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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."

NBA Launching “Tap To Watch” Option To Help Guide Viewership To Broadcasts

"We’re proud to collaborate with our partners across the NBA digital ecosystem to make live games more accessible for our fans with Tap to Watch"

Dave Portnoy Believes ‘Wake up Barstool’ Viewership Figures Potentially “Not Accurate”

"I’m not saying that’s not what was reported, but it’s just so minuscule, they’re not accurate because how many people have the tracking device, like, in their houses"

Apple Announces Five-Year Exclusive Media Rights Deal With F1 in the United States

"We’re thrilled to expand our relationship with Formula 1 and offer Apple TV subscribers in the U.S. front-row access to one of the most exciting and fastest-growing sports on the planet"

Tom Crean Joins Studio Team for Minnesota Timberwolves Broadcasts

"His coaching pedigree, passion for the game, and experience behind the mic will add a fresh perspective to our coverage and offer engaging analysis for Timberwolves fans"

ESPN NBA Analyst Bob Myers Leaving the Network for New Sports Management Role

"This role offers the opportunity to collaborate with talented leaders across the world’s biggest sports leagues and to create competitive advantages for our athletes and teams. That’s exactly the type of challenge I was looking for"

Television Networks Have Become So Reliant on Live Sports for Their Own Survival

"NFL, college football, the Masters, and March Madness all cost networks tens of billions collectively. Without them, broadcast TV’s ratings would plummet, and advertisers would flee"

Why Billy Gil’s Exit From ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’ Reminds of the Value of a Producer

"The position once carried prestige, but unfortunately, the way many broadcasting companies treat it today is disheartening. No talent succeeds without the steady hand of a solid producer"

Tim Legler: Elevation To Top Broadcast Team at ESPN Was Culmination of Everything I Put Into the Work

"To feel so grateful, first of all, that I’m going to get the opportunity, but also validated for the amount of work that I put into this"

Audacy Launches Wisconsin Sports Radio Network as State-Wide Stations Flip Following iHeartMedia Cuts at 97.3 the Game

"Left over staff and programming from 97.3 The Game currently remains on iHeart stations 1070 The Game in Madison and WBIZ 1400AM in Eau Claire, it is no longer carried by iHeart’s remaining Milwaukee sports station, The Big 920"

Billy Gil Leaving ‘The Dan Le Batard Show’

"All of this will be harder without him. Obviously our soul will not be the same. Not even going to try to pretend it will be"

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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.