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Scott Van Pelt
John Ourand December 31, 2024
Scott Van Pelt and Mike Greenberg on being your own brand C.E.O., the enduring thrill of getting the first shot at a newly crowned champion, and ESPN’s new open-marriage policy.
spain FIFA Women's World Cup 2023
John Ourand December 24, 2024
In a surprise move, Netflix has acquired the rights to the 2027 and 2031 Women’s World Cup, stunning the industry and amplifying expectations about its live sports ambitions.
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John Ourand December 20, 2024
With aging and often injured stars—and competition from an ever-expanding NFL schedule—the NBA is struggling to find an early-season audience. Will Christmas deliver for the league this year?
Matthew Berry
John Ourand December 17, 2024
Matthew Berry, the fantasy football purveyor and former ESPNer, talks candidly about “needle-movers,” the Bristol star system, the changing nature of talent deals, and building Fantasy Life.


Bill Belichick
John Ourand December 13, 2024
For the past two seasons, Fox executives cashed in by betting on Deion Sanders’ ratings potential. Now ESPN, which has rights to the ACC, will run the same play with Belichick’s Tar Heels.
nba chicago bulls
John Ourand December 10, 2024
News and notes on the latest deal intrigue consuming the sports media industrial complex: Brian Roberts’ surprisingly generous deal for Zaslav’s cable networks and the simmering R.S.N. warfare in the Second City.
stephen a. smith
John Ourand December 6, 2024
The true value of Stephen A. Smith’s soon-to-be historic ESPN deal isn’t the $20 million annual salary or the half-decade term. Rather, it’s what’s not included.
nba tip off
John Ourand December 3, 2024
As they play chicken with their valuable sports content, legacy media companies are projecting out customer behavior, the future of A.V.O.D.s, cash management, and the decline of cable. Michael Nathanson tries to game it all out.


Mike Tyson Jake Paul
John Ourand November 22, 2024
The broadcast guys are calling bullshit on Netflix’s Tyson-Paul ratings. But Nielsen isn’t unbiased, either. Alas, as streaming reorients the industry toward self-reported data, the only constant is that nobody’s numbers really add up.
TNT Sports chairman and C.E.O. Luis Silberwasser.
John Ourand November 19, 2024
A candid chat with TNT Sports chairman and C.E.O. Luis Silberwasser on losing the NBA, winning back some concessions in the afterbidding market, and the mediaco’s realistic expectations for their accumulating grab bag of new rights—Roland Garros, Mountain West football, NASCAR, etcetera.
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