New pod: Former Turner chief David Levy gives his view of the sports media business--from the streaming rights arms race to the sports implications of the Paramount –WBD deal to the continued growth of women's sports.
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The NHL is having a breakout season thanks to its competitive parity, emerging stars, Olympic buzz, and, yes, Heated Rivalry. But with the NFL about to blow up the sports media marketplace, Gary Bettman knows his league will need to stay limber to maintain its gains.
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John Ourand, noted Maryland Terrapin, asked Gary Bettman if he fast forwarded at any point during his binging of Heated Rivalry, which is one of the best questions anyone has ever asked Gary Bettman. Gary said no (do I believe him? Eh...), but as always: go Terps.
Pablo was gracious enough to come on the pod a few months ago and we touched on some of those issues. It may be time to reach to him again. Appreciate you reaching out. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
New pod: Gary Bettman on the Olympics, local media, and the NHL's ESPN and TNT deals.
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New pod: Gary Bettman on the Olympics, local media, and the NHL's ESPN and TNT deals.
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The NFL's negotiations for new media deals starts...now.
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New pod: Everything you need to know about the NFL's upcoming media rights negotiations, with Guggenheim's Mike Morris.
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New pod: Guggenheim's Michael Morris breaks down the NFL's upcoming media deals from a Wall St. perspective.
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In a football world, the Big 12 has made basketball a large focus to stay competitive with its Power Four peers. Now that the undervaluing of college basketball is a fashionable talking point, maybe he was onto something.
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New pod: We're almost 100 days out from the start of the Fifa World Cup, so who better to bring to The Varsity than @meninblazers.bsky.social's @rogbennett.bsky.social?
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New pod: We're almost 100 days out from the start of the Fifa World Cup, so who better to bring to The Varsity than @meninblazers.bsky.social's @rogbennett.bsky.social?
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Top sports execs from the Cowboys, Cavaliers, Inter Miami, Timberwolves, Clippers (and more!) will be called to testify as the U.S. government opens its trial against Live Nation on Monday, per @eriqgardner.bsky.social.
The latest news in The Varsity:
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TKO’s Zuffa Boxing is on the precipice of a media rights deal with Sky Sports for the U.K. market.
The latest news in The Varsity:
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New pod: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social returns to gab about MLB media rights, ESPN's Sunday night strategy and NBC's Olympic performance.
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New pod: Jay Bilas offers a spirited defense for the state of college basketball.
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As analysts scramble to calculate estimates for the NFL’s market-busting media rights, the league must consider the long-term viability of its linear TV partners—and whether sky-high, cutthroat negotiations could amount to a mortal wound.
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The Varsity
* New MLBPA head ready for a lockout.
* Monumental Sports Net lays off five staffers.
* NASCAR chief Steve O'Donnell: "Could we introduce midweek races and shorten the season? All of that is on the table."
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New pod: @cbrennansports.bsky.social on the biggest storylines coming out of the Winter Olympics.
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New pod: NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell on steering the motorsport’s high-stakes future.
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With tanking and load management, the NBA regular season is veering into spring training territory. As one executive recently put it, “The majority of the value of these media deals is centered around the postseason.”
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* NFL will start its season on a Wednesday this year, either in Melbourne or Seattle.
* Disney opens its Super Bowl ad sales pitch to the entire market on Monday.
* @benjstrauss.bsky.social on what it was like to be WaPo reporter at this year's Super Bowl.
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New pod: former WaPo reporter @benjstrauss.bsky.social on paper’s mass layoffs...plus all the sports media news you can use.
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Roger Goodell is preparing for an aggressive international expansion. @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social looks into whether America’s new national pastime can truly go global.
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The Varsity
* Super Bowl ratings coming Tuesday afternoon. Here's why I predicted a slight drop.
* We could be beginning the Great Rebundling.
* The NFL should start new CBA negotiations once the NFLPA settles on a new executive director, per @profootballtalk.bsky.social.
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"The NFL is going to auction off a package of four international games that the league took back from NFL Network."
Later in the podcast, John made Mike Florio cry.
(That was a heartwarming moment. Thank you, Mike and John!) 💚
New pod: Mike Florio (@profootballtalk.bsky.social) on the biggest issues facing the NFL.
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New pod: Top NFL exec Jeff Miller on the league’s ESPN deal, the use of A.I. in player health and safety and why the Rooney Rule fell flat this hiring cycle.
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New pod: Top NFL exec Jeff Miller on the league’s ESPN deal, the use of A.I. in player health and safety and why the Rooney Rule fell flat this hiring cycle.
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