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VSiN Cutting Staff With Ownership Change Looming

"As cuts continue, Barrett Media has also learned VSiN's ownership will change within the next week."

Inside the NBA Has Built Something ESPN Can’t Simply Recreate

"Inside the NBA didn’t just cover basketball. It changed what sports television could be. And sometimes the best way to preserve a legacy is to know when you’ve reached the final buzzer."

Is SiriusXM Still Too Dependent on Howard Stern?

The question isn't whether SiriusXM has tried to diversify. Clearly, it has. The question is whether that effort has gone far enough to change the numbers when a star as big as Stern begins to start talking about life after SiriusXM.

The Industry According To: Jeff Federman, Audacy

"Advertisers should expect us to establish metrics before the campaign begins, measure the right behaviors and report what happened afterward."

FanDuel Sports Network Layoffs Underway As Atlanta Offices Set To Close

"According to the filing, 74 employees will be affected by the shutdown, representing the full staff at both locations, a development that signals a significant operational reset in one of the country’s most active regional sports markets."

Ryan Ripken Added to Baltimore Orioles Broadcast Team on MASN

"After stepping away from playing, Ripken transitioned into media, building a digital presence through The Ryan Ripken Show, a YouTube program that has attracted more than 24,000 subscribers."

Mike Tirico Credits Marv Albert for Guiding Him on How To Call an NBA Broadcast

"There are pieces of the style of how Marv called the game in our own personality that in all three of us you can hear."

Nick Wright Named New Host Of PokerGo Program ‘No Gamble, No Future’

"Wright, who fronts First Things First on FS1 and hosts the What’s Wright? With Nick Wright podcast, will join longtime host Brent Hanks at the desk for the upcoming season."

ESPN ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ Is Low Risk With Potential for Massive Reward

"What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."

Mick Cronin Exhibited What Not To Do When the Media Ask Tough Questions

"Mutual respect matters. I respect your living. Respect mine. There’s no need to embarrass. No need to intimidate or imply one job is more important than the other."

Craig Carton: ESPN Died With Women’s Sports Sunday Replacing Sunday Night Baseball

"Are we going to have a bunch of non binary transgender athletes commentating on athletics. I don't know what it means."

Marcellus Wiley: ESPN Has Diminished the Presence of ‘Inside the NBA’

"They have messed with our habits. This all you got to do."

Jason La Canfora Out At 105.7 The Fan Baltimore

"There were no specifics given. My program director had just held a meeting with us on Friday to talk about being number one in all the weeklies for February."

Daytona 500 Viewership Best Since 2023, up 11% From Last Year on FOX Sports

"The average audience of 7,489,000 made this year’s edition of the “Great American Race” the most-watched Daytona 500 since 2023, when the event reached 8,173,000 viewers."

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Inside the NBA Has Built Something ESPN Can’t Simply Recreate

"Inside the NBA didn’t just cover basketball. It changed what sports television could be. And sometimes the best way to preserve a legacy is to know when you’ve reached the final buzzer."

Is SiriusXM Still Too Dependent on Howard Stern?

The question isn't whether SiriusXM has tried to diversify. Clearly, it has. The question is whether that effort has gone far enough to change the numbers when a star as big as Stern begins to start talking about life after SiriusXM.

The Industry According To: Jeff Federman, Audacy

"Advertisers should expect us to establish metrics before the campaign begins, measure the right behaviors and report what happened afterward."

Harry Douglas Explains Why His NFL Mindset Still Drives His ESPN Radio Career

"I don’t want to be like anyone, because I’ve always wanted to be myself. Everything I’m doing now I literally said I would do. If I put my mind to it and set it in stone, then there’s a great chance it’s going to happen."