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

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World Series viewership trends up heading into Game 6, still on pace for record low

Three more World Series games took place over the weekend, and while viewership increased from each game to another, that streak started with the Fall Classic hitting another all-time low. Game 3 on Friday night drew 8.156 million viewers, by far the lowest ever for a World Series game. The...

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NFL Week 7 viewership: impressive Sunday afternoon windows for the league

Viewership for the NFL’s Week 7 schedule was in, and while primetime was a bust for the league, the Sunday daytime windows did quite well. Fox had the singleheader, with a third of the country getting the rescheduled Bucs-Raiders game in the late slot and another third of the country getting...

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Six months after massive writer furloughs and three months after further cuts, SB Nation has added...two more executives

SB Nation furloughed and/or cut dozens of writers and editors earlier this year. Now, Vox has added two new SB Nation executives.

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Sinclair's regional sports networks unit is facing a possible debt restructuring, and has been called their "Achilles' heel"

The Fox Sports-branded RSNs (which Sinclair bought from Disney last year)' challenges now include a potential debt restructuring.

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Joe Benigno is retiring from his drive-time role, paving the way for Craig Carton's WFAN comeback

25 years after joining WFAN full-time, Joe Benigno is stepping down from his drive-time role, clearing space for Craig Carton.

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White Privilege at work again.. Carton goes to jail for a Ponzi scheme only serves a year of a 3yr sentence then gets his job back...

 

[Agent_Ro]

ESPN's Desmond Howard announces he's tested positive for coronavirus

ESPN college football analyst Desmond Howard announced he's tested positive for coronavirus and will do College GameDay remotely.

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I had no idea who this guy is, searched for his pic and i was like...

 

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ESPN reportedly scaling back Super Bowl hospitality, on-site coverage

ESPN typically has plenty of on-site production in addition to various hospitality events, but according to a report that's unlikely now.

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NFL Week 8 viewership: Thursday Night Football happened, and fewer people watched this year than last year

The Falcons played the Panthers in a football game last night, and they won 25-17. In all serious, the TNF matchup between NFC South teams that no one seemed all that excited for drew 11.682 million viewers across Fox and NFL Network, per ShowBuzz Daily. That won the night (as TNF often does) by...

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The Atlantic retracts niche sports article, saying author with history of plagiarism "deceived" them

After a piece in The Atlantic from Ruth Shalit Barrett came under wide scrutiny, the publication has now retracted the article.

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Joe Benigno is retiring from his drive-time role, paving the way for Craig Carton's WFAN comeback

25 years after joining WFAN full-time, Joe Benigno is stepping down from his drive-time role, clearing space for Craig Carton.

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White Privilege at work again.. Carton goes to jail for a Ponzi scheme only serves a year of a 3yr sentence then gets his job back...

In return to WFAN, Craig Carton tells critics "I’m back...that’s on you to figure out how to deal with it."

Three years ago, WFAN host Craig Carton was arrested on securities fraud and wire fraud charges related to a Ponzi scheme was involved with to defraud investors by claiming access to concert tickets and access. Indefinitely suspended by WFAN, Carton soon resigned thereafter, ending a ten-year...

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SMH...

 

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ESPNFC's Alexis Nunes and Mark Ogden apologize after mocking Harry Kane's speech in now-deleted segment

On Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane scored his 149th Premier League goal, moving him into a tie with Les Ferdinand for the tenth-most all-time. However, Kane’s achievement didn’t get the proper respect from ESPNFC. During a segment discussing the milestone, ESPNFC’s Alexis Nunes and Mark...

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ESPNFC's Alexis Nunes and Mark Ogden apologize after mocking Harry Kane's speech in now-deleted segment

On Sunday, Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane scored his 149th Premier League goal, moving him into a tie with Les Ferdinand for the tenth-most all-time. However, Kane’s achievement didn’t get the proper respect from ESPNFC. During a segment discussing the milestone, ESPNFC’s Alexis Nunes and Mark...

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thats my girl rite there. Hulk smash lol

 

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ESPN may move away from regular national MLB games on Mondays and Wednesdays in a new deal

MLB's deal with ESPN expires after the 2021 season. A New York Post report suggests they may go away from Monday and Wednesday games there.

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Both Sunday Night Football and Sunday Ticket could change hands in the next round of rights bidding

It's NFL rights rumor mill time! Could ABC be a realistic destination for Sunday Night Football? Which streaming service wants Sunday Ticket?

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The rumored ESPN layoffs are reportedly coming this week, with a focus on those behind the camera

Last month, a report began to circulate about another potential round of layoffs at ESPN. That report indicated that somewhere between 300 and 700 people could lose their jobs, and most of the focus would be on those behind the camera (unlike the 2017 layoffs, which almost exclusively hit on-air...

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Fox Sports' Entire 'Big Noon Kickoff' Crew Will be Out Saturday Due to COVID-19 Protocols

The entire cast of Fox Sports' "Big Noon Kickoff" will miss Saturday's broadcast as they quarantine due to COVID-19 protocols.

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