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Is Netflix Preparing For A Sports Media Rights Shopping Spree?

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Warner Bros. Discovery Splits Into Two Wings Of The Company

"This next phase will create the conditions for both companies to grow with greater clarity, agility, and long-term strength."

ESPN Finalizing Deal To Add One College Football Playoff Semifinal To TNT Sports: Report

"ESPN is finalizing an agreement with TNT Sports to include the College Football Playoff semifinal round, with rights to one CFP semifinal annually in 2026, 2027, and 2028."

David Haugh: ‘This is a Huge Day for the Chicago Sports Network’

"A lot of good people worked very long and hard on getting this deal done, and finally today, it’s arrived."

Clint Dempsey Joins Men in Blazers Media Network

"...it’s a platform where you can just kind of keep it real and shoot people straight, and hopefully people tune in and watch it."

Fred Toucher: SiriusXM Hiring Stephen A. Smith is ‘First Right Thing That Company’s Done in a Very Long Time’

"Live, live, live! It’s your advantage over podcasts. Put it on live."

Jacinda Ortiz Joining NBPA as Vice President of Communications

"I’m thrilled to join the NBPA leadership team and leverage my experience to elevate the voices and influence of the players."

Outkick Founder Clay Travis Blasts WNBA for Denying Credentials to Atlanta Dream Games

"No other ‘media’ outlet in America covering the WNBA is willing to ask her about it."

ESPN’s First Take, GetUp and UnSportsmanLike Change New York City Studios

"The space has the energy to match the bold conversations and big personalities our fans love."

Adam Silver: “Unusual” the Level of Discussion About NBA TV Ratings

"It seems a little unusual how much discussion there is around ratings in this league."

SiriusXM Parts Ways With Michelle Beadle, Cody Decker

"You don’t usually get such love on your way out. Security usually walks ya to the door. You guys rule. Six hours of how you felt. And you all were heard."

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.