to try and bundle local media rights.

ESPN Introduces MLB Whiparound Program for Pennant Race

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ESPN is launching a special edition of Baseball Tonight centered on the stretch run of the Major League Baseball regular season. The whiparound program,...

ESPN Sunday Night Baseball ‘Statcast Edition’ Garners 11% of Total Audience in Debut

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With the start of the second half of the Major League Baseball season taking place over the weekend, ESPN presented a Sunday Night Baseball...

ESPN Launching New Statcast Alternate MLB Broadcast

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"In terms of the topics and depth of conversation about the game, it’s kind of a strong divergence from the casual personality-driven approach.”
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How AM 560 The Answer Built a Listener Event Around Afternoon Host Shaun Thompson

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"If you just want to do the copy and paste where you're doing the same event every quarter, every month, it's not going to work. So we've created some very unique event opportunities."

Three Reasons Why Tom Brady May Not Complete His FOX Sports NFL Agreement

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"The question isn’t whether Brady can fulfill the agreement. It’s whether, eight years from now, both sides will still believe they should."

The Opportunity Ross Tucker Didn’t Expect: CBS Sports’ Second NFL Booth

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"For me, I’m just so focused on an incredible game between the Bills and the Texans. I’m sure whatever ends up being the situation, I’m going to cross that bridge when it comes."

Why Radio’s Breakup With Nielsen Might Be Good for Programming Decisions

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"Radio's proof model simply didn't answer the question advertisers started asking. Did this actually work?"