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Puck and NESN unveiled our first video podcast today with former ESPN CEO Steve Bornstein. Enjoy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=98u0...

New pod: Steve Bornstein on what's likely to happen with NFL media rights. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

New pod: The NFL's top media exec previews the league's next round of media rights negotiations. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

New pod: @loudmouthjulia.bsky.social and I go deep on the Disney-YouTube fight. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

The Varsity podcast is now on TV. NESN will produce the video for a program based on @puck.news Varsity pod. Show runs Mondays and Wednesdays on NESN and SportsNet Pittsburgh at 6 p.m. Video will also be on NESN 360, NESN Nation FAST channel, and NESN's YouTube page. thedesk.net/2025/11/nesn...

New pod: Fanatics Betting and Gaming CEO Matt King on the ripple effects of the NBA’s current betting scandal. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

New pod: RedBird Capital's Gerry Cardinale on his investment philosophy for live sports. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...

New pod: Commanders owner Josh Harris on the NFL's turnaround in D.C. Other topics: * Life as a multisport team owner. * Blueprint for stadiums in DC and Philly. * How is PE reshaping sports ownership? * NFL’s global ambitions. * Future of the Commanders name. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New pod: Commanders owner Josh Harris on the NFL's turnaround in D.C. Other topics: * Life as a multisport team owner. * Blueprint for stadiums in DC and Philly. * How is PE reshaping sports ownership? * NFL’s global ambitions. * Future of the Commanders name. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Varsity * Charter retained The Raine Group to sell Lakers RSN. * Apple's Eddy Cue wants "to own a sport end-to-end." * Apple-F1 deal announcement could come today. * Why is the NFL's slow walking PE? * Federal bribery conviction against former Fox Intl CEO is back on. puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: NY Times sports business reporter Ken Belson on how the NFL became as big as it is and the red flags that could stunt growth on the horizon. Ken's book on the league, Every Day Is Sunday, publishes today. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

New Pod: NBC is back in the NBA business for the first time since 2002. Coordinating producer Frank DiGraci and announcer Noah Eagle stop by to give an NBA season preview. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

New Pod: NBC is back in the NBA business for the first time since 2002. Coordinating producer Frank DiGraci and announcer Noah Eagle stop by to give an NBA season preview. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

New pod: NHL is sitting in a good business position. A season preview with @wyshynski.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

New pod: Cody Campbell has embarked on a political-style campaign to change college sports. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

News and notes on YouTube TV's deal to semi-ingest NBCU. puck.news/the-youtube-...

New pod: @axios.com's @sarafischer.bsky.social on ESPN, NBC/YouTube and Bad Bunny. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

New pod: Veteran media analyst Michael Nathanson returns for a romp through the sports media circus. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The Varsity * Paramount close to a deal for TKO’s new Zuffa Boxing league. * Will there be a market correction in team valuations? * Connor Schell on when access works for sports docs. * Why are people still investing in spring football? * The Hulk Hogan doc is back on. puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: Dany Garcia on why she thinks the UFL will success; her game plan for investing in sports, and navigating the ever-changing media landscape. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New pod: Dany Garcia on why she thinks the UFL will success; her game plan for investing in sports, and navigating the ever-changing media landscape. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Varsity * Tennis execs agree that the sport needs to make changes to grow the business. * Goodnight "SNB" on ESPN. Hello, "SNB" on NBC. * Is The Athletic worth $550 million? * Amazon embraces AI in its sports productions. * Will Wisconsin fire Luke Fickell? puck.news/newsletter_c...

Pod: Amazon's Charlie Neiman pulls back the curtain on Amazon’s broader play for tier-one sports rights. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Pod: Amazon's Charlie Neiman pulls back the curtain on Amazon’s broader play for tier-one sports rights. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New pod: A wide ranging convo with WME/TKO's Mark Shapiro, who describes the current state of the sports rights marketplace. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

New pod: A wide ranging convo with WME/TKO's Mark Shapiro, who describes the current state of the sports rights marketplace. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

New pod: CBS Sports' NFL analyst Matt Ryan on some of the biggest off-field issues facing the league: the inevitability of an 18-game schedule and the push to add more international games. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

New pod: @pablo.show on building a new kind of podcast and the reporting that has helped it grow. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

New pod: @pablo.show on building a new kind of podcast and the reporting that has helped it grow. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The Varsity * What part of the YouTube numbers interests the NFL? * Does anyone really think there won't be more ads on NFL RedZone? * A backstory to how ESPN reacted to the USTA's Trump memo. * Kids don't want to do play-by-play. * Dan Quinn on the new Brady rules. puck.news/newsletter_c...

ESPN signs Kornheiser and Wilbon to three-year extensions for "PTI." puck.news/pardon-the-i...

New pod: @dylanbyers.bsky.social visits to hash out the NFL’s streaming playbook. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

The Varsity * "Inside the NFL" moves to X. * YouTube TV's carriage battles with NBC, ESPN coming. * Is ESPN’s DTC service hobbled by a legacy media mindset? * Will ESPN’s DTC service lead to a fatter cable bundle? * Who's America's Team? Mike Tirico offers an answer. puck.news/newsletter_c...

"Inside the NFL's" new home will be on X starting Sept. 8. Ryan Clark will host the show, which will consist of at least 10 short-form episodes per week. Tonight's private email from @puck.news has the relevant info. It's publishing soon.

New pod: Puck founder Jon Kelly on the long road ahead for traditional media companies. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

New pod: an NFL preview with Mike Tirico, including the ripple effects of the blockbuster Micah Parsons deal, the NFL’s sustained brand dominance, podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

YouTube and Fox reached a deal. 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. puck.news/the-youtube-...

New pod: @profootballtalk.bsky.social's Florio stops by for an NFL preview of the league's off-the-field issues. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

New pod: Fox Sports' Joel Klatt makes sense of college football's ongoing upheaval. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

The Varsity * ESPN DTC v Fox One: A review by @loudmouthjulia * How did Fox settle on a $20 price for Fox One? * ESPN execs had to change their TV-first mindset on the road to DTC. * Comcast renews FanDuel Sports channels. #CliffPath * RIP, Humpy Wheeler. puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: Yahoo Media Group president Ryan Spoon on how to stay relevant in a crowded media field. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/y...

New pod: ESPN's Jeff Passan brings a little bit of optimism to baseball's labor wars. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

After the last two whirlwind weeks in sports media, I joined @peterhamby.bsky.social's great The Powers That Be podcast to discuss it all. Legacy media is fighting back. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

New pod: @axios.com' @sarafischer.bsky.social makes sense of a wild sports media fortnight. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

New pod: Josh Pate on the current state of college football. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/j...

The Varsity * The USGA nears a deal w NBC/Versant. * Netflix and MLB are having high-level talks...in Japan. * NBC had the opportunity to match ESPN’s WWE deal. * Will ESPN change the way it covers the NFL? Top notch reporters don't think so. * Justin Connolly sues Disney. puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: WWE's Nick Khan on his company's new $325 million rights deal with ESPN for Premium Live Events. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

The Varsity * No March Madness expansion next year; 2027 seems likely. * In defense of WaPo, by Sally Jenkins. * A small cable operator in Ohio drops ESPN, FanDuel RSN. * Netflix "still isn’t convinced that acquiring an entire season of a sports league is the way to go.” puck.news/newsletter_c...

This was a great talk. We covered a large swathe of topics. Belichick, the Mannings, news organizations in the tech-social platform revolution, McEnroe...