Ex-Stanford Football Coach and ESPN Battle Over ‘the Truth’
Former Stanford football coach Troy Taylor and ESPN have recently filed dueling court briefs over ESPN stories published in March. Taylor describes the stories as…
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ESPN’s Penn Deal Included $500M of Equity. What’s It Worth Now?
When ESPN announced its 10-year deal with Penn Entertainment in August 2023, it touted two types of direct financial returns: $1.5 billion in cash, paid in annual…
ESPN Bet’s Death May Finally End Dream of Giant Media Sportsbook
For much of the past decade, sportsbooks and legacy sports media companies have chased a dream of the perfect merger—one that leans on the latter’s platform and name to…
Sporticast 498: MLB Players vs. Owners, ESPN vs. YouTube TV
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the aftermath of…
ESPN Networks Go Dark on YouTube TV: What Fans Could Miss
ABC and ESPN networks went dark on YouTube TV late Thursday night as Disney and the streaming service continue negotiating a new carriage agreement. Already, some…
YouTube TV, ESPN Fight Could Lead to New Sports-Heavy Skinny Bundle
YouTube TV and Disney are negotiating a renewed distribution agreement, and if a deal—or an extension of talks—isn’t agreed to by Friday, ESPN and ABC would likely go…
Sporticast 494: The NBA Season Tips Off With MJ On NBC
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including the start of the…
How to Watch NBA Games This Season (It’s Complicated)
The NBA season’s tip-off this week marks the end of an era—and the spread of a new conundrum. Largely due to media rights timing, the hoops league will be the last…
NBA Partners Primed for Ad Revenue Boost as Rights Deals Begin
As the NBA gets set to tip off its new 11-year, $76 billion media-rights juggernaut on Tuesday night, advertisers have already snapped up much of the available in-game…
Netflix’s Ringer Content Deal Reflects New Sports, Podcast Plays
Netflix is applying the value proposition of the early 1940s—”what if you could see your favorite radio programs?”—to the peak podcast era, inking a deal with Spotify…
Sporticast 491: Are the WNBA Finals Being Overshadowed?
On the latest Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Jacob Feldman are joined by Just Women’s Sports founder and CEO Haley Rosen to discuss record-breaking ratings…
Red Sox-Yankees Hit Paydirt as MLB Looks to Cash in on Monster Season
Major League Baseball capped a frenzied Wild Card round with a reprise of one of the sport’s biggest rivalries, and while it’ll be some time before the official TV…
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