Andrew Marchand: Social media ‘kills scarcity,’ spells trouble for ‘Sunday Night Baseball’
"I just think younger people, they're just so used to their phones, they don't turn on TV, they don't turn on cable."
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Why the MLB-ESPN standoff is really about local TV
ESPN rightfully thinks it's paying too much for its package, while MLB needs that money and also knows the worldwide leader is one of its best potential partners to bundle team's local rights together in a future streaming package.
Peter Schrager details NFL ‘cost-cutting’ forced him to pay his own way to Super Bowl
"I learned you can't rely on any of these employers. You can't rely on some executive doing you a solid. You got to do your own thing."
Peter King reveals wild story interviewing Michael Irvin at his ‘office’ (a strip club)
Being at Sports Illustrated — and the access that came with it — had its perks.
Jason Kelce’s mammoth ESPN salary revealed
Kelce reportedly had offers on the table from every major network.
Fox exec explains why the network acquired Tom Brady
“There is only one Tom Brady out there."
Adam Schefter fires back at notion he only reports news right before it happens
"It's a huge body of work. There are times when it is five minutes. Great. There are plenty of times when it's not."
Why is Stephen A. Smith allowed to talk politics, while other ESPN talent can’t?
"It's different rules for Stephen A."
Boomer Esiason wanted to ‘shoot’ himself after Chris Russo test show
"I wanted to shoot myself after we were done. I said, I can't do four hours with this lunatic. There is no way."
Boomer Esiason says Al Davis relationship created ‘disconnect’ with Al Michaels on ‘Monday Night Football’
"Al Michaels told me in the booth that ‘if you mentioned his name, you're going to get dead air. We don't get along with Al Davis.’"
Joe Buck on father’s advice for young sportscasters: ‘Start smoking, kid’
"Start smoking, kid. Get your voice deeper."
Andrew Marchand and John Ourand both predict Tom Brady will return for second season as Fox NFL analyst
"I can't imagine that he'll do the Super Bowl and make it a one and done."
Could ESPN Bet help share the load of Stephen A. Smith’s new salary?
The Worldwide Leader will not be on the hook for Smith's entire salary, even if he'll be the network's highest-paid star.
‘The Michael Kay Show’ reportedly ending afternoon run after 22 years
Kay will do a solo show from 1-3 p.m. ET.
Stephen A. Smith on reports about new ESPN deal being close: ‘False’
"I was born AT NIGHT, not last night. I don’t talk about my contract negotiations. Never have. Never will."
Could CBS’ Matt Ryan be on his way up following viral Matt Eberflus criticism?
Amy Trask: Raiders’ Al Davis ignored ‘no swearing at women’ rule with me
"I start looking around at all my colleagues like, 'Did he just say that?'"
Chris Russo believes Stephen A. Smith needed him to ‘lighten the mood’ on ‘First Take’
"I understand my role and I give them credit for giving me that role. And I think they needed it."
Richard Jefferson reportedly still ‘frontrunner’ for top ESPN NBA booth, but could be ‘stopgap’ for ‘huge name’
Jefferson could graduate to call the NBA Finals in 2025, but the NBA broadcasting musical chairs at ESPN and beyond is far from over.
Drew Brees will reportedly join ESPN’s ‘Monday Night Countdown’ tonight
"ESPN wanted Brees before he ended up on NBC."
Doug Gottlieb: Stephen A. Smith lacks preparation, realness
"There's a level of preparedness that is missing or a level of realness that's missing."
NBC Sports president Rick Cordella: Peacock wasn’t originally meant for sports streaming
"Peacock wasn't meant to have sports initially. We were trying to be what Netflix was or what Hulu was."
Why Amazon could prioritize international NBA stars for its broadcast team
Prime Video wants European fans to see recognizable faces when they tune in to watch games on the streamer.
NFL producer Fred Gaudelli didn’t want the ‘Sunday Night Football’ job
My initial response was, "No I don't want to do that. I'd rather do baseball."
Darren Rovell pays someone to monitor X, give him ‘Code Red’ notifications
"As you know, this is an exhausting business. That's why I'm 46 and look 66."