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Checking in on the UFL through three weeks
With three weeks in the bag for the UFL, let’s see how it’s going under new business head Mike Repole.
All the Smoke to do production on new Netflix-Michael Irvin episodes
All The Smoke Productions will be the production services partner for upcoming Netflix video podcast episodes of “The White House with Michael Irvin,” and will partner with the Pro Football HOFer to lead production, creative strategy and social media execution for his show. The efforts begin Tuesday...
Roku reaches goal of 100 million streaming households
Roku has hit “more than 100 million streaming households worldwide, reaching a long standing goal for the streaming and devices company.” The company reached this milestone in April, after last announcing that it had reached more than 90 million streaming households in January 2025. Beyond those ann...
Sports Media Pod: Kisner vs. CBS brings rare golf media drama
On this week’s Sports Media Podcast, SBJ media reporters Austin Karp and Josh Carpenter break down why NBC analyst Kevin Kisner’s public criticism of CBS’ Masters coverage turned heads, why his comments matter inside the broadcast world and what it could mean behind the scenes at NBC and Augusta Nat...
Clarence Seedorf joins Fox as World Cup studio analyst
Over the past six months, Fox Sports has made a significant effort to enhance its World Cup studio analyst roster, given the additions of Rebecca Lowe, Thierry Henry, Zlatan Ibrahimović and Javier (Chicharito) Hernández. On Thursday, the company plans to announce another addition with an equally mas...
McIlroy’s latest Masters win to be worked into recent biography
Alan Shipnuck’s recently released biography of Rory McIlroy will include an “extra chapter on McIlroy’s latest Masters title” for its second edition and paperback versions, according to Garry Smits of the FLORIDA TIMES-UNION. Shipnuck said, “We’re certainly going to bring Rory’s story up to date. Th...
‘The Logo’ documentary reveals unseen sides of Jerry West
Prime’s new documentary on Basketball HOFer Jerry West titled, “Jerry West: The Logo,” is a “complicated movie about a very complicated man” who died at age 86 in 2024, but not before interviews were conducted for this film, according to John Anderson of the WALL STREET JOURNAL. “The Logo” is direct...
Kisner apologizes to CBS for Masters coverage criticism
NBC golf analyst Kevin Kisner issued an apology to the golf team at CBS following his remarks on the network’s Masters coverage. Speaking on “Fore Play,” Kisner said, “I crossed the line probably too much by talking about that whole content. ... I know from my short time in the business how wild pro...
Audience Analysis: WNBA Draft gets second-best figure; UFC has top viewership in 10 years
Women’s basketball continued to show its growth Monday night, as ESPN saw the second-best WNBA Draft audience on record. The event, which saw the Wings select UConn G Azzi Fudd with the No. 1 overall pick, averaged 1.5 million viewers, which is second all-time behind only Fever G Caitlin Clark’s dra...
Sports Media Pod: Is Rory McIlroy now the face of golf?
On this week’s Sports Media Podcast, SBJ media reporters Austin Karp and Josh Carpenter break down Rory McIlroy’s role as the PGA Tour’s standard-bearer, his stance against LIV Golf and how he compares to Scottie Scheffler in today’s game.
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