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97.1 The Ticket’s Mike Valenti: J.J. Watt “Has The Personality Of A Brick”

"John Madden didn't cure cancer; he was just entertaining."

Jason Benetti Reportedly Set To Call NBA Games For NBC Sports This Season

"Benetti became NBC's lead Sunday Night Baseball voice this year while remaining the Detroit Tigers' play-by-play announcer."

JJ Hale Joins Seven Mountains Media as Programming Manager

"He leads programming operations across Seven Mountains Media's six-station Parkersburg-Marietta cluster."

Cincinnati Bengals Expand On Programming Partnerships With FOX19, iHeartMedia

"FOX19 Sports Director Joe Danneman and iHeartMedia host Tony Pike join the broadcast lineup. Danneman becomes a Preseason TV Network sideline reporter and co-hosts the Pep Rally radio show. Pike adds a second radio analyst role and co-hosts the Bengals Line show."

NBA Prepared to Take Back Team Media Rights From Bally Sports if Necessary 

"The NBA has already had some discussions with over-the-air stations in Bally Sports markets."

PFT Commenter: The NBA Needs to Learn How to do a Schedule Release from the NFL

"Maybe the Chargers social media team could do like an anime thing for the NBA and help them out a little bit."

Bill Reiter Isn’t Faking Anything on the Radio

“I can’t pretend to have a perspective that I don’t have, I can’t pretend to be outraged and I can’t pretend to like people on the air who I don’t like."

Apple Wants Worldwide Sports Media Deals

"This isn’t 'Hey, I’ve got an opening from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. tonight, and I’m going to put this game on.'"

ESPN Has Reportedly Met With NFL, NBA About Minority Stake

"While a deal with a league would make sense for ESPN, it does raise a number of ethical questions."

Can Anyone Replace Jeff Van Gundy on ESPN’s Top NBA Crew?

"Will ESPN/ABC even decide to bring in someone else? It’s one option for the network, but maybe not the best choice."

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."

Stephen A. Smith Admits He is Jealous Of TNT Post-Game Show

“My attitude about it would have been totally different if there was a post-game show like the television real estate TNT has with their postgame.”

Ice Cube: NBA Broadcaster Told Me He Isn’t Allowed to Mention Big3

“People will lie and do things that are diabolical to protect their interests, to protect their money, to protect their status, to not have to deal with competition.” 

Do Streamers Need to Invest in Linear TV For Sports Dominance?

“As in any business deal, the answer to the question ‘does that make sense?’ will only become clear with math.”

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Jason Benetti Reportedly Set To Call NBA Games For NBC Sports This Season

"Benetti became NBC's lead Sunday Night Baseball voice this year while remaining the Detroit Tigers' play-by-play announcer."

JJ Hale Joins Seven Mountains Media as Programming Manager

"He leads programming operations across Seven Mountains Media's six-station Parkersburg-Marietta cluster."

Cincinnati Bengals Expand On Programming Partnerships With FOX19, iHeartMedia

"FOX19 Sports Director Joe Danneman and iHeartMedia host Tony Pike join the broadcast lineup. Danneman becomes a Preseason TV Network sideline reporter and co-hosts the Pep Rally radio show. Pike adds a second radio analyst role and co-hosts the Bengals Line show."

WEEI’s Ted Johnson Criticizes Barstool Sports, Podcasters: “You Can’t Do This Job I’m Doing Right Now”

"People that work for Barstool, they can't do real journalism. You know what? They defend the teams and they crap on everybody that's critical. The real journalists that actually have objective opinions."