Episode 364 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe Sports media writer Chad Finn and CNBC media reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, we discuss the 10-year deal announced between TKO and Netflix for  “Monday Night Raw”; what that deal might been for Netflix getting into the sports rights business; how the deal impacts other media companies; the NFL’s divisional round viewership numbers; which Super Bowl matchup is best viewership-wise between the Chiefs, Lions, Niners and Ravens; Peacock’s churn for its NFL playoff game; the future of Sports Illustrated; staff layoffs at that brand; whether a start-up sports journalism brand can work; Doc Rivers taking the Bucks job and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 363 of the Sports Media Podcast features Paul Finebaum, who hosts the aptly named The Paul Finebaum Show which can be heard on ESPN Radio, SEC Network and Sirius XM Channel 81 from Monday to Friday from 3 to 7 p.m. ET. In this podcast, Finebaum discusses how his show reacted to the retirement of Alabama coach Nick Saban; the reaction of his callers to the news; how Kalen DeBoer has been received in Alabama; the uniqueness of doing his show in the region he does; the prospect of Nick Sabam working at ESPN; what Saban might be like as a game analyst; college football at ESPN next year with the full SEC Football package; how often he knows his callers personally; a caller defending Richard Nixon; the legacy of Phyllis Perkins, known to the college football world as Phyllis from Mulga, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more. 

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Episode 362 of the Sports Media Podcast features Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp and Jon Lewis, the editor and founder of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss Peacock averaging 23 million viewers for its exclusive Dolphins-Chiefs game; what the viewership number means; why you will see this again next year; how to extrapolate the churn rate; the potential of the NFL buying a stake in NFL; what such a stake would mean for NFL coverage and investigative journalism; Nick Saban’s potential at ESPN; whether Saban would be good on College GameDay; the next few months for Pat McAfee and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts. Google Play and Spotify.

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Episode 361 of the Sports Media Podcast features Karen Brodkin, the co-head of WME Sports and an executive vice president at its parent company, Endeavor, and Hillary Mandel, an executive vice president and head of media for the Americas for IMG, an Endeavor company. Brodkin and Mandel have worked as advisors on an endless amount of high-profile media deals, from individual team deals to league deals. They recently served as consultants for the NCAA for its $920 million, eight-year agreement with ESPN. In this podcast, Brodkin and Mandel explain their jobs and the skill sets needed for it; the use of research in evaluating deal points; the current economic environment for sports media rights; why the NCAA ultimately opted not to separate the women’s basketball tournament in its deal; why women’s college sports is on the rise; the Pac-12 falling apart; Peacock’s playoff deal with the NFL and what it means for consumers heading forward, and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 360 of the Sports Media Podcast features James Andrew Miller, the best-selling author of books on CAA, ESPN and Saturday Night Live and HBO. In this podcast Miller and Deitsch discuss Pat McAfee accusing a longtime ESPN executive of sabotaging his program by leaking false viewership information to the media; the appearances from Aaron Rogers on McAfee’s show; the support McAfee has from ESPN’s two top executives; the history of ESPN on-air talent challenging executives; why McAfee has leverage; what might happen next; and much more. 

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Episode 359 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN producer Bill Bonnell and ESPN director Jimmy Platt. Bonnell and Platt served as the producer and director for the Michigan-Washington college football national championship game. In this podcast they discuss what is unique about a national college football championship for the production truck; how Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh and Washington coach Kalen DeBoer are in production meetings; what having two sideline reporters means for a broadcast; how many cameras are used for the title game; how they decide on crowd shots; working with Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit; Bonnell being a runner for Frank Gifford, Don Meredith and Howard Cosell; Platt directing the game in which Damar Hamlin collapsed and more.  You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.

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In this featured clip of our longform interview with ESPN's Hubie Brown that was published on Dec. 28, the Hall of Fame coach and analyst tells a story about the greatness of Wilt Chamberlain. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 358 of the Sports Media Podcast features The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, we discuss the upcoming Michigan-Washington college football national championship game and how we think it will do viewership-wise; our 2024 sports media predictions including Tom Brady joining the Fox booth; the NBA’s upcoming media rights deals; consolidation among the streamers; whether the Paris Olympics will be successful; Laura Rutledge and Stephen A. Smith’s upcoming contracts and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 357 of the Sports Media Podcast features ESPN NBA analyst Hubie Brown. In this podcast, Brown discusses why he continues to love what he does at age 90; the value of feedback; remaining current with the game in 2023; his Dad as an influence; his Dad telling him in the seventh grade that “you’re always a half-step from the street” and why he carried that with him; how many games he calls annually; what he’s learned about taking care of his body; coaching Kareem and Oscar; Wilt Chamberlain’s greatness and much more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 356 of the Sports Media Podcast features Fox NFL producer Richie Zyontz and Fox NFL director Rich Russo. They are the lead production staffers on Fox’s top NFL team.  In this podcast, Zyontz and Russo discuss their second year working with Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen; doing Dallas-Miami; how having two sideline reporters impacts a broadcast; navigating Taylor Swift if she’s at a game; Fox’s 30th year of football; rules analysts; a shared love of Jack Buck; the amount of cameras for playoff games and more. 

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