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Episode 414 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Jack Felling, a vice president and coordinating producer of original content for NBC Sports who has oversight for the features that you will see during the Paris Olympics, and Rob Hyland, the producer of NBC’s primetime Olympics coverage, an assignment he began with the Tokyo Olympics and continued with the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Hyland is also the producer of Sunday Night Football. In this podcast, Felling and Hyland discuss the kinds of Olympic features the U.S. audience will see in Paris; NBC’s primetime presentation this year and how the primetime show will be different for viewers because of the time difference from Paris; the philosophical approach to covering these Games; why Paris will be a co-star for the NBC production; the most unique opening ceremony production in Olympics history and how it can right or wrong; why Norway is such a fascinating country for profiles; what you will likely see at the start of each night for NBC’s primetime coverage; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

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This episode of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal and CNBC Sports Business reporter Alex Sherman. In this podcast, we discuss the Paris Olympics and whether we think it will rate viewership-wise; the celebrity push during the Games; whether Peacock can gain subscribers from it; the upcoming Olympic cycle and why it is advantageous for NBC Universal; the WNBA's media rights deal and what it means and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 413 of the Sports Media Podcast features Michael Nathanson, the co-founder and senior managing director of research firm MoffettNathanson. In this podcast, Nathanson, one of the top analysts in the country when it comes to the media sector, discusses the NBA media rights deal and how it effects each of the players, Disney/ESPN, Amazon, NBC Universal and WBD; why he does not think the Olympics will pop; what the floor is on the number of pay-TV households in America; Netflix in the NFL space and why it’s only the beginning; the WNBA media rights deal; is there anything to indicate the sports media rights bubble will burst; can the NBA deal be monetized longterm; WBD's strategy in a post-NBA world, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more.

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Episode 412 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Diana Russini, a senior NFL insider for The Athletic and the co-host, along with former NFL quarterback Chase Daniel, of “Scoop City,” a new twice-weekly podcast on the NFL. In this podcast, Russini discusses the development process of starting a new NFL podcast; the challenges of entering a very crowded podcast space featuring not just NFL media people but active and former NFL players; why Daniel was a good fit for the podcast; the value of having guests such as Andy Reid; how to determine the length of a podcast; deciding on the best days to publish; how to determine what news goes on a podcast versus another forum; the life of an NFL insider and whether it is sustainable long-term, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 411 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Carli Lloyd, a studio analyst for Fox Sports's soccer coverage. Lloyd is a two-time FIFA Player of the Year Award winner, a two-time World Cup winner, and finished one of the most remarkable careers in global soccer with 316 caps. In this podcast, Lloyd discusses the transition from playing to broadcasting; her biggest challenges so far as a broadcaster; being blunt in commentary and how people react to that; her view of how the USWNT has been treated media-wise historically and the issues with that; where the women's program is right now; what the viewership numbers for Copa America and the Euros might mean for the men's World Cup in North America; her thinking as far a possible long time career in broadcasting and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

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Episode 410 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a sports media conversation with Austin Karp, managing editor/newsletters for Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, Karp and Deitsch discuss the viewership numbers for the Copa America and 2024 Euros; what it means for global soccer heading forward; the WNBA's viewership in 2024 and what to expect for the rest of the season; why the MLB All-Star Game may tank; how the Paris Olympics will do as far as interest; NBC's plans to make the Olympics more celebrity oriented; the end of the NFL's Around the NFL podcast and why listeners will miss it, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.

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