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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."

NBC Adds Jimmie Johnson as Racing Analyst for Four Races in 2024

“Any time you can add one of the greatest drivers of all time and an icon of the sport, you jump at the opportunity,”

Fanatics Partners with ‘The Pivot’ Podcast Featuring Ryan Clark, Channing Crowder and Fred Taylor

"Today marks the day that Fanatics makes its initial push into digital content creation."

Rich Shertenlieb to Debut New Show on May 20

Shertenlieb has been off the air since not accepting a new contract offered by Beasley Media Group in November 2023.

Five Marquee NFL Games Released; Jets and 49ers Get Week 1 Monday Night Football on ESPN

Sunday of Week 1 will see the Dallas Cowboys travel to take on the Cleveland Browns. This game will be carried by FOX and will feature the debut of Tom Brady as an analyst alongside Kevin Burkhardt.

Bill Simmons: ‘It’s a Wrap,’ NBC is Getting the NBA

"One of the funniest things ever is that we are all pretending that the TV deal wasn’t done like a week and a half ago."

Howard Deneroff is a Radio Free Agent for the First Time Since 1989

"I had no idea that many people felt the way they did. I’m thankful for it but sad that that part of my life is in the past.”

Seller to Seller: Sales Meeting

How do you stand out? What are you doing that is different than anyone else to get people's attention or to keep people's attention?

John Sterling Hosts 90 Minute Show on WFAN

"I loved being here. I loved it as much as you can imagine."

Mike Breen: Conveying Objectivity is a ‘Matter of Concentration’

"I try my very best when I put the headset on – and there’s so many things that are going on – that you have to do your job not just for you, but for your partners; for everybody in the truck to do a professional job."

NASCAR Adding In-Season Tournament to be Aired by TNT Sports

“With the launch of our new media rights partnerships in 2025, we were excited to partner with Prime Video and TNT Sports to collaborate on fan engagement concepts that drive story lines in our sport and innovation from a production perspective."

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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.