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MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Credits NBC Sports’ First Year Efforts Leaning Into Baseball

"NBC, from Day 1, was about reach for us and they certainly delivered that. Equally important, they leaned into baseball."

Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

Craig Carton is Making The Most of His Second Chance, This Time on FS1

"I know for a fact we do a really good sports show, but we just do it differently than everybody else."

Rob Manfred: MLB Can Handle Broadcasts for Up to 16 Teams Next Year

Manfred noted that the league currently plans to produce broadcasts for both the Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024, like it did for roughly half of the 2023 MLB season.

Mookie Betts Joins MLB Network for World Series Game 3

Betts will appear on a bevy of MLB properties, including MLB Network, ahead of the game, and will speak with players and coaches during pregame and postgame interviews.

Amanda Gifford: ESPN Hopes Technology Will Remain Big Part of College Football Broadcasts

As more technology enters sports broadcasts, networks will try to find any way they can to bring the viewer closer to the game. That...

Mike Breen Inks Contract Extension with ESPN

The deal keeps Breen at ESPN through the 2026-27 NBA season.

ESPN Looking Toward Leagues in Strategic Partner Search

Disney has had discussions with the NBA regarding a minority equity stake and the provisions of a potential deal.

John Skipper: ESPN Was Worth More Than Disney’s Films and Parks Combined at Peak

Skipper made the revelation about past ESPN finances while appearing on Pablo Torre's Meadowlark Media podcast.

Nielsen to Return to Using Amazon Prime Video Data for Thursday Night Football Ratings

Nielsen initially planned to use Amazon's data, but reneged after industry pushback.

Doug Kezirian Launching Daily Half-Hour Show After ESPN Exit

A little more than three months after his exit from ESPN, Doug Kezirian has a new professional home at Only Players. The New York Post...

Amazon, NBA Marriage Doesn’t Make Sense

“Maybe this is part of a grander plan. It would have to be, right?”

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Why Profanity Standards Are Due for Change in Sports Broadcasting

"The media landscape, audience, and definition of what is considered offensive or profane has changed. Yet broadcast radio and television remain bound by standards created for a media environment that no longer exists."

Why Miranda Khan Traded TV for Afternoons on KCMO Talk Radio

"In TV, it moves so quickly. In radio, it's more casual and laid back. It's not 30-second sound bites. You can sit and have a conversation."

The Eagles at The Sphere Proves the Classic Hits Format Still Dominates

"Songs that are 50 years old are now suddenly favorites of people much younger."

How Joe Giglio Took Philadelphia Sports’ Best “What If” Questions From 94WIP Into His First Book

"There are 25 different ‘what if’ moments in the book. Five to seven immediately came to mind. Others I had to go back and think, ‘People aren’t thinking about this,’ but something happened along the way that would have changed a lot about Philadelphia sports."