The Sports Media (Sports Radio, Podcasts, Shows, Networks, Etc.) Thread

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The NFL on FOX theme will only be used on NFL and college football games starting this fall, Fox Sports executive producer Brad Zagertold Sports Business Daily last week. Fox began using the NFL theme on all of its sports programming in 2010. Zager said that Fox will be using a new theme for its XFL coverage that starts this week. It is unclear whether it will debut a new theme for Major League Baseball, or simply revert to the theme that had been used from 1996-10. [Sports Business Daily 1.29]

 

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Disney+ has 28.6 million paid subscribers, ESPN+ is up to 7.6 million, and Disney's making $787 million/month in streaming revenue

The launch of Disney+ has paid off for ESPN+ as well, with ESPN+ more than doubling its subscribers since the bundle launch in November.

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"The Scheme," a documentary focusing on NCAA/Adidas wire fraud figure Christian Dawkins, is coming to HBO

Christian Dawkins, a key figure in the Adidas/NCAA basketball wire fraud trial, is featured in "The Scheme," a new documentary premiering on HBO March 31.

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Mendoza signs ESPN extension, leaves Mets job

Jessica Mendoza, an analyst on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball since 2015, has reached a multiyear extension and will become the first woman to serve as a solo analyst on national baseball telecasts.

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Spotify will pay a reported $250 million for The Ringer

According to Bloomberg, Spotify will pay $250 million to acquire The Ringer, Bill Simmons' sports and culture podcast network and website.

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Bill Walton has plenty to say about 'grass' and pretends to call a 2000 Indiana Pacers game during Colorado-Oregon broadcast on ESPN

Mark Jackson joined Bill Walton and Dave Pasch to call Thursday night’s Colorado-Oregon game as part of ESPN’s “crossover” week (mixing NBA and college basketball announcing crews). And in the first half, Jackson decided to embrace the trip — and it’s indeed a trip — into Walton’s World. Walton...

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Turner releases trailer for four-night Inside the NBA documentary "The Inside Story", out in May

After 30 years of Inside the NBA, TNT will premiere The Inside Story, a documentary looking back at the program. We got a look at a trailer tonight.

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ESPN ran a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team with a story about the Chinese team

An Associated Press story about the Chinese Davis Cup team ran with a photo of the Japanese Davis Cup team on the ESPN app.

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ESPN Cancels High Noon

ESPN has canceled High Noon, as first reported by John Ourand in Sports Business Journal. “Co-hosts Pablo Torre and Bomani Jones are extremely talented, and the

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Noted troll/ESPN Cleveland provocateur Tony Grossi indefinitely suspended after calling Baker Mayfield a "fucking midget"

On Tuesday, ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi called Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield a “fucking midget” when he thought the broadcast was off the air. Grossi and host Tony Rizzo were discussing a variety of quarterbacks, and Grossi commented that the Browns had a “fucking midget” in Mayfield...

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Noted troll/ESPN Cleveland provocateur Tony Grossi indefinitely suspended after calling Baker Mayfield a "fucking midget"

On Tuesday, ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi called Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield a “fucking midget” when he thought the broadcast was off the air. Grossi and host Tony Rizzo were discussing a variety of quarterbacks, and Grossi commented that the Browns had a “fucking midget” in Mayfield...

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ESPN Cleveland suspends host for derogatory words about Baker Mayfield

Longtime Cleveland sports journalist Tony Grossi has been suspended from his radio job for a comment he made about Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield.

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They didn't need to suspend him for that

 

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Kevin Wildes named new co-host of FS1's First Things First, debuted Thursday morning

Former ESPN producer Kevin Wildes is the new co-host of FS1's morning show, First Things First. He debuted with Nick Wright and Jenna Wolfe Thursday morning.

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NFL reporter Kimberley A. Martin jumps to ESPN from Yahoo Sports

Veteran NFL reporter Kimberley A. Martin, who's covered the league since 2012, is joining ESPN after a stint with Yahoo Sports.

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YouTube TV is pulling the Fox Sports RSNs as of February 29th

YouTube TV has been held up as one of the gold standards of over the top streaming services, along with Hulu Live, since its preliminary launch three years ago. Last month, we tabbed it as the best value for a sports fan who has cut the cord, and it hasn’t been been beset with the Read more...

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No Comcast deal for Sinclair's new Marquee RSN could mean around $100 million annually in lost revenue

The new Marquee RSN, which will carry Cubs' broadcasts, still doesn't have a Comcast deal. Given Comcast's 1.56 million Chicago-area subs, that's not great.

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