On this episode of the SI Media Podcast, John Ourand and Richard Deitsch discuss the viewership potential for the Olympics, how NBC Sports will cover the negative stories coming out of Rio, whether the Olympics is a good investment for NBC, the upcoming ACC Network and how it fits with ESPN, the future of the Longhorn Network, why Tom Jackson left ESPN and the many changes to ESPN’s NFL studio coverage, whether ESPN is a left-leaning organization and what such a perception means for viewers, whether sports media members should discuss politics on social media, Twitter and the live streaming of sports, what Yahoo’s sale means for sites such as The Vertical and much more.

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