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Venu Sports Died the Week Disney Made a Deal With Its Plaintiff
Venu Sports never aired a single game. It had a CEO, a brand name, a price tag and a legal team, and never a broadcast.
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The World Cup Hydration Breaks Showed Which Broadcasters Would Sell the Pause
FIFA’s three-minute World Cup hydration breaks showed which broadcasters were happy to sell the pause.
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The Local Broadcaster’s Oldest Conflict of Interest: He Works for the Team He’s Supposed to Be Honest About
The local broadcaster works for the team he’s supposed to be honest about. That conflict of interest is as old as the booth.
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NFL Draft Three Year Rule Evaluation: Stop Believing Instant Draft Grades
Nobody knows who won the NFL Draft on draft weekend. Instant grades are predictions dressed up as verdicts, and a three-year evaluation is the fairer test.
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The Broadcast Conflict of Interest Hiding in Plain Sight on ESPN’s NFL Coverage
The NFL now holds 10 percent of ESPN, and ESPN owns NFL Network and RedZone distribution while covering the league. Start with the org chart.
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The Hot-Take Format Wins on Ratings. That’s What Should Worry You.
The hot-take format wins on ratings. That’s what should worry you about where sports debate is headed.
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Regional Sports TV Ended in a Courtroom. Now the Leagues and Teams Run the Broadcast.
Regional sports TV ended in a courtroom. Teams left, creditors lined up and the company is suing Comcast and Charter. Here’s how it unraveled.
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The Draft Bust Industry Rarely Has to Pay for Being Spectacularly Wrong
Every spring the draft-bust industry gets a fresh batch of twenty-two-year-olds to declare dead on arrival, and it rarely pays for being wrong.
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Why Sports Outrage Pays: One Headline Study and a $24.7 Billion Ad Market
Nobody in sports media has to plot outrage. The incentives do it for them, and the numbers show why.