This week on the SBJ Sports Media Podcast SBJ golf and sports media reporter Josh Carpenter, is joined by SBJ soccer writer Alex Silverman for a deep dive into MLS viewership on Apple and what it could mean for the future of the media rights partnership. Also, SBJ media reporter Austin Karp has a conversation with former HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg. The two discuss the future of the in-season version of Hard Knocks, the creation of HBO Real Sports as well as the impact of HBO’s partnership with boxing. All that and more on this week’s SBJ Sports Media podcast. 

1:04 MLS VIEWERSHIP SURGE

7:05 MLS IN PERSON ATTENDANCE DOWN

9:31 ROSS GREENBURG INTERVIEW

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On this week’s pod, host and SBJ media writer Austin Karp is joined by The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand and Puck’s John Ourand. The trio take a deep dive into NBC’s return to the NBA mix,  how F1 fits into the Apple grid, who’s up and who’s down in sports media and more.  

1:00 Podcast Reunion

2:01 Who's Up Who's Down

18:45 NBA This Season

22:24 Rank the Four Players in Sports ( NBC Sports, Amazon Prime, ESPN, TNT)

25:50 The Future of WBD

30:25 YouTube TV deal with Disney

31:19 World Series TV Ratings Predictions

33:13 Last Sports Documentary watched

39:08 Karp's Corner

40:06 Who Won the Weekend

41:01 Bloopers

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp brings in Dick Vitale to talk about his new namesake hoops event and how he sees all the changes to college basketball. Plus, SiriusXM and SmartLess Media have a new show, “We Need a Fourth,” and co-hosts Brian Baumgartner, Cooper Manning and Kenny Mayne come on the pod with their unique approach to talking about golf. And with numbers in for the first two rounds, MLB viewership has skyrocketed, but can it continue that success with some smaller markets in the LCS.

1:21 This Week in Sport's Media

5:49 Dick Vitale Interview

16:38 Ask Austin

18:30 We Need a Fourth Intervew

35:40 Karp's Corner

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp looks at how NFL games remain on pace for a record audience this season, and why the Ryder Cup saw some its lowest numbers in decades. Plus, with the NHL season set to begin, Steve Levy, the longtime voice of all things hockey on ESPN, discusses what’s driving storylines around the league.  And finally, in Karp’s Corner, a look at the biggest winners from the MLB regular season.

1:10 NFL flexes it's muscles

2:29 Ryder Cup

3:19 WNBA Media Rights

4:43 Steve Levy Interview

19:58 Karp's Corner

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp looks at Roger Goodell’s comments about an early move on media rights. Plus, with the Ryder Cup set to begin, Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee joins the show to discuss the event at Bethpage and other topics impacting golf. With volleyball and other women’s sports getting more and more traction with audiences, Big Ten administrator Grace McNamara dishes on how BTN and other media partners are benefitting. And finally, in Karp’s Corner, could sports be what solves a standoff between Nexstar/Sinclair and Disney over Jimmy Kimmel?

1:09 NFL Media Rights

4:34 Brandel Chamblee Interview

16:33 Grace McNamara Interview

22:43 Karp's Corner

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp chats with SBJ’s Josh Carpenter about what a combined Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery could look like, particularly with the sports portfolios of CBS Sports and TNT Sports. The duo also get into Prime Video’s deal with the Masters, Molly Qerim and Malika Andrews moves at ESPN, big numbers for NFL Week 2 and how CBS’ NFL national window in Week 2 will have a distinct ‘70s feel.

1:12 PARAMOUNT WBD POSSIBLE MERGER

3:49 THE MASTERS ON AMAZON PRIME

7:41 MOLLY QERIM AND MALIKA ANDREWS ESPN NEWS

10:28 NFL WEEK 2 RATINGS

12:38 WNBA RATINGS

13:53 CANELO CRAWFORD NETFLIX NUMBERS

15:36 NFL TODAY 50TH ANNIVERSARY ON CBS

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp dives into the numbers behind NFL Week 1’s viewership surge and the impact of Big Data. Plus, IMG’s Hillary Mandell joins the show to unpack major media rights deals like UFC, WWE and the U.S. Open, as well as what could be next for a league like the NWSL. And finally in Karp’s Corner, we examine the U.S. Open’s viewership surge, who won the weekend in college football and why a big European basketball should have a bigger American audience. 

1:24 Austin Karp on NFL Week 1

4:11 Hillary Mandel Interview

22:03 Karp's Corner

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp gets set for NFL season. SBJ football reporter Ben Fischer talks dishes on the Eagles and Cowboys, YouTube's NFL debut and the future of who might air games. Plus, ESPN's Seth Wickersham dishes on his new book about QBs and how it feels to have the NFL as an equity investor in ESPN.

1:10 BEN FISCHER SEGMENT

16:36 SETH WICKERSHAM INTERVIEW

29:34 KARPS CORNER

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On the pod this week, host Austin Karp takes you around the sports media landscape, including major news on how sports will be measured going forward by Nielsen, comings and goings with the U.S. Open and Netflix betting big in Japan with MLB. SBJ college reporter Ben Portnoy chimes in as Lee Corso gets set for his final “College GameDay.” Plus, The CW President Brad Schwartz discusses the network’s rapid transformation into a major player in live sports anchored by NASCAR and college football, and what the company has planned for streaming and beyond.

00:50 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PREVIEW

15:07 BRAD SCHWARTZ INTERVIEW

29:18 KARP'S CORNER

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