The NFL's push to open its media rights deals--along with its ongoing relationship with the streamers--has opened it up to a wave of regulatory inquiry. But is the scrutiny more than just a headache? @eriqgardner.bsky.social walks us through it all.
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New pod: @matthewberrytmr.bsky.social on the evolution—and future—of fantasy sports.
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How much longer is Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund willing to continue pumping billions into its quixotic bet on LIV Golf, as the Iran war dislocates sporting events like Formula One and Fanatics flag football?
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The Varsity
* Senior ESPN exec Ilan Ben-Hanan laid off.
* Will regulators get behind YouTube-NFL?
* Casey Wasserman tries to salvage funding for LA28.
* Russini-gate could accelerate integration of NYT standards on The Athletic.
* Dorian Craft to call Mystics games.
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How much longer is Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund willing to continue pumping billions into its quixotic bet on LIV Golf, as the Iran war dislocates sporting events like Formula One and Fanatics flag football?
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New pod: @dylanbyers.bsky.social on the NYT-The Athletic fissures that Russini-gate exposed.
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Ahead of NFL Kickoff in September, the streaming wolves are circling Sunday Night Football—so media-industry equity research analyst Michael Nathanson stopped by to sketch out what’s at stake for the networks and the league.
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The Varsity
* Russini-gate underscores underlying tension between NYT and The Athletic.
* NBA ends its season of tanking.
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New pod: MoffettNathanson's Michael Nathanson on what the NFL must do to lock in its next round of media deals ahead of September’s kickoff—and what’s at stake if it doesn’t.
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New pod: MoffettNathanson's Michael Nathanson on what the NFL must do to lock in its next round of media deals ahead of September’s kickoff—and what’s at stake if it doesn’t.
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I always love going on @peterhamby.bsky.social's great The Powers That Be podcast. This week, we hashed out ESPN's job cuts and offered a Masters preview.
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Fun chat with John.
New pod: @profootballtalk.bsky.social on the NFL's top off-the-field issues: media rights, antitrust exemptions, referee labor talks...
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Plus, layoffs are coming to ESPN as the sports network deals with cord-cutting, the YouTube TV blackout, and uncertainty around whether Josh D’Amaro is going to spin it off to Wall Street cheers.
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The Varsity
* Murdoch vs. the NFL
* How UCLA's win benefits the whole Big Ten
* What NBA Europe investors should know, per @jamalmashburn
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ESPN is about to be hit with a round of layoffs. I’m told the number will land near 30, primarily in off-camera departments.
My story for @puck.news:
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New pod: Former Kentucky and NBA star Jamal Mashburn on the state of college basketball from the increasingly chaotic off court business to how mid-majors can navigate the N.I.L. maze.
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I sat down with TNT Sports boss Luis Silberwasser to talk about this weekend's NCAA tournament, the evolution of his networks and, of course, the ParaBros merger likely to close this fall.
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The Varsity
* Robo umps are here.
* Wapo hires some sports reporters.
* Rupert's WSJ swipes at NFL's antitrust exemption.
* Don't expect a lot of changes at NFL Network.
* Passan: WBC shouldn't be more than every three years.
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Pod: Just one week into the MLB season, ESPN's Jeff Passan dishes on all of the momentum in the league so far.
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New pod: ESPN's Jeff Passan on the wonders of the robot umps, MLB's momentum and the future of the World Baseball Classic.
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Pod: ESPN’s @susiepio.bsky.social on ESPN’s launch of “Women’s Sports Sundays” this summer and the still growing popularity of women’s sports.
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ESPN’s Susie Piotrkowski on the explosion of women’s sports, from the surging popularity of the WNBA and women’s college basketball to the growing reach of the NWSL. She also dives deep into ESPN’s launch of “Women’s Sports Sundays” this summer.
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Netflix invested in a lightweight MLB package to see whether it could fully eventize the industry’s most tonnage-friendly sport. So far, the jury’s out.
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New pod: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social joins this week for an MLB preview show. Netflix, NBC and more.
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Pod: From retooling the Sports Broadcasting Act to the migration of NFL games to streaming—a ton of sports media stories are winding their way through D.C. National Association of Broadcasters president Curtis LeGeyt joins the pod to explain it all.
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From retooling the Sports Broadcasting Act to the migration of NFL games to streaming—a ton of sports media stories are winding their way through D.C. these days. Which is why I asked NAB president Curtis LeGeyt to join the pod this weekend.
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Tuesday’s U.S.–Venezuela blockbuster affirmed the World Baseball Classic as a sports and ratings powerhouse, with an audience equal to some World Series games. Now that the tournament is living up to its name, how can baseball make the most of it?
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