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Josh Harris, Muriel Bowser, Roger Goddell, Washington Commanders
John Ourand April 28, 2025
The real story behind the Commanders’ return to D.C. proper is the NFL’s crafty public-private partnership financing structure that facilitates not only the creation of new stadiums, but also the feel-good stories around them.
bob iger
John Ourand April 24, 2025
In a fairly candid set of remarks, Bob Iger laid out an expressly lucid vision for Flagship—not only the product, but also the true stakes of its mission.
John Ourand April 21, 2025
A frank conversation about the future of Major League Baseball fandom with San Francisco Giants C.E.O. Larry Baer and Fox senior V.P. of strategy and analytics Ben Valenta.
crystal dunn fifa women's world cup
John Ourand April 17, 2025
Sports needs Netflix exponentially more than Netflix needs sports. But with holiday NFL games, Women’s World Cup soccer, and a flirtation with the NBA, Netflix’s heart is growing fonder. And Rob Manfred is waiting by the phone.


Jerry Silbowitz
John Ourand April 14, 2025
UTA’s Jerry Silbowitz candidly breaks down the evolving playbook for building lucrative, long-term, non-leaky sports media careers.
Vegas Golden Knights
John Ourand April 10, 2025
The bankruptcy of Diamond Sports was supposed to touch off a fire sale for local sports rights. Two years later, local broadcasters are still waiting to pounce.
Gary Bettman sidney crosby
John Ourand April 7, 2025
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman is on a hot streak: the innovative 4 Nations Face-Off tournament in February, a new $7.7 billion media rights deal in Canada, and forthcoming sublicense negotiation. Here, he chats candidly about his travels through the platform realignment.
derek jeter yankees phillies
John Ourand April 1, 2025
The battle between the Yankees’ YES Network and Comcast is about to go nuclear, and it might even feature a Trump angle that no one saw coming.


Patrick Whitesell
John Ourand March 28, 2025
Now that he’s finally liberated from the Ari-verse, Patrick Whitesell and his new Silver Lake–backed $250 million investment platform are making moves, starting with an investment in a certain telegenic former QB’s production company.
Marie Donoghue
John Ourand March 21, 2025
It’s a familiar story, old as time: A platform company decides it wants to take a whirl in the media business, hires up, brings in a big executive… and then decides it doesn’t want to be in the media business after all.
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