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Sports Media Pod: NCAA tourney viewership, the future of NFL streaming
On this week’s pod, host and SBJ media reporter Austin Karp is joined by SBJ special contributor Richard Deitsch to break down the impact of Big Data on viewership for both the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments. They duo also breaks down the future of NFL media with streaming partners an...
ESPN welcomes NFL Network employees, makes executive moves
Senior-level Disney/ESPN execs welcomed NFL Network employees to the company Wednesday with a breakfast informational session, a welcome package of swag and a joint memo to new “teammates” from Jimmy Pitaro, Judy Agay, Chara-Lynn Aguiar, Nell DeVane, Rosalyn Durant, Rita Ferro, Josh Krulewitz, Burke...
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...
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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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