Call it symbiosis. Call it co-dependency. However you want to characterize it, there’s zero debate that Big TV and Big Sports are deeply intertwined. So if the TV business is shrinking, what happens to sports?
That’s the main question I had for John Ourand, the longtime sports business reporter who’s now at Puck. But I had lots of related ones, like: Now th ... Show More
Aug 6
Why the Algorithm is Making Comedy Boom, Again
The last time I talked to Jesse David Fox about the comedy boom it was… March 5, 2020. Since then, some things have changed. But in other ways it’s just the same: comedy - or at least, some kinds of comedy - seems almost custom-built for our current technological and cultural mom ... Show More
58m 53s
Mar 2025
Colin Cowherd Podcast - Dodgers/Cubs Tokyo Opener, Caitlin Clark’s Massive Impact, College Football Playoff Changes
Colin nerds out with Mike Mulvihill, the President of Insight and Analytics at Fox Sports! They start with Fox broadcasting the MLB Tokyo series between the Dodgers and Cubs and the business of baseball broadcasting rights and creating big “events” out of regular season games (3: ... Show More
52m 14s
Jul 2024
The Sporting Class: What the NBA and WNBA’s Record-Setting TV Deals Mean
Welcome to The Sporting Class! Meadowlark Media CEO John Skipper and Nothing Personal’s David Samson are back with another episode with host of Pablo Torre Finds Out ... Pablo Torre! It’s time for more NBA TV rights talk! It looks like NBC, ESPN, and Amazon have won the battle, e ... Show More
54m 11s
Mar 2024
Mini-Pod: How many viewers will watch the NCAA Tournaments?
This episode of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp, managing editor/digital for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch. In this podcast we discuss our viewership predictions for the men’s and women’s tournament; what Caitli ... Show More
34m 10s
Sep 2024
Recapping Netflix's Best 2024 Sports Investments
Netflix is spending a lot of money on sports content, but is it actually worth it? Today’s podcast breaks it down, including data on Tom Brady’s roast, Full Swing, Drive to Survive, Netflix’s live events, and the company’s $150 million NFL investment. Enjoy!
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8m 25s
Apr 2021
Colin Cowherd Podcast - WWE President & Former CAA Co-Head of Television Nick Khan on the Business of Media
On this episode of The Colin Cowherd Podcast, Colin is joined by WWE President - and former CAA Co-Head of Television - Nick Khan, who discusses how waiting tables taught him valuable lessons about being an agent and business (6:00), why he doesn't take contentious negotiations p ... Show More
1h 10m