09.20.2023 - By Audacy
Episode 335 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch, and Aaron Portzline, a senior writer for The Athletic who covers the Columbus Blue Jackets. In this podcast Deitsch and Lewis discuss ABC’s decision to simulcast 10 additional Monday Night Football games; Colorado-Colorado State averaging 9.30 million viewers on ESPN for a post-10:00 p.m. ET kickoff; the impact Colorado has had on sports media content; what will happen when Colorado loses; Caitlin Clark and Deion viewership comparisons; College GameDay vs. Big Noon Kickoff; WBD’s premium live sports to simulcast live on Max via Bleacher Report Sports Add-On as well as continuing to air on TNT, TBS and truTV, and more. Portzline discusses Babcock resigning less than three months after his July 1 hiring; what covering Babcock was like; if it says something from a media perspective that Blue Jackets players felt comfortable speaking their truth to Paul Bissonnette; the Blue Jackets in terms of access and openness; which NHL teams are media friendly; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.
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