Jon Lewis
Editor and founder of Sports Media Watch, offering analysis on broadcast rights, network strategies, and sports-media trends.
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Oct 1, 2025 • 50min
Sports media roundtable with SBJ's Austin Karp and SMW's Jon Lewis
Jon Lewis, founder of Sports Media Watch, and Austin Karp, media reporter for Sports Business Journal, dive into the recent surge in MLB's national viewership and the divergent performances of local markets. They explore the evolving definition of celebrity in sports, discuss the implications of viewer age trends as MLB closes the gap with the NFL, and assess NBC's strategy for the Olympics with celebrity involvement. Other topics include Paul Finebaum's potential Senate run and the complexities of streaming subscriptions in sports.
Nov 21, 2025 • 32min
Major League Baseball's new media deals — and here comes Netflix
Austin Karp, a sports media reporter for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, founder of Sports Media Watch, dive into Major League Baseball's new three-year media rights deals with ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Netflix. They explore the implications of NBC's return to MLB coverage after 26 years and how Netflix plans to elevate events like the Home Run Derby. The duo analyzes ESPN's acquisition of MLB.TV rights and the potential future of the World Series amid evolving broadcast strategies and fan engagement.
