Adam Wiener

NFL Opt-Outs Make Disney’s ABC Debate Everyone’s Problem With opt-outs looming and a stake in ESPN, the NFL is rewriting the rules of broadcast economics, potentially turning licenses from a hedge to a liability.

In my new TVNewsCheck column, Reading Between The Screens, I explain why the NFL’s latest moves could flip broadcast licenses from hedge to liability. tinyurl.com/42vz9yum

The press is fixated on politics (rightly so!) but inside industry circles the Kimmel decision headline is the power shift from networks to stations.

In broadcast, money > monologues.

Read my guest column here: tinyurl.com/24arycme

Only the present is objective.

Journalists without a bylined, online presence were not counted. 🤔

Right before the Qatar strike.

@cdeccleshare.bsky.social The tennis coverage on @theathletic.bsky.social is excellent. Thanks! Q: An article was published a few months ago about why Sinner and Alcaraz are so much better than everyone else. Seems to have disappeared from the site. Any help appreciated!

Wow. That is some article.

The two top US women in the quarterfinals and what does @rolandgarros.com do? Schedule them as first match of the day. Complete disregard for US audience. @tntsportsus.bsky.social

Internet Roadtrip Let's take a streetview roadtrip

At any given time about 1000 people are collectively voting on steering this car in an attempt to get from Boston to Canada. It’s currently in Maine.

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See You Around Listen to See You Around by AdamWiener #np on #SoundCloud

Full version of See You Around, including the sublime final 2 minutes… And for those who would like to hear the full version of the song, including the sublime final 2 minutes…

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That Song By A LOCAL Band/Artist That Should Have Been Huge Got Me High BONUS Patron-curated Episode Podcast Episode · That Record Got Me High Podcast · 05/08/2025 · 1h 28m

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I’m 43 mins in talking about the incomparable, early 2000s Brooklyn band Champale. Big thanks Mark Rozzo for allowing me to share See You Around, my favorite track on an album filled with gems. Bonus: @sjeffgreenstein.bsky.social directly after me talking about the great Mary’s Danish! Links below.

YouTube video by Comedy Dynamics When Henry Rollins Met David Bowie - Keep Talking, Pal

Henry Rollins: He’s just like one of us. @paulwitcover.bsky.social

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I owe it all to you, my friend!

Thanks @robelba.bsky.social for having me on! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Yet I didn’t feel that way about Eli.

Slight misspelling of Schadenfreude was unintentional yet funny.

My take: Public perception is he’s an arrogant kid, made worse by NIL and his Dad’s money and privilege. It seems that’s the private perception, too, around the league. Put this one in the Schadenfraude Hall-of-Fame.

From today’s @airmail.news

Sad day.

YouTube video by triple j Magdalena Bay cover David Bowie’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’ for Like A Version

An absolute fantastic version of Ashes to Ashes by a band I’d never heard of before. CC: @paulwitcover.bsky.social
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Caribbean Tourism Group Challenges US Port Fees, What About Cruises? The Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association is calling for exemptions to proposed US tariffs on Chinese-made vessels, citing a detrimental impact on tourism.

Could your next cruise cost more? Caribbean leaders warn new US port fees on Chinese-built ships — the ones delivering supplies to hotels and cruise lines — could drive up prices across the region. More pain for vacationing consumers? More pain for investors holding cruise and hotel stocks?

I follow her on Insta!

Hey @theathletic.bsky.social …don’t forget to cover this angle, too.

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Hey @washingtonpost.com don’t forget to cover this angle, too.

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Oh, and don’t forget that Gretzky is an unabashed supporter of far right lunacy. I won’t be watching any of this hockey nonsense.

“…all the crimes against humanity associated with this war. If someone advertises this terrible war, it automatically means its escalation and many more people killed and maimed. Unfortunately, it is the NHL that provides this advertisement for insane atrocities.” 3/4

“…the crimes of his country, is always, without exception, an advertisement for the actions of his country. That is simply a fact. Therefore, in the case of Russian citizens, every athlete who gets the opportunity to perform publicly is the best advertisement for the Russian imperialist war and…”2/4

🧵 Ukraine War: The NHL Is Complicit Says Former Star

As Russian player Ovechkin nears the breaking of Gretzky’s goals record, former star Dominic Hasek takes all Russian NHL players and the NHL to task.

“…it should be noted again that every citizen, unless he is a dissident who condemns…”