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Xperi Data Shows Radio Listenership More Than Doubled On NFL’s Opening Sunday

"Overall Sunday audience share jumped 60% on average. Pre-game listening rose 111% heading into kickoff, and post-game audiences grew 152%."

IAB: 86% of Ad Buyers Are Changing AI Measurement Strategies

"The industry is rebuilding its playbook mid-flight."

Disney Taps Adam Smith to Head DTC Streaming Division

"I’m grateful for this team, energized by what’s ahead, and excited for our next chapter.”

Barstool Sports Adds Game Theory Podcast As Sam Vecenie Departs The Athletic

"I'm super excited to team up with you. I'm super excited to team up Barstool [Sports]. I think this is an amazing, fun ride that we're gonna go on. I couldn't be more pumped. It's gonna be great."

Neil Everett Joins Trail Blazers For Two Alternate Broadcasts

"The team announced Thursday that Everett and Blazer fan favorites Antonio Harvey and Terry Porter will have coverage of the LegendsCast on Root Sports Plus against Boston on March 17 and against the Clippers on March 19."

Sean McManus: 2023 NCAA Tournament ‘Bittersweet’ for CBS

"Jim has meant so much to the game of college basketball, to CBS Sports, and to the growth in popularity of this great event."

FOX, WWE Have Not Spoken About Renewing SmackDown TV Deal

"FOX has been the home of WWE Smackdown on Friday nights since 2019."

Mike Florio: NFL Network ‘May Have Some Liability’ In Michael Irvin Case

"How high up NFL Network's ladder did it go? NFL Network may have some liability here if Michael Irvin chooses to pursue it."

March Madness TV Ads Nearly Sold Out

“You’ve probably heard about headwinds in the advertising community and spending being a little softer. That is not the case in the sports marketplace.”

WWE Meets With State Regulators To Legalize Betting On Scripted Matches

"Alex Sherman of CNBC reports that WWE bosses have discussed the possibility with regulators in Michigan and Colorado."

Big East Conference Intends To Renew Media Rights Deal With FOX

"The conference signed a 12-year, $500 million deal with FOX Sports in 2013."

Jimmy Pitaro on Shortlist To Succeed Bob Iger As Disney CEO

"Pitaro received the title of Chairman when ESPN was reorganized into its own division of the Walt Disney Company last month."

XFL Games Moving Off FX Amid Low Ratings

"Week 3 action in the XFL averaged 571,000 viewers. That is a 13% drop from Week 2. It is also a significant drop from the initial attempt to reboot the XFL in 2020."

Doris Burke: ‘My Career is a Happy Accident’

"The year I left coaching at Providence, they decided to put Providence women’s college basketball on radio. That was literally my first foray into this business."

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IAB: 86% of Ad Buyers Are Changing AI Measurement Strategies

"The industry is rebuilding its playbook mid-flight."

Disney Taps Adam Smith to Head DTC Streaming Division

"I’m grateful for this team, energized by what’s ahead, and excited for our next chapter.”

Barstool Sports Adds Game Theory Podcast As Sam Vecenie Departs The Athletic

"I'm super excited to team up with you. I'm super excited to team up Barstool [Sports]. I think this is an amazing, fun ride that we're gonna go on. I couldn't be more pumped. It's gonna be great."

Craig Karmazin: AI Could Eliminate The Value Of Podcast Impressions

"The AI slop that's going to be out there, including in the podcast space, is going to be extreme in the next five years. It's going to take the value of podcast impressions down to almost zero."