Episode 415 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Boston Globe media writer Chad Finn and Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we analyze the Paris Olympics coverage so far; what we make of the big viewership; our thoughts on the opening ceremony coverage; our thoughts on Peacock and the coverage of basketball, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 414 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jack Felling, a vice president and coordinating producer of original content for NBC Sports who has oversight for the features that you will see during the Paris Olympics, and Rob Hyland, the producer of NBC’s primetime Olympics coverage, an assignment he began with the Tokyo Olympics and continued with the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Hyland is also the producer of Sunday Night Football. In this podcast, Felling and Hyland discuss the kinds of Olympic features the U.S. audience will see in Paris; NBC’s primetime presentation this year and how the primetime show will be different for viewers because of the time difference from Paris; the philosophical approach to covering these Games; why Paris will be a co-star for the NBC production; the most unique opening ceremony production in Olympics history and how it can right or wrong; why Norway is such a fascinating country for profiles; what you will likely see at the start of each night for NBC’s primetime coverage; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and CNBC Sports Business reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, we discuss the Paris Olympics and whether we think it will rate viewership-wise; the celebrity push during the Games; whether Peacock can gain subscribers from it; the upcoming Olympic cycle and why it is advantageous for NBC Universal; the WNBA's media rights deal and what it means and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest Michael Nathanson, a top media analyst, discusses NBA media rights impact on Disney, Amazon, NBC Universal; WNBA deal; sports media rights bubble; Netflix's NFL venture; Warner Bros. Discovery's NBA strategy; future of pay TV households in America.

Episode 412 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Diana Russini, a senior NFL insider for The Athletic and the co-host, along with former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel, of “Scoop City,” a new twice-weekly podcast on the NFL. In this podcast, Russini discusses the development process of starting a new NFL podcast; the challenges of entering a very crowded podcast space featuring not just NFL media people but active and former NFL players; why Daniel was a good fit for the podcast; the value of having guests such as Andy Reid; how to determine the length of a podcast; deciding on the best days to publish; how to determine what news goes on a podcast versus another forum; the life of an NFL insider and whether it is sustainable long-term, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 411 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Carli Lloyd, a studio analyst for Fox Sports's soccer coverage. Lloyd is a two-time FIFA Player of the Year Award winner, a two-time World Cup winner, and finished one of the most remarkable careers in global soccer with 316 caps. In this podcast, Lloyd discusses the transition from playing to broadcasting; her biggest challenges so far as a broadcaster; being blunt in commentary and how people react to that; her view of how the USWNT has been treated media-wise historically and the issues with that; where the women's program is right now; what the viewership numbers for Copa America and the Euros might mean for the men's World Cup in North America; her thinking as far a possible long time career in broadcasting and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 410 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a sports media conversation with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Karp and Deitsch discuss the viewership numbers for the Copa America and 2024 Euros; what it means for global soccer heading forward; the WNBA's viewership in 2024 and what to expect for the rest of the season; why the MLB All-Star Game may tank; how the Paris Olympics will do as far as interest; NBC's plans to make the Olympics more celebrity oriented; the end of the NFL's Around the NFL podcast and why listeners will miss it, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Kenny Mayne, the longtime sports television personality as well as writer and director. In this podcast, Mayne discusses his latest project, a documentary short film called "Wiffle Ball," which is part of the Seattle Film Festival and features an exploration of Mayne and Ken Griffey having a throwing contest in 1989; why he made the film; filming with Ken Burns; his interest in the University of Washington athletic program world of N.I.L.; life after ESPN; the potential to do an audio podcast with Smartness and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 409 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a conversation with Sarah Spain, whose new podcast, “Good Game With Sarah Spain,” is part of the partnership between iHeartMedia and Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment. That partnership will bring to market the upcoming Women’s Sports Audio Network, a free, ad-supported slate of podcasts. Good Game with Sarah Spain is the inaugural podcast for the partnership and it debuts July 17. In this podcast, Spain discusses the project and the expectations for a women’s sports audio network; potential guests; how women’s sports is being covered in 2024; the upcoming Paris Olympics; how the U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team will be perceived by the American sports public; her upcoming book on Notre Dame Associate head coach & running backs coach Deland McCullough who went searching for his biological parents; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 408 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features an extended conversation with Burke Magnus, the president of content at ESPN who has oversight of ESPN’s live events, studio shows, newsgathering, original content/ESPN Films, the Talent Office, as well as audio, digital, and social media. In this podcast, Magnus discusses the state of NBA media rights; changes to ESPN’s to NBA top booth; ESPN’s longterm interest in the WNBA; the upcoming UFC rights; ESPN/ABC sublicense of college football playoff games to WBD; the latest on Venu Sports; the company’s negotiations with Stephen A. Smith; how he views ESPN’s role with the Pat McAfee show; ESPN’s interest in future World Cups; his special relationship with Bill Walton and traveling with Walton to see the Dead & Company; how much ESPN/Disney should be worried about Netflix’s entry into the NFL and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices