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Former ESPN president John Skipper reportedly leaving Meadowlark Media
According to Front Office Sports, "It was not immediately clear what the new leadership structure will be for Meadowlark’s business."
Nate Burleson calls NFL ‘king’ of Christmas Day
Move over LeBron, Nate Burleson says the NFL is leaving the NBA in the dust on Christmas Day.
ESPN getting closer to daily WNBA show as women’s basketball growth continues
"Having a show like that would show that we’ve arrived."
Dwight Howard names Donald Trump as his dream podcast guest on ‘Above the Rim’
Howard might get his shot. The question is whether Trump would accept the invitation.
Former panelist Jay Mariotti says ‘Around the Horn’ is ending because it went ‘woke’
"Nobody’s turning on ESPN to watch this."
MLS commissioner Don Garber defers to Apple for lack of subscriber transparency
"I would, Apple doesn't. Get Eddy Cue from Apple on!"
ESPN.com executive editor reportedly placed on leave amid HR complaints
Daglas has been on leave since January.
The Army’s ‘catastrophic’ partnership drama with The Rock and UFL has been resolved
"I think we worked through all that and I think we’re all in a good place."
Clinton Yates replacing Mike Greenberg on ESPN Radio
Clinton Yates set to take over the time slot with his new show, Clinton & Friends.
Sports media execs address attracting a younger audience
"So you can spend hours a day, which would have been unheard of not that long ago, engaging with a sport but never sit down and watch a three-hour window."
Jeff Zucker and RedBird IMI take majority control of Front Office Sports
"The expansion of this partnership will allow us to fully take advantage of the immense resources at RedBird IMI’s disposal."
Colorado-Saudi story takes wild turns with media landing parking lot fight video, NIL pitch deck
ESPN may not hire a new NBA insider to replace Adrian Wojnarowski
We may see a lot more of Brian Windhorst, Ramona Shelburne and others rather than a new face at the worldwide leader.
FOS X post confuses CNN’s Wolf Blitzer and Commanders co-owner David Blitzer
"Wolf Blitzer does not own part of either the Pittsburgh Steelers or Washington Commanders."
ESPN blasts ‘erroneous report’ they banned Patrick Beverley, Front Office Sports stands by it
ESPN insists they never "banned" Patrick Beverley, while Front Office Sports insists they did.
Phil Simms open to other TV gigs, but skeptical he’ll get offers
"Whatever the bosses want, that's what they do. And I understand that."
NFL Media exec: Daniel Jeremiah can go ‘toe-to-toe’ with Mel Kiper Jr.
"[Daniel's] one of the best, if not the best draft analyst, with respect to Mel."
Dawn Staley explains value of local coverage: ‘Local media is soul to the local team’
"I’d rather spend my time with the people that really know our team, that’s going to report back to our fan base and give them the real.”
Twitter account prematurely ends Caitlin Clark’s college career
"When you accidentally scheduled the scheduled tweet to run at halftime."
Front Office Sports, Minute Media mulling bids for Sports Illustrated’s rights
Sports Illustrated may have more bidders for its publishing rights after all.
NBA still reportedly ‘very much in play’ for ESPN stake amid NFL talks
The NBA may be more aggressive in such a deal than the NFL as it negotiates new broadcast rights deals and works to further monetize its digital content.
Pat McAfee reportedly has a ‘deal’ with Aaron Rodgers, not just one-off payments
Forget one-off payments, Pat McAfee and Aaron Rodgers may have a full blown contract for the QB's weekly appearances.
Front Office Sports names Adam Duerson editor-in-chief
Duerson worked at SI beginning in 2001, but was caught in wide layoffs there earlier this year. He's now leading Front Office Sports.
Jeff Zucker and RedBird buy Front Office Sports stake, look to expand video projects
FOS is expected to staff up on the video side after this deal.