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Cumulus Media Promotes Kathy Brown To Vice President Urban Formats

"I am excited to join the Cumulus senior content leadership team."

Rakuten TV Expands Enterprise Service to the U.S.

This expansion represents only the beginning of what we can achieve with Rakuten TV Enterprise.

Fred Toucher’s Simple Philosophy Behind His Boston Radio Success

"The advantage of being on for a long time is people feel they know you if you choose to share yourself with them. If you choose not to do that, then you're doing yourself a disservice. That prevents that special relationship between you and the audience."

Meet 580 WCHS’ Chris Lawrence, News/Talk Radio’s Only Marconi Award Personality Nominee

"I was really surprised to hear that I was the only one. It makes me think I must be doing something right if I was able to still be nominated and nobody else in this particular genre was."

ESPN to Televise Podcasts on ESPN2 in New Seasonal Content Initiative

"This strategic content initiative provides our ESPN podcasts with a tremendous opportunity for continued growth and audience expansion, while simultaneously lending compelling content to our ESPN2 television lineup."

ESPN Won’t Replace Doc Rivers on NBA Broadcasts — For Now

ESPN's top broadcast team of Mike Breen and Doris Burke will not have a third person join them and will run as a duo.

Chicago White Sox Hire John Schriffen as Play-By-Play Announcer

“Chicago sports fans are intelligent, they are smart, they're the best fans in the country. If you are trying to be somebody else, they'll see you as a fraud."

Report: Barstool Sports, DraftKings Near Agreement on Sports Betting Deal

According to Sportico, Barstool Sports and DraftKings will soon agree to a multiyear deal that will pay Barstool in the low eight figures per year.

FS1’s ‘First Things First’ Delivers Most-Watched Live Episode Ever

The Monday, Jan. 22 edition of First Things First amassed 335,000 viewers, the most ever for a live edition of the program.

WWE President Nick Kahn Explains the Netflix Deal for Raw on ‘Pat McAfee Show’

"At the end of the day, to be the first movers with Netflix live on a consistent basis...we think it's a great deal."

Netflix, WWE Agree to Massive RAW Broadcasting Deal

Beginning in Jan. 2025, Netflix will be the exclusive home of 'Monday Night Raw' in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Latin America, and more.

Sports Illustrated Collapse Proves There’s Never Been a Better Time for the Little Guy

“Some of the biggest brands in sports media are owned and operated by companies that know nothing about content creation.”

FM Competition Has Sharpened Bob Stelton and Seattle Sports 710’s Focus

"“When you’re the flagship for the Seahawks and the Mariners, that’s going to give you a built-in audience and we’ve maintained that and grown that."

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Rakuten TV Expands Enterprise Service to the U.S.

This expansion represents only the beginning of what we can achieve with Rakuten TV Enterprise.

Fred Toucher’s Simple Philosophy Behind His Boston Radio Success

"The advantage of being on for a long time is people feel they know you if you choose to share yourself with them. If you choose not to do that, then you're doing yourself a disservice. That prevents that special relationship between you and the audience."

Meet 580 WCHS’ Chris Lawrence, News/Talk Radio’s Only Marconi Award Personality Nominee

"I was really surprised to hear that I was the only one. It makes me think I must be doing something right if I was able to still be nominated and nobody else in this particular genre was."

WCBS-FM’s New Morning Show Embraces the Station’s Legendary History

"For years, 101.1 was the frequency where all the great talent ended their careers"