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Mark Walter
John Ourand December 1, 2025
As the Lakers’ regional sports network hits the market, Charter is getting to work separating serious bidders from rubberneckers. Which category does new team majority owner Mark Walter fall into?
Packers Lions NFL
John Ourand November 24, 2025
With two marquee matchups on Thursday—and some favorable new accounting practices lifting its sails—the league could set regular season ratings records. Plus: notes on the EverWonder-LIV deal and a new college basketball tournament play.
Tony Petitti
John Ourand November 20, 2025
It’s been a rocky season for the Big Ten. Now comes word that media partner NBC is taking a long, hard look at its options for next year’s conference championship game.
wwe 2024
John Ourand November 17, 2025
As the dust settles following the denouement of the Disney–YouTube TV deal, it’s increasingly clear that the next-gen distributor got a lot of what it wanted during its rash of negotiations this fall. And it’s only a matter of time until it fully eats up the sports business.


Bob Iger
John Ourand November 13, 2025
With the informal deadline of Thursday’s earnings in the rearview, YouTube TV and Disney are still negotiating to find a deal. But the open items—ingestion (quelle horreur!), the ESPN app, and obviously pricing—suggest the divergence in their endgames.
nfl packers eagles
John Ourand November 10, 2025
As the YouTube TV–ESPN standoff stretches into another week, it’s increasingly clear that the old rule of carriage dispute leverage is shifting. The question is no longer how long YouTube TV can hold out, but how long Disney can sit on its hands.
NFL
John Ourand & Julia Alexander November 6, 2025
As the YouTube TV–Disney rights feud stretches into its second weekend, a talmudic reading of the legacy behemoth’s leverage, the challenges posed by Google’s dry powder, and the various ways this battle could influence the next skirmish.
los angeles dodgers 2025 world series mlb
John Ourand November 3, 2025
News and notes on the latest fascinations and frenzies of the sports media business: Fox’s World Series numbers, the Disney–YouTube TV beef, and the roiling NBA gambling saga.


Hans Schroeder
John Ourand October 30, 2025
With more games in more markets airing with more partners than ever before, the NFL is constantly seeking to maximize its rabid domestic audience while minting new fans abroad. Hans Schroeder, the league’s media distribution chief, explains how it’s all working, and where on earth there’s still room for growth.
Chauncey Billups
John Ourand October 23, 2025
Despite the screaming headlines about the Rozier–Billups nightmare, grizzled sports media executives are more sanguine in private—recognizing that sports betting isn’t only an irreversible trend but also an increasingly central part of the economic future of the industry.
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