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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."

WWE SmackDown Returns to USA Network on September 13, A Few Weeks Earlier Than Expected

"Starting in September and through the end of 2024, USA Network will serve as the exclusive linear home of the WWE’s two tentpole franchises, “WWE Monday Night RAW” and “WWE SmackDown."

Gabe Ramirez Out at 670 The Score

"Contract was up and the business is the business."

Abby Labar is a Quick Hit on MLB Network’s ‘Quick Pitch’

It is by far the best baseball highlight show on television and the newest incarnation with Labar as host is a huge reason.

Nick Wright: A Level of ‘Equality of Criticism’ is Going to Come to WNBA

"I don’t think it’s going to be a direct, straight, linear growth, but I do think they now have enough star power that it is going to be a topic."

Report: NBA Third Media Rights Package Could Head to NBC, TNT or Court

If Warner Bros. Discovery simply matches the money, the league will not see that as an equal match with NBC being an over-the-air network.

FanDuel TV Introduces New FAST Channel

"Launching ‘FanDuel TV Extra’ was another important step in expanding distribution for FanDuel TV content and reaching new audiences."

Steak Shapiro: Pat McAfee ‘Blew Up the Way We Get Our Sports Conversation’

"Whether you hate them or love them you know them and you have an opinion about them. That's a dream come true for a network."

RJ Choppy: Colin Cowherd is ‘America’s Favorite Idiot’

"So, Colin is known for a couple of things, one is being wrong...I don't believe in wrong opinions it's his take, I just think his take is stupid."

ESPN Secures Media Rights for League One Volleyball

“As our coverage of collegiate volleyball continues to evolve, LOVB provides a great professional complement for those athletes and others to continue their careers and our coverage of both them and the sport."

Annie Agar to Host ‘The Offensive Line’ Wondery Original Podcast Series

"Annie is an up-and-comer in both the sports and comedy space, and it’s that rare combination that makes her the social media star she is."

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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.