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Adam Silver
John Ourand September 11, 2025
As the NBA gathered media partners for its board meeting this week, one thing became clear: This year, viewing is going to be more complicated, more fragmented, and more expensive than ever before. Adam Silver wants to make sure that his media partners can work together amicably to mitigate some of the complaints.
Pardon the Interruption Michael Wilbon Tony Kornheiser
John Ourand September 8, 2025
Even in ESPN’s anti-sentimental, multichannel, needle-mover era, the company is doubling down on the old-school curmudgeons who starred in its golden age. Mike Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser are being rewarded with new three-year deals that might truly mark the beginning of the end of an amazing journey.
Patrick Mahomes
John Ourand September 4, 2025
Yes, YouTube is streaming its first NFL game tomorrow from Brazil, and yes the NFL seems to be conceding to the long-inevitable march toward streaming—even embracing YouTubers like Dude Perfect. But don’t let that fool you. The NFL is still about the TV business, and business is still good.
Neal Mohan
John Ourand August 28, 2025
YouTube and Fox reached a deal Thursday night. But their unusual carriage spat had YouTube asking Fox to treat it like Amazon, while Fox insisted the real comp should be Charter or DirecTV. The stakes of this battle could impact YouTube TV’s coming deals with NBCU and Disney, too.


Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson
John Ourand August 25, 2025
A spirited, mediated, and unsanctioned debate between two of college football’s leading analysts over the viability of Bill Belichick at UNC, the potential pitfalls of recruiting a head coach from the professional ranks, the never-ending Jordon Hudson intrigue, and much more.
NFL
John Ourand August 21, 2025
When the opening day cheers subside for ESPN’s new streamer, some of the distributors who helped build the poky cable channel into a sports juggernaut may worry they’ll end up with Venu by another name.
Bryce Harper MLB
John Ourand August 18, 2025
Baseball is facing a generational challenge amid labor unrest, the salary cap debate, Rob Manfred’s search for a new rights deal, and an industry-wide reckoning with the death of the R.S.N.s. ESPN baseball insider Jeff Passan has a few thoughts on how it might all shake out…
david berson
John Ourand August 14, 2025
After a quiet decade of bidding activity—passing on the NBA, NHL, NASCAR, etcetera—CBS Sports president David Berson is ready to spend his Ellisonbucks. UFC was just the opening statement.


UFC
John Ourand August 11, 2025
A couple days into his new gig, David Ellison announced his transformational $7.7 billion UFC deal. Sure, it won’t make Paramount+ profitable, but it will turn the service into a major player—as MLB and the NFL are likely taking note.
nfl chiefs buccs tom brady patrick mahomes
John Ourand August 7, 2025
There may not have been a lot of suitors for the NFL’s media assets, but Disney found a way to get what it needed while the league preserved its optionality.
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