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Is ESPN Overcomplicating Super Bowl LXI With Too Many Viewing Options?

"The Super Bowl is more than a football game, it's America culture. ESPN doesn’t have to convince viewers why they should watch, as it has worked to do with the College Football Playoff National Championship."

Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

Netflix Announces Subscription Rate Rise Day After MLB Debut

"The company finished 2025 with over 325 million global subscribers, making it the largest subscription streaming platform in the world."

MLB on Netflix Proved Fans Who Demand Change Only Want It Until They Receive It

"When Major League Baseball opened the 2026 season on Netflix, the reaction was predictable before the first pitch. This isn’t baseball. This feels weird. What am I watching? You know the song—take me out to the ballgame, buy me some peanuts and… Netflix. Yeah, that part."

Why Netflix’s MLB Debut Should Have The NFL’s Attention

"This wasn’t about pleasing purists. It wasn’t about winning the next morning’s sports media debate. It was about signaling to leagues — especially the NFL — that Netflix is ready to compete on the biggest stage there is."

Apple TV Reporter Tricia Whitaker Defends Netflix MLB Opening Night Broadcast From Critics

"I’m tired of the lazy negative takes on a regular basis on social media just because negativity and negative buzz words get clicks."

ESPN Announces Multi-Year Agreement With World Series of Poker for Return of Main Event Final Table

"We’re excited to showcase the intensity and unpredictability of this tournament across our platforms."

Joe Shasky: Netflix Can Legitimize Itself With Sports Fans Without Leaning Into Entertainment

"Amazon Prime when they first got in. What did they do? We’re gonna sign Al Michaels. That worked for sports fans."

Dan Le Batard: Bert Kreischer on Netflix’ MLB Opening Night “Not Something I Would Have Done”

"If Dennis Miller and Tony Kornheiser don’t work on the Monday Night Football broadcast… a comedian around baseball is just simply not going to work on the broadcast."

WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti on Netflix MLB Opening Night Broadcast: “Who Was That For?”

"The WWE guy coming out [saying yeet]… Burt Kreischer coming out and screaming to the crowd? Who’s that for?"

Jason Whitlock: Cam Newton Wants To Be The Next Pat McAfee

"He has hatched a plan. He sees which way the wind is blowing, and actually choosing to be bold and different and unique."

Why Sports Radio Should Lead the Fight for Nielsen Ratings Reform

"Radio has that same opportunity right in front of it. It may not come from immediate competition, but from the willingness to say no more. There has never been a stronger argument for change than using the Big Data + Panel model as a catalyst for a better future—especially when it comes from the industry’s lone measurement provider."

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Strategic Solutions Research’s Hal Rood Explains What The Podcast Study 2026 Reveals

“There definitely is a flashing yellow light for ad load. Now, is it a red alert yet? No, but we’re seeing the canary in the coal mine.”

Rock Radio Should Steal From Ash Dykes’ Congo Basin Stunt

"Stunts don’t need to be death-defying — they can take place in the studio or at a client location instead of on a river full of killers."

Darien Southerland Built 101.1 The Pulse on Faith, Country, and Real Radio

"Country music, Marjorie Taylor Greene, deer hunting, King James Bibles, and four-by-four pickup trucks. That's my avatar."

How News/Talk Hosts Can Spot Bad Midterm Election Polls Before Election Day

This shouldn’t take much time and, in fact, might add to the on-air conversation. The host can give real reasons why some of the polls about your market’s midterms are good or bogus, beyond “How can Candidate X be ahead?” or “You can’t believe any of the polls.”