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

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ESPN reportedly wants out of its XFL TV contract, while Fox wants to modify their contract

Hey, remember the XFL? The football league that shut down with the rest of the sports world in March, and suspended operations and laid off nearly its entire staff in April? The league is now in bankruptcy court, and of relevance to this site and our readership is the status of the XFL’s TV...

awfulannouncing.com

 

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Rogers Sportsnet is barely televising the NHL's exhibition games this week (updated)

The NHL's return-to-play exhibition games will see a lot of U.S. coverage on NBCSN and NHLN, but less on Rogers Sportsnet.

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Mike Golic on the end of his ESPN Radio run: "Someday, I will tell the full stories of everything"

Talking to Sarah Spain on ESPN's "That's What She Said" podcast, Mike Golic talked about the highs and lows of his 22-year ESPN Radio run.

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Steve Levy and former NFLers Brian Griese and Louis Riddick are expected to comprise the new Monday Night Football broadcast team on ESPN, sources told the New York Post's Andrew Marchand.

 

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TNT draws 3.35 million viewers for Lakers-Clippers, 2.11 million for Jazz-Pelicans

The NBA returned to non-exhibition action on TNT Thursday night, and viewership was something of a mixed bag. ShowBuzz Daily records 3.35 million viewers for Lakers-Clippers, the late game in the doubleheader, and 2.11 million for Jazz-Pelicans, the early game. Viewership for Lakers-Clippers was...

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Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit may call Giants-Steelers in Week 1

If the 2020 college football season is canceled, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit will call a Week 1 game between the Giants and Steelers.

giantswire.usatoday.com

 

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ESPN and ABC hit some revenue issues in Disney's third quarter, but less than other divisions, and ESPN+ now has 8.6 million subscribers

The overall state of Disney's media networks division, which includes ESPN and ABC, doesn't look bad. It's other parts of the company making headlines.

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[toheeb27]

Is this good or bad, lol?

 

[Agent_Ro]

Everett Fitzhugh is the first broadcaster hired by the Seattle Kraken, and the NHL's first Black play by play announcer

On Friday, the Seattle Kraken announced that the team had hired Everett Fitzhugh as its first broadcaster. But not only is Fitzhugh the team’s first broadcaster, he’s the first Black play by play broadcaster in the history of the NHL. Fitzhugh was profiled by The Athletic back in February, who...

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ESPN confirms ESPN+ price increase to $5.99/month, effective for new subscriptions as of August 12th

On Friday, ESPN confirmed that the price of ESPN+ would be increasing to $5.99/month. The increase is effective as of August 12th for new subscribers. This increase was originally rumored at the end of June. Of note: existing subscribers will be locked into the prior monthly price of $4.99 for...

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If the NFL Takes Over Saturday Nights, It Will Never Give it Back

Since big money deals around TV contracts started ruling the way sports schedules were constructed, there has always been an unspoken agreement between the NFL

www.thebiglead.com

 

[Marc123]

If the NFL Takes Over Saturday Nights, It Will Never Give it Back

Since big money deals around TV contracts started ruling the way sports schedules were constructed, there has always been an unspoken agreement between the NFL

www.thebiglead.com

Im not reading that long ass article. But how does he figure that? When cfb comes back, its not gonna stop playing gms on Saturday night

 

[Agent_Ro]

Im not reading that long ass article. But how does he figure that? When cfb comes back, its not gonna stop playing gms on Saturday night

If nfl games are played on Saturday night and it’s a ratings success, why not keep doing it?

 

[Marc123]

If nfl games are played on Saturday night and it’s a ratings success, why not keep doing it?

Its gonna get ratings, thats a given.

But still when cfb comes back it will play gms on Saturday nite. So what? We gone have both cfb n nfl gms on Saturday nite in 2 years....

 

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