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ESPN Reportedly Close To Separate Monday Night Football Alt-Cast Featuring Pat McAfee

"If approved, McAfee's team would likely cover games on ESPN2 during weeks the Manning brothers' alt-cast isn't airing."

ESPN Debuting MLB Little League Classic Alt-Cast This Weekend

"Guests include Andrew McCutchen, Jason Marquis, Lance Lynn and Ray Ferraro."

Sports Radio’s Past & Present Celebrate National Radio Day

"Many sports media personalities of the past and present shared their celebration of National Radio Day on social media."

Why Consolidation Strategy Beats Streaming Competition Right Now

"A market with only two giant radio companies (and Public Radio) would be better equipped to take format chances and fight the flight to other media."

NFL Executive: New Nielsen Measurement Changes “Raise More Questions”

"The results we've seen so far are really negative for us, and for sports overall."

Nielsen Making Co-Viewing Official Part Of Updated Measurement Ahead Of NFL Season

"We are relentless in our pursuit of delivering the most accurate measurement possible for our media and advertising clients."

New Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro: “Not Interested” In Spinning Off ESPN

"Anybody in the industry would look at our sports rights and the fandom associated with sports right now, and you can’t help but be jealous of what we have here. I mean, ratings are through the roof."

Nielsen Executive Issues Caution Of Year-Over-Year Sports Viewership Gains To Come

"We have seen increases directly attributable to that enhancement that we expect to continue, but we won’t see a big year-to-year bump."

WNBA Viewership Up Double Digits Halfway Through 2026 Season

"League-wide viewership has risen 12% year over year, averaging 742,000 viewers per game across all partners. More than 73 million people have watched WNBA games this season, a record at the All-Star break."

FIFA World Cup Final Viewership Peaks At 60 Million Across North America

"FOX Sports says the final averaged 38.937 million viewers, peaking at 51.685 million. That's now the most-watched English-language soccer broadcast in U.S. history."

WFAN’s Gregg Giannotti Doesn’t “Believe” Sports Viewership Figures Anymore

"It almost feels to me there is this push from the networks that have been losing to the streaming services. The number, they're just pumping out false stuff to make it seem like they're winning over the streaming services."

ESPN Sees Highest First Half Viewership Across Networks In Over A Decade

"ESPN on ABC posted its best first half since 2006, reaching 78 billion minutes, up 16%."

Netflix’ MLB Home Run Derby Viewership Reportedly Smallest In 23 Years

"According to reporting by Sports Business Journal, Netflix's July 13 Derby broadcast averaged 5.3 million viewers.. That's the lowest total since 2003, when ESPN drew 5.2 million for the event."

Pardon the Interruption Proves Success Can Be Earned by Not Chasing Trends

"After 25 years, Pardon the Interruption remains one of the strongest arguments in sports media that success doesn't always come from chasing every trend. Sometimes, it comes from knowing exactly who you are and having the discipline to stay that way."

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ESPN Debuting MLB Little League Classic Alt-Cast This Weekend

"Guests include Andrew McCutchen, Jason Marquis, Lance Lynn and Ray Ferraro."

Sports Radio’s Past & Present Celebrate National Radio Day

"Many sports media personalities of the past and present shared their celebration of National Radio Day on social media."

Why Consolidation Strategy Beats Streaming Competition Right Now

"A market with only two giant radio companies (and Public Radio) would be better equipped to take format chances and fight the flight to other media."

NFL Executive: New Nielsen Measurement Changes “Raise More Questions”

"The results we've seen so far are really negative for us, and for sports overall."