The NFL's negotiations for new media deals starts...now. puck.news/how-david-el...

First up for the NFL's rights renewals: Paramount. puck.news/how-david-el...

New pod: Everything you need to know about the NFL's upcoming media rights negotiations, with Guggenheim's Mike Morris. open.spotify.com/episode/5AQ6...

New pod: Guggenheim's Michael Morris breaks down the NFL's upcoming media deals from a Wall St. perspective. open.spotify.com/episode/5AQ6...

In a football world, the Big 12 has made basketball a large focus to stay competitive with its Power Four peers. Now that the undervaluing of college basketball is a fashionable talking point, maybe he was onto something. puck.news/is-college-b...

New pod: We're almost 100 days out from the start of the Fifa World Cup, so who better to bring to The Varsity than @meninblazers.bsky.social's @rogbennett.bsky.social? open.spotify.com/show/29gVYfR...

New pod: We're almost 100 days out from the start of the Fifa World Cup, so who better to bring to The Varsity than @meninblazers.bsky.social's @rogbennett.bsky.social? open.spotify.com/show/29gVYfR...

Top sports execs from the Cowboys, Cavaliers, Inter Miami, Timberwolves, Clippers (and more!) will be called to testify as the U.S. government opens its trial against Live Nation on Monday, per @eriqgardner.bsky.social. The latest news in The Varsity: puck.news/newsletter_c...

TKO’s Zuffa Boxing is on the precipice of a media rights deal with Sky Sports for the U.K. market. The latest news in The Varsity: puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social returns to gab about MLB media rights, ESPN's Sunday night strategy and NBC's Olympic performance. open.spotify.com/episode/4Tv0...

New pod: Jay Bilas offers a spirited defense for the state of college basketball. open.spotify.com/episode/3RL9...

The Varsity * New MLBPA head ready for a lockout. * Monumental Sports Net lays off five staffers. * NASCAR chief Steve O'Donnell: "Could we introduce midweek races and shorten the season? All of that is on the table." puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: @cbrennansports.bsky.social on the biggest storylines coming out of the Winter Olympics. open.spotify.com/episode/783d...

New pod: NASCAR president Steve O’Donnell on steering the motorsport’s high-stakes future. open.spotify.com/episode/59cg...

The Varsity * NFL will start its season on a Wednesday this year, either in Melbourne or Seattle. * Disney opens its Super Bowl ad sales pitch to the entire market on Monday. * @benjstrauss.bsky.social on what it was like to be WaPo reporter at this year's Super Bowl. puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: former WaPo reporter @benjstrauss.bsky.social on paper’s mass layoffs...plus all the sports media news you can use. open.spotify.com/episode/4pvE...

The Varsity * Super Bowl ratings coming Tuesday afternoon. Here's why I predicted a slight drop. * We could be beginning the Great Rebundling. * The NFL should start new CBA negotiations once the NFLPA settles on a new executive director, per @profootballtalk.bsky.social. puck.news/newsletter_c...

"The NFL is going to auction off a package of four international games that the league took back from NFL Network." Later in the podcast, John made Mike Florio cry. (That was a heartwarming moment. Thank you, Mike and John!) 💚

New pod: Mike Florio (@profootballtalk.bsky.social) on the biggest issues facing the NFL. open.spotify.com/episode/07rF...

New pod: Top NFL exec Jeff Miller on the league’s ESPN deal, the use of A.I. in player health and safety and why the Rooney Rule fell flat this hiring cycle. open.spotify.com/episode/6Cun...

New pod: Top NFL exec Jeff Miller on the league’s ESPN deal, the use of A.I. in player health and safety and why the Rooney Rule fell flat this hiring cycle. open.spotify.com/episode/6Cun...

* Is ESPN is worth nearly 3x Paramount Skydance? * Amazon outspending other streamers on global sports rights. * Are the Cowboys valued at $20B? * Topics at Goodell presser: Rooney Rule, Epstein files. * Adam Schein to host YouTube show for New York Post/California Post. puck.news/newsletter_c...

* Is ESPN is worth nearly 3x Paramount Skydance? * Amazon outspending other streamers on global sports rights. * Are the Cowboys valued at $20B? * Topics at Goodell presser: Rooney Rule, Epstein files. * Adam Schein to host YouTube show for New York Post/California Post. puck.news/newsletter_c...

Main Street Sports’ wind-down this spring will cap the slow-motion decline of a certain type of local sports deal. As the market resets, is there any future for the regional sports model? puck.news/inside-the-s...

New pod: A Super Bowl preview with the great @dvnjr.bsky.social. Topics include: Belichick, Kraft and the Hall of Fame; the NFL’s push to 18 games; NFLPA politics; Jerry Jones’ succession plans; and, of course, the Washington Post. open.spotify.com/episode/2QWE...

The Varsity * WaPo analysis: "This never ends well." * Peacock shows signs of life. * Poll: online sportsbooks have a 40% unfavorable rating. * Why doesn't TikTok do more live sports? * 45% of people who got Netflix for NFL games in 2024 still subscribed a year later. puck.news/newsletter_c...

Embattled Main Street Sports owns local rights to 29 teams across three leagues, but it’s running out of money and options in its quest to stay afloat. Despite whispers of a mystery investor, a Monday deadline looms. Teams and leagues are ready to flee. puck.news/will-anyone-...

New pod: @axios.com's @sarafischer.bsky.social on the biggest media biz storylines: * Washington Post * WBD–Netflix * TikTok * Peacock open.spotify.com/episode/2jOE...

WaPo cuts, which could affect up to 300 employees, are the culmination of a two-year effort by CEO Will Lewis to transform the paper. Lewis will focus on a few core coverage areas—national security, politics, etcetera—and not sports. My story with @dylanbyers.bsky.social: puck.news/why-the-wash...

New pod: The perils of sports betting, with Washington Post contributor @dannyfunt.bsky.social. Danny's book, "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling," published last week. open.spotify.com/episode/7g3Q...

Assessing a full slate of football-related cases approaching their day in court. * Duke v Darian Mensah * The NFL Sunday Ticket class action anti-trust case * Brian Flores’s potential Supreme Court case * Jon Gruden v the NFL and * Heather McPhee’s lawsuit against the NFLPA puck.news/nfl-supreme-...

New pod: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social returns to outline the state of sports media as the NFL, MLB and World Cup come to market with their rights. open.spotify.com/episode/5O79...

New pod: @theathletic.com's @evandrellich.bsky.social on what MLB's offseason tells us about the sport's coming labor battle. open.spotify.com/episode/02yA...

The ESPY Awards are moving back to New York and will be held the day before Fanatics Fest starts this July...setting up sports version of Fashion Week in Gotham. puck.news/how-fanatics...

New pod: OBB Media's Michael Ratner breaks down Fanatics Studios—his new joint venture with Michael Rubin’s Fanatics—and offers his read on the future of sports media. open.spotify.com/episode/2xr5...

New pod: NCAA president Charlie Baker on the top issues facing college sports: the chaos of the transfer portal, the accelerated professionalization of college athletics, and why Congress may need to step in to impose uniform eligibility rules. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

New pod: NCAA president Charlie Baker on the top issues facing college sports: the chaos of the transfer portal, the accelerated professionalization of college athletics, and why Congress may need to step in to impose uniform eligibility rules. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

New pod: NBCU's top ad sales exec Mark Marshall on NBC selling out all advertising already for the Winter Olympics, the Super Bowl and the NBA All-Star Game. Some 30-second Super Bowl spots eclipsed $10 million for the first time. Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Sources tell me that Mark Silverman is stepping down as Fox Sports President and COO after an eight-year run. He's going to remain on as a consultant.

New pod: The @nytimes.com's Ken Belson on how private equity and big money have turned youth athletics into a sprawling $40 billion ecosystem. open.spotify.com/episode/6SIB...

New pod: The @nytimes.com's Ken Belson on how private equity and big money have turned youth athletics into a sprawling $40 billion ecosystem. open.spotify.com/episode/6SIB...

Pod: MoffettNathanson’s Michael Nathanson previews the biggest sports media storylines for 2026. Can the bundle really make a comeback? www.youtube.com/watch?v=keSC...

New pod: MoffettNathanson founder and analyst Michael Nathanson previews the biggest sports media storylines for 2026. Can the bundle really make a comeback? open.spotify.com/episode/7rMe...

New pod: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social joins to bestow a slew of end-of-year awards. open.spotify.com/episode/1w8C...

New pod: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social joins to bestow a slew of end-of-year awards. open.spotify.com/episode/1w8C...

New pod: NBC's @nauerbach.com on the state of college football from the CFP and the end of the ND-USC rivalry to Big Ten-SEC infighting and the financial strain on athletic departments. open.spotify.com/episode/7LLm...

Pod: Top Netflix exec describes the streamer's sports strategy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD19...

The Varsity * The reasons USC-Notre Dame is on hold. * Guggenheim is bullish on Fox. * NBA and Fiba will start talks on NBA Europe next month. * Paramount and Netflix November ratings soar. * WBD deal flow: Allen & Co/JPMorgan Chase get $85M each. Evercore’s fee is $55M. puck.news/newsletter_c...

New pod: Netflix's Gabe Spitzer on the streamer's sports strategy. open.spotify.com/episode/5HZF...

The Varsity * ESPN renews Heisman rights. * NFL sent mediacos RFPs for Australian game. * The Bowls are good business for TV. * It’s fair to question YouTube's interest in live sports. * Netflix’s podcast strategy seems a little more iffy than YouTube’s Oscars bet. puck.news/newsletter_c...