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Rick Cordella
John Ourand June 19, 2025
NBC Sports president Rick Cordella chats candidly about Peacock’s streaming journey, leveraging premium sports to drive subs, the prophetic decision to carry the Big Ten, why they got into the NBA, and what linear and streaming still have in common.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.
John Ourand June 16, 2025
Racing legend Dale Earnhardt Jr. candidly discusses NASCAR’s post-pandemic blues, the lessons from F1, and the on-track value structure.
Brian Rolapp
John Ourand June 12, 2025
It’s not easy being Roger Goodell’s number two. Now, Brian Rolapp, a longtime resident of the NFL commissioner shortlist, is at the precipice of taking a job with the PGA Tour, instead.
Gunnar Wiedenfels
John Ourand June 9, 2025
Amid the seismic news of the WBD divorce, Zaslav’s hodgepodge of post-NBA sports assets will find themselves in an excised cable company run by a severe belt-tightener. There are worse options, right? Right?! Actually, yes.


NFL
John Ourand June 5, 2025
The full impact of a post-monoculture world, where sports are viewed on multiple platforms, is beginning to emerge. To no one’s surprise, the streamers, who are younger and new to the ad game, are already starting to dominate.
Justin Connolly
John Ourand June 2, 2025
News, notes, and the latest court filings on the Disney–YouTube–Justin Connolly battle royale.
NASCAR
John Ourand May 29, 2025
Amazon streamed its first NASCAR race over the weekend, drawing fewer, but more youthful, viewers than last year. Is this just a speed bump on the way to comprehensive live sports streaming? As one TV exec said, “Look, the fact is, there’s still a big moat between streaming and broadcast.”
MLB
John Ourand May 22, 2025
The current market for new sports media deals suggests that we’ve entered an era of belt-tightening for everyone besides the NFL. Now Major League Baseball, in particular, will have to choose between awareness and pure cash.


Eric Shanks
John Ourand May 19, 2025
As its parentco finally commits to streaming, I had a candid chat with Fox Sports C.E.O. Eric Shanks to discuss the network’s bundled past, its sports and news future, and why the Indy 500 hits different for a Hoosier.
Pete Bevacqua
John Ourand May 15, 2025
Once the domain of backslapping good ol’ boys who excelled at shaking alumni down for donations, big-time college A.D. jobs are increasingly being filled by actual business executives.
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