Rory drives big Masters numbers; whispers around the Preakness; and Year 1 of the new media is big for the NBA.

About this episode

The episode discusses audience numbers for the Masters, media rights for the Preakness, the NBA's regular season performance, and other media-related topics.

On this week's pod, SBJ media reporters Austin Karp and Josh Carpenter go deep on a number of pressing topics. First, the duo looks at the impressive audience numbers for the Masters final round juxtaposed with the production hiccups. Then, it’s the latest on media rights for the Preakness, the NBA’s strong regular season, what to make of the DOJ investigation into the NFL and some ESPN talent moves.

People in this episode

Hosts: Austin Karp, Josh Carpenter

Topics covered

• Masters audience numbers
• Preakness media rights
• NBA regular season
• DOJ investigation into NFL
• ESPN talent moves

Keywords

• Masters
• Preakness
• NBA
• DOJ
• NFL
• ESPN
• media rights
• audience numbers
• sports media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Masters, Preakness, NBA, DOJ, NFL, ESPN

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