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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."

Some ESPN Producers Reportedly Growing Tired of Pat McAfee’s Demeanor At ESPN

"Everyone is bending over backwards to put you in a good position—and these same people are incentivized for you to succeed"

Boomer Esiason: Stephen A. Smith Blaming Donald Trump for FBI Investigation Release Is “Ridiculous”

"That is so far out in left field that it's ridiculous"

YouTube, Disney Carriage Agreement Ending Next Week as Both Networks Trade Statements

"If we don’t reach a fair deal soon, YouTube TV customers will lose access to ESPN and ABC, and all our marquee programming — including the NFL, college football, NBA and NHL seasons — and so much more"

NBA Returns To NBC Sports With Record Tip-Off Audience

"Tuesday night’s NBA Tip-Off doubleheader averaged 5.6 million viewers across NBC and Peacock, marking the largest opening-night audience for the league since 2010"

Colin Cowherd: Pablo Torre’s Clippers Investigative Story “Nobody Cares in LA”

"I think it’s [Torre's reporting] made for podcasting, not made for broadcasting"

‘First Take’ Correctly Handled the Breaking FBI Investigation Involving Current, Former NBA Players

"First Take did what responsible debate television program should do: pause, confirm, and then engage. In an era where speed often trumps substance, waiting for facts isn’t hesitation — it’s integrity"

‘Inside the NBA’ May Be Wearing a New Jersey, but the Program Remains Legendary

"For your ears, it was as if nothing changed. For your eyes, the difference was in those four bright letters—a new chapter for the best studio show in sports history"

‘The Athletic Show’ Launches Saturday Featuring Robert Mays, Zena Keita, and Jason Goff

"With The Athletic Show, we’re bringing that same rigor and storytelling to a new format"

MLS Sees 29% Surge in Viewership Year-Over-Year

"The audience figure includes games streamed on Apple TV, broadcast on Fox and FS1 in the U.S., and covered by Canadian networks TSN and RDS"

Stephen A. Smith Says Donald Trump May Have Influenced FBI Handling, Timing of NBA Gambling Scandal Investigation

"How many times for one incident after another have I said Trump is coming? He’s coming. We’ll say it on national television"

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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.