ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips talks all things college sports; Is the NFL adding a Thanksgiving appetizer?

About this episode

ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips discusses college sports and media trends with host Austin Karp.

On this week's pod, host and SBJ media reporter Austin Karp opens up with a conversation at the ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament with Commissioner Jim Phillips, who dishes on the recent meeting with President Trump at the White House, resurgent viewership for college hoops and likely expansion of the ACC’s efforts with in-game replay review audio for fans. Plus, Karp gets into college basketball regular season viewership, the prospects for an NFL game on the Wednesday night before Thanksgiving, CBS’ UFC debut, Apple TV’s F1 debut and the “Soul Power” doc currently on Amazon Prime Video.

People in this episode

Host: Austin Karp

Guest: Jim Phillips

Topics covered

• college sports
• viewership
• NFL
• basketball
• media
• broadcasting

Keywords

• college basketball
• NFL game
• viewership
• in-game replay
• UFC
• F1
• Soul Power

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ACC, CBS, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video

Places: White House

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