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ESPN’s Latest Layoffs Continue the Slow Death of Sports Media’s Middle Class

"After 30 years in sports media, the most valuable lesson I've learned is also the simplest. The audience falls in love with people. The business falls in love with numbers, and the numbers always win."

The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

Shark Week works because it's built, engineered, and marketed

Sports on Television Faces Its Biggest Test

Sports programming used to be a license to print money. Even as the rest of the television business was showing signs of strain, sports seemed...

Peter King Stays At Home With Sports Illustrated

Peter King gave strong consideration to leaving Sports Illustrated, his writing home since 1989, but when it came down to it, there was no...

Fewer Fans Are Watching The NCAA Tournament

A year ago, 28.3 million viewers watched the men’s basketball tournament championship game on TV, according to the NCAA. It was an increase of...

Nick Wright Leaving KILT in Houston For FS1

Sports Radio 610 KILT morning man Nick Wright confirmed this morning that he's leaving the Houston airwaves. His final day with CBS Houston will...

Five Changes Coming Soon To FS1

Sporting News' Mike McCarthy spoke recently with Fox Sports National Networks President Jamie Horowitz about upcoming programming changes at Fox Sports 1 and 2....

Turner Invests 100 Million In Bleacher Report

Turner is reaffirming its commitment to Bleacher Report by investing $100 million dollars in the brand over the next three years to help build...

Jay Mariotti and The SF Examiner Part Ways

According to a report from Awful Announcing, Jay Mariotti has written his final column for the San Francisco Examiner. The talented and polarizing columnist...

FS1 Determined To Land Skip Bayless

Jamie Horowitz wants to jumpstart Fox Sports 1 and Fox Sports 2, and isn't afraid to shake things up to do so. The president of Fox...

Amber Wilson Joins The Morning Show on 790 The Ticket

After losing Joy Taylor to Fox Sports, 790 The Ticket was a left with a major hole to fill in mornings. The radio station...

The Intersection of Content and Advertising

In today's rapidly changing world, sports media consumers are making it known that they want less interruptions during their programming experiences. The problem though,...

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The Subscription Question Hanging Over SiriusXM’s Deal With Audacy

"The real challenge isn't adding great content. It's convincing consumers to change habits they've spent years developing. Netflix is learning in real time that paying for exclusive access to content people already enjoy elsewhere doesn't automatically persuade them to open their wallets. SiriusXM now faces a similar test."

92.5 WXTU’s Nicole Michalik Discusses Crossing Over From Pop to Country

"If vinyl records can have a sexy comeback so can radio."

Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Holds a Radio Strategy Secret

Shark Week works because it's built, engineered, and marketed

New Game Lets Radio Pros Win the Ratings War

"The way that the game is developed, the FCC ownership regulations match the time. It gradually loosens to what we have today,"