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Trend Jacking: The Low-Cost Marketing Strategy Radio Needs Right Now

"One word of caution: do not jack what you do not understand."

Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon on 30 Years of Rock’s Most Underrated Band

"I think we were just able to paint this portrait of that in time, in real time."

The Digital Cul-de-Sac: How Algorithms Are Limiting Music Discovery

"The algorithm is no longer just helping listeners find music. In many cases, it is deciding what discovery even means."

What Does the Future of OutKick Look Like Without Clay Travis

"In today's media landscape, audiences don't simply follow websites. They follow people. They invest in personalities, perspectives, and voices they trust."

NBA Mandates Regional Sports Networks Send Announcers To Games

The NBA and its teams "felt that the quality of the telecasts suffered when announcers called games remotely".

Marie Donoghue Believes Taylor Rooks Is ‘One Of The Best’ Interviewers

"As you sit down to a meal with Taylor, you will tell her anything. This happens to us all the time."

ESPN Asked NHL For More Games on Linear TV

"It’s something that ESPN pushed for. But to the extent that ESPN was looking to make an adjustment for Year 2, we’re pleased to have the ongoing exposure."

ESPN: Monday Night Football Overlap A ‘Test’

ESPN and ABC will employ a "NFL RedZone look-and-feel" at times, with a scoreboard for the differing game listed on screen at all times, as well as live look-ins during each game.

MLB Wants Local Games On MLB.TV

MLB Chief Revenue Officer Noah Garden told Sports Business Journal "I hope at one point to have in-market (streaming) available".

Sinclair’s Diamond Sports Reportedly Preparing RSN Sale

Diamond Sports, which owns 21 regional sports networks mostly under the Bally Sports brand, has as much as $8 billion in operating debt.

MLB.TV Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Free Streams Of Every Game Friday

Major League Baseball became the first professional sports league to live-stream a regular season game while broadcasting the Texas Rangers and New York Yankees game on Monday, August 26th, 2002

Big Ten Finalizes Largest Media Rights Deal in College Sports History

The conference will earn more than $8 billion over a seven-year deal with CBS, Fox, and NBC. It will generate $1.1 billion per year. Its previous deal with Fox and ESPN garnered the conference $440 million annually.

ACC Network Expands Women’s Basketball, Baseball Tournament Coverage

A report from Michael Smith of Sports Business Journal says ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips was the driving force in the move to ACC Network.

KayRod Broadcast Grabs Highest Ratings Yet With Derek Jeter

The simulcast of the Yankees/Red Sox drew 336,000 viewers.

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Sevendust’s Lajon Witherspoon on 30 Years of Rock’s Most Underrated Band

"I think we were just able to paint this portrait of that in time, in real time."

The Digital Cul-de-Sac: How Algorithms Are Limiting Music Discovery

"The algorithm is no longer just helping listeners find music. In many cases, it is deciding what discovery even means."

What Does the Future of OutKick Look Like Without Clay Travis

"In today's media landscape, audiences don't simply follow websites. They follow people. They invest in personalities, perspectives, and voices they trust."

How Daniel Cormier Is Approaching Calling UFC Freedom 250 as a Landmark Moment for the Sport of MMA

"As a guy that's represented the country in wrestling and the things that I've done, I've always wanted to go to the White House. Now, I have an opportunity to do it. Plus, to do it with fighting and representing the UFC. That's crazy to me."