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Longtime Ravens voice Gerry Sandusky to retire in April
Longtime Ravens radio voice and WBAL-TV Sports Dir Gerry Sandusky said Wednesday morning that he “is retiring.” His final 11pm ET newscast is “set for April 17.” The Towson Univ. graduate began his broadcasting career in Florida in 1984. He returned to Baltimore in 1988 as a sports anchor, then was ...
Goodell credits NFL Network as it readies for ESPN transition
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined NFL Network’s “The Insiders” to thank the network as ownership of the net prepares to transition to ESPN on Wednesday as part of the network buying NFL Network and RedZone Channel. Goodell said the network has been “such a big part of our growth” and added the l...
Xfinity blacks out Scripps channels in the middle of Florida Panthers game
Comcast Xfinity on Tuesday night “pulled” Scripps channels from its lineup in the middle of the second period of the Florida Panthers’ win over the Senators “due to a carriage dispute.” The team had sent out a statement in the first period noting that Xfinity was planning to pull the channels. Scrip...
NCAA Men’s Tournament at best mark since 1993; Women have third-best Sweet 16
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament heads into the Final Four on Saturday with its best audience figure since 1993, as CBS Sports and TNT Sports are averaging 10.3 million viewers per window (the combo of games across a given window on CBS, TNT, truTV and TBS). The networks are also up 9% from the ...
Roger Goodell addresses NFL Network employees ahead of ESPN move
Many NFL Media employees will transition over to ESPN on Wednesday as part of the network buying NFL Network and RedZone Channel, and Commissioner Roger Goodell on Tuesday afternoon sent a note to those impacted by the move. Sources have told SBJ that no immediate talent move announcements are expec...
ESPN using ‘Women’s Sports Sundays’ to create consistency, drive revenue around women’s sports
ESPN VP/Women’s Sports Programming & espnW Susie Piotrkowski noted ESPN is growing its women’s sports programming with initiatives like “Women’s Sports Sundays” to create consistent content and drive revenue. Piotrkowski, speaking on the “Varsity” podcast, said for the “better part of three year...
Report: Netflix looking to expand its NFL package
Netflix is “looking to expand its current two-game package” of NFL rights “to four games,” according to sources cited by the WALL STREET JOURNAL. Sources noted the streamer is “interested in adding” the league’s “new Thanksgiving Eve game and an international game, likely in the season’s opening wee...
NFL taps Seahawks, Patriots for next two editions of ‘Hard Knocks’
The NFL unveiled Monday that the Seahawks will be the featured team on “Hard Knocks” (Training Camp) on HBO this coming season, while the Patriots will be the featured team in 2027 (X, 3/30). The Seahawks will appear on “Hard Knocks” for the “first time in their history.” For years the team was “not...
Broadcasters express concerns to FCC over live sports moving to streamers
Broadcasters told the FCC that streaming services “shouldn’t be allowed to put sports games behind paywalls under a decades-old law that lets the leagues collectively bargain over content rights,” according to Kelcee Griffis of BLOOMBERG NEWS. Fox Corp. suggested the antitrust exemption afforded to ...
SBJ Media: Jomboy making most of its MLB deal
The March 30, 2026, SBJ Media newsletter looks at how Jomboy Media is handling its new deal with MLB, Opening Day (or week?) numbers from MLB, a look at MLS media matters from the Business of Soccer and what media writer Austin Karp is watching this week.
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There’s an economic rationale for our investment, as well as the investment with other partners in the sport. So we do believe it has a positive ROI beyond just growing the fan base.-- Chiefs owner and NFL Finance Committee Chairman Clark Hunt, on how the league's planned professional flag football league is viewed as more than a marketing/sport development expense.
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