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Jul 3, 2024 • 42min

Univision’s Lindsay Casinelli, NFL’ Sunday Ticket’ lawsuit, Jimmy Pitaro’s looming decisions

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp and football writer Ben Fischer dive into the verdict from the ‘Sunday Ticket’ case, and what’s next for the NFL. Hockey writer Alex Silverman gives us his POV from last week's NHL Draft at the Sphere. Our media writer Mollie Cahillane debriefs us on her conversation with ESPN's Jimmy Pitaro and then later in the show we hear from Univision's Lindsay Casinelli as Copa America heads into the knockout rounds.
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Jun 26, 2024 • 33min

New deal for Big East, U.S. Olympic trials, and getting set for Wimbledon

On this week’s podcast, SBJ College Writer Ben Portnoy has the latest on the Big East's new media deal. Our Olympic writer Rachel Axon gets us set for the Paris Games as we are in the thick of US trials. And our media writer Mollie Cahillane catches up with the hosts of the most listened to tennis podcast in the world, the Tennis Podcast.
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Jun 19, 2024 • 46min

Fox Sports’ Alexi Lalas, Roku’s Joe Franzetta and the NBA moves forward

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp and basketball writer Tom Friend put a bow on NBA Finals viewership and look ahead at what’s next for league’s media rights deals. Later in the show, Karp catches up with some sports media newsmakers. The first interview is with Fox Sports’ Alexi Lalas. The U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer talks about his role as lead studio analyst for the UEFA Euros and Copa America, as well as how MLS is at an inflection point for media coverage . Next, Joe Franzetta of Roku drops in to talk about his platform’s new MLB deal, efforts around the Olympics and Formula E and how the company is navigating the live sports rights landscape.
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Jun 12, 2024 • 49min

PLL’s Mike and Paul Rabil, BIG3’s Ice Cube

On this week’s pod, Ice Cube joins us to talk about the BIG3 and why he is the all-time president of Raider Nation. Later in the show, Mike and Paul Rabil fill us in on how the growth strategy for the Premier Lacrosse League has led to big gains as the season kicks into high gear.
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Jun 5, 2024 • 39min

Fox Sports’ Joel Klatt, Stanley Cup Final puck drop, and a hectic week for ESPN

On this week’s pod, Joel Klatt joins the show to talk all things UFL and college football. The Fox Sports football analyst shares his thoughts on the future of spring football and the changing landscape on the college gridiron. Later in the show, SBJ’s Alex Silverman gets us set for the Stanley Cup Final between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers. Plus, Mollie Cahillane fills us in on who’s up and who’s down in sports media.
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May 29, 2024 • 39min

Kate Abdo, Ramona Shelburne and a modern day “Heidi Moment”

On this week’s pod, CBS Sports’ Kate Abdo gets us set for the UEFA Champions League final. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne shares what went into executive producing her upcoming FX mini-series, "Clipped," about the Donald Sterling saga, and SBJ's Mollie Cahillane joins to tell us who's up and who's down in sports media.
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May 22, 2024 • 32min

Sue Bird and Dawn Porter talk upcoming doc, Ricardo Viramontes of UNINTERRUPTED and NBA conference finals

This week’s pod comes to you from 4se where SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by basketball legend Sue Bird and award-winning director Dawn Porter as the duo share how their documentary, Power of the Dream, came together and what viewers can expect. Later in the show ,Ricardo Viramontes of The SpringHill Company/UNINTERRUPTED talks about how LeBron James and Maverick Carter are making their own mark in original content. Plus SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane joins the pod to add insight into the WNBA’s hot start and gets us set for the NBA Conference Finals.
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May 15, 2024 • 37min

NASCAR’s Brian Herbst, NFL Schedule Release, Caitlin Clark Effect

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with our Big Get, NASCAR SVP/Media and Productions Brian Herbst. The pair talk ahead of All-Star Weekend about how the sanctioning body’s media landscape has shaped up. The Poynter Institute’s Tom Jones drops in to share who’s up and who’s down in sports media. Also on the show, David Cushnan of our sister outlet Leaders in Sport talks about how things are going across the pond. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane shares the latest from the network upfronts.
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May 8, 2024 • 38min

Phoenix Mercury/NBC’s Cindy Brunson, NBA Media Deal, Network Upfronts

On this week’s pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp chats with SBJ NBA writer Tom Friend about the pending NBA media Deal. Cindy Brunson of NBC and Phoenix Mercury is our Big Get this week. The sports broadcasting pioneer talks the upcoming WNBA season. Later in the show, SBJ media writer Mollie Cahillane gets us set for the upcoming  network upfronts.
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May 1, 2024 • 34min

Learfield's Cory Moss, MASN/ESPN's Ben McDonald, and Canelo

Learfield's Cory Moss discusses collaboration on college football video game. Ben McDonald shares insights on college and pro baseball scene. Analysis on Canelo-Mungia fight on Prime Video and DAZN.

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