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ESPN Executive Peter McConville Departs After More Than Three Decades at the Network

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"To my talented colleagues, thank you. The relationships and experiences will stay with me long after this chapter closes."

Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

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"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

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In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

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"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Jimmy Pitaro: ESPN Direct-to-Consumer Platform is Not Looking ‘to Get People to Cut the Cord’

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"I would say that the way we’re looking at this is being additive."

Scott Van Pelt: Having a Loyal Audience Creates Value

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Over the last several decades at ESPN, Scott Van Pelt has been a familiar face to millions of viewers across different editions of SportsCenter...

John Ourand is Covering Sports Business in a New Way at ‘Puck’

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"All you have to do is hit ‘Reply,’ and our style of writing and our way of getting things out makes it very conversational, and that just seems to work really well for us."

Jimmy Pitaro: Disney, ESPN Feel ‘Really, Really Good’ About Partnership with NBA

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The NBA recently announced its forthcoming media rights partnerships under new, 11-year contracts with The Walt Disney Company (ESPN/ABC), NBCUniversal (NBC/Peacock) and Amazon (Prime...

John Ourand: ‘Looks Like’ Netflix Will Carry Two NFL Games on Christmas Day

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"The two sides still have to clear some hurdles before any deal is announced."

John Ourand: Warner Bros. Discovery ‘Prioritizes the NBA’

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"I believe that Warner Bros. Discovery is going to pull out all the stops in order to keep the NBA."

John Ourand Leaving Sports Business Journal for Puck News

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"John Ourand is an incredibly talented, kind person who helped us all be better. We wish him the best in the future and know he will continue to thrive and we all will be watching and reading.”

Audacy Partners With Puck for Putin Podcast Series

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The first two episodes of About a Boy were released today, with new episodes releasing each Wednesday through October 25th.

Puck News: No Truth To Apple Buying Disney Rumors

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“The idea of Apple buying Disney comes at an interesting time.”

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Michael Kay Defends Pat McAfee From Critics Saying He’s “Thin Skinned”

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"People might not like the way he does his job, which happens to be unbelievably successful. Who in our business has had the success that this guy's had?"

SummitMedia Names Matt ‘Brodie’ Lesley Brand Manager Over Entire Knoxville Cluster

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In Knoxville, he'll oversee programming for Classic Rock 93.1, 100.3 The Wolf, Star 102.1, and Hot 104.5.

SiriusXM WWE Radio Listenership Up 20% From Launch Of Re-Branded Pro Wrestling Nation 24/7

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"Listening to WWE Radio has grown nearly 20% since its July launch and rebrand. While monthly active sports listeners increased 4% year over year across our connected car and streaming platforms."

Ernie Johnson Explains The Timing Of His Inside the NBA Retirement Announcement

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"I actually kind of got tired of people asking me if I was going to keep doing the show."