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This week's Best Interviews: Paul Toboni clears up rumors on James Wood and gives a peek into the Nationals' trade deadline strategy; John Ourand analyzes the World Cup ratings and the sale of the Seahawks; Barstool's Robbie Fox gushes over The Odyssey on the big screen and the movie-going experience; and, David Aldridge checks in after LeBron's decision to join the Sixers to discuss what that might mean for Anthony Davis and the Wizards!
This week's Best Interviews: Paul Toboni clears up rumors on James Wood and gives a peek into the Nationals' trade deadline strategy; John Ourand analyzes the World Cup ratings and the sale of the Seahawks; Barstool's Robbie Fox gushes over The Odyssey on the big screen and the movie-going experience; and, David Aldridge checks in after LeBron's decision to join the Sixers to discuss what that might mean for Anthony Davis and the Wizards!
This week's Best Interviews: Paul Toboni clears up rumors on James Wood and gives a peek into the Nationals' trade deadline strategy; John Ourand analyzes the World Cup ratings and the sale of the Seahawks; Barstool's Robbie Fox gushes over The Odyssey on the big screen and the movie-going experience; and, David Aldridge checks in after LeBron's decision to join the Sixers to discuss what that might mean for Anthony Davis and the Wizards!
7.22.26, John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to break down his reaction to AJ Dybantsa's Summer League debut, the sale of the Seahawks, and the World Cup ratings and revenue,
7.22.26 Hour 3, John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to break down his reaction to AJ Dybantsa's Summer League debut, the sale of the Seahawks, and the World Cup ratings and revenue. Kevin Sheehan reacts to RG3 stirring up more controversy on social media about his time with the Washington Redskins back in 2012 and gives his thoughts on if he would want to see a documentary about his rookie season.
7.22.26 Hour 1, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show reacting to the Nationals losing to the Rockies last night and ends the debate on Myles Garrett vs Micah Parsons. Kevin Sheehan and Producer Max give their thoughts on which Commanders free agent they are most confident in to have a good 2026 season and asks callers for their picks. Kevin Sheehan reacts to the Miami Heat potentially leaking that they are signing LeBron James. 7.22.26 Hour 2, Steve Sands from The Golf Channel on NBC joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to break down all the drama from The Open Championship, including Ryan Fox's victory and the controversy surrounding Bryson DeChambeau's two-shot penalty. They also share their thoughts on if Tiger Woods can still compete at major venues and react to the record-breaking U.S. television ratings for the World Cup final. Finally, the conversation pivots to Commanders' training camp as Washington prepares for a pivotal 2026 season with high expectations for Quarterback Jayden Daniels. Kevin Sheehan goes over the NFC East going into the 2026 NFL season and gives his analysis on which teams could underperform and overperform which would shake up early division predictions by the media. 7.22.26 Hour 3, John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to break down his reaction to AJ Dybantsa's Summer League debut, the sale of the Seahawks, and the World Cup ratings and revenue. Kevin Sheehan reacts to RG3 stirring up more controversy on social media about his time with the Washington Redskins back in 2012 and gives his thoughts on if he would want to see a documentary about his rookie season.
Tony opens the show by talking to Rehoboth Club Pro George Bushby about the recent Member / Guest Tournament, and he also talks about a nice win for the Nats in Colorado. John Ourand of Puck News calls in to talk about the ratings for the World Cup, and how the numbers were for Netflix and the Home Run Derby. Pat Forde calls in to talk about what's going on at Michigan, continued calls for the SEC to secede from the NCAA, and a new record time for running the mile, and Tony closes out the show by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : Timmy The Teeth “Ain't That Bad” ; “Dollar Daze”
John Ourand joins Peter to debrief on a blockbuster World Cup that's delivering massive TV ratings and renewing optimism among soccer officials about the sport's future in the U.S. Then they turn to MLB, where an otherwise terrific season is heading into the All-Star break under the familiar cloud of player–owner labor tensions.
John Ourand joins Peter to revel in the World Cup's TV ratings bonanza, and why all the haters were wrong. Then John weighs into YouTube's relentless pursuit of a marquee sports rights deal—and whether the platform is on the verge of becoming a genuine player or just phoning it in.
John Ourand joins Peter to chew over the NBA's buzzy postseason, and assess how the league's media rights holders are faring: NBC and Peacock pulling 9 million-plus per game, ESPN nursing a four-game-sweep hangover, and Amazon a distant third in ratings. Then they discuss how the NFL, MLB, and Apple are adjusting their playbook ahead of the 2028 rights cycle. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Ourand joins Peter from Upfronts Week in New York, where NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has been telling everyone in earshot that the league is the only programming that still moves ad budgets. John also discusses his scoop that Netflix has muscled YouTube out of a new NFL package, before turning to the conspicuously quiet U.S. buildup to the 2026 World Cup. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Episode 621 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch; Armand Broady, the co-host of the Sports Media Watch podcast and a contributor to SMW, and Derek Futterman, a multimedia writer and producer for Sports Media Watch. In this podcast, we discuss the announcement that the NCAA women and men's tournament will be expanding to 76 teams; the NCAA receiving an additional $50 million each season from partners CBS and Turner; what it means for viewers; the women's basketball tournament's expansion and how that will play on ESPN properties; the Wall Street Journal piece on Fox Corporation executives including Rupert Murdoch essentially lobbying government on the NFL's rights deals with streaming companies; the NFL's response and argument; Roger Goodell pushing back against claims that the league's rights deals with streaming companies are anti-consumer; John Ourand of Puck reporting that YouTube wants no part of splitting the rights to the available games that ESPN once had; the NFL and Netflix are being close to a deal for at least five NFL games next season; Andrew Marchand of The Athletic reporting that Netflix will acquire the Week 1 NFL International Series game from Australia between the 49ers and Rams; the interest in a Thanksgiving Eve game; the NBA seeing the best audience for the first round of the playoffs in 33 years with the addition of an extra broadcast TV partner; the importance of NBA postseason games on broadcast and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tony opens the show by talking about the NBA and NHL playoffs, he also goes through some baseball scores - including a win for the Mets, and a loss for the Nats, and he also talks about Chessie dealing with some more digestive issues. Jason La Canfora calls in to give his thoughts on how the NFLDraft will play out, John Ourand of Puck News calls in to talk about why leagues are moving more and more of their games to streaming platforms, and Tony closes out the show by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : Damn Tall Buildings “The Universe is Hungry” ; “Can't Slow Down” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Ourand joins Peter to break down ESPN's looming layoffs amid the lingering financial fallout from Disney's carriage dispute with YouTube TV last fall—and whether new C.E.O. Josh D'Amaro would actually consider spinning the network off. Then John explains why the Masters is still TV's gold-standard rights deal, and why CBS doesn't appear to be letting go anytime soon. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Ourand joins Peter to unpack the promise—and persistent chaos—of watching Major League Baseball in 2026, from Netflix's Opening Day splash to the still-messy hunt for local broadcasts. They also dive into March Madness's historically big first-weekend ratings and the surprising role prediction markets may be playing in the sudden surge of interest in college hoops. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Czabe welcomes ol' pal BRIAN BUTCH to the show and they discuss the latest coaching drama in college basketball, as well as what winter Olympic sport would be the most terrifying. Maybe AI is about to usher in a golden age of new movies? Nobody asked for Mayweather vs. Tyson, but well, here we are. Also Puck News' JOHN OURAND tells us why NBC might have screwed itself with the NFL, by overpaying for the NBA. More....Our Sponsors:* Check out Mars Men: https://mengotomars.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
John Ourand joins Peter to take the temperature of the NBA as All-Star Weekend descends on Los Angeles and league insiders toast to a season they consider a success so far. Then they dig into the NHL's—and other leagues'—strategic scramble to renegotiate their TV rights with ESPN and TNT before the NFL blows up the market by opting out of its own rights deals later this year. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Ourand joins Peter with an inside look from Super Bowl week in the Bay Area, where NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is facing renewed scrutiny over the league's lack of minority head coaches and media companies like NBC and Fox are sizing up the NFL as it enters a new partnership with ESPN. John also weighs into the unraveling of regional sports networks and the uncertain future facing small-market franchises in a streaming-first world. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jay Gruden looks at the Commanders' offensive hires; John Ourand breaks down what's going in with the Washington Post's layoffs; Spencer Carbery discusses the Capitals' January swoon; Gary Myers weighs in on Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub; and Dan Kolko celebrates being named the new Nationals TV voice and looks ahead to the Nats' season!
Jay Gruden looks at the Commanders' offensive hires; John Ourand breaks down what's going in with the Washington Post's layoffs; Spencer Carbery discusses the Capitals' January swoon; Gary Myers weighs in on Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub; and Dan Kolko celebrates being named the new Nationals TV voice and looks ahead to the Nats' season!
Jay Gruden looks at the Commanders' offensive hires; John Ourand breaks down what's going in with the Washington Post's layoffs; Spencer Carbery discusses the Capitals' January swoon; Gary Myers weighs in on Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub; and Dan Kolko celebrates being named the new Nationals TV voice and looks ahead to the Nats' season!
Jay Gruden looks at the Commanders' offensive hires; John Ourand breaks down what's going in with the Washington Post's layoffs; Spencer Carbery discusses the Capitals' January swoon; Gary Myers weighs in on Bill Belichick's Hall of Fame snub; and Dan Kolko celebrates being named the new Nationals TV voice and looks ahead to the Nats' season!
1.29.26 Hour 2, Kevin Sheehan gets more caller thoughts on which all time NFL coach would they pick to win a Super Bowl in one year with a good roster. John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss how the NFL Playoff ratings are affecting the networks and if Al Michaels will be returning to Thursday Night Football next season. Kevin Sheehan talks about Myles Garrett sending cryptic posts on social media and the Browns hiring Todd Monken.
1.29.26, John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss how the NFL Playoff ratings are affecting the networks and if Al Michaels will be returning to Thursday Night Football next season.
1.29.26 Hour 1, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show discussing his top 3 NFL coaches of all time and if he had one season to win a Super Bowl which coach he would pick. Kevin Sheehan asks callers if which coach would they pick to win a Super Bowl in one year with a good roster out of all of the all time NFL coaches. 1.29.26 Hour 2, Kevin Sheehan gets more caller thoughts on which all time NFL coach would they pick to win a Super Bowl in one year with a good roster. John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss how the NFL Playoff ratings are affecting the networks and if Al Michaels will be returning to Thursday Night Football next season. Kevin Sheehan talks about Myles Garrett sending cryptic posts on social media and the Browns hiring Todd Monken. 1.29.26 Hour 3, Nicki Jhabvala from The Athletic joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss the decision making process for the Commanders hiring their new offensive and defensive coordinators this offseason and talks about players on the current roster that could have a bigger role next season. Former Washington Wizards point guard John Wall joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to talk about his time on the Wizards, what year he thought the team was the best and what happened in the playoff series wins and losses.
John Ourand joins the show to discuss the news that the sports section may be disappearing at the Washington Post.
Hour 4 of BMitch & Finlay features interviews with Barstool Nate and John Ourand.
John Ourand joins Peter to reveal the sleeper issue in the WBD acquisition wars: the fate of the company's high-value sports rights. What happens if Paramount wins and absorbs the WBD portfolio—or if Netflix prevails, and the Global Networks division is spun off? The twosome also dig into Notre Dame's College Football Playoff snub, and why the school's media-savvy athletic director is now waging a scorched-earth P.R. campaign against the ACC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Ourand and Peter break down why today's NFL games might be the most watched regular season games in league history, as the NFL expands its reach to streaming platforms and curates better matchups to maximize Thanksgiving viewership. Plus: John weighs in on NBC potentially licensing next year's Big Ten championship game to Amazon. See all the ways bp is investing in America at bp.com/InvestingInAmerica . To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
On this week's pod, host and SBJ media writer Austin Karp is joined by The Athletic's Andrew Marchand and Puck's John Ourand. The trio take a deep dive into NBC's return to the NBA mix, how F1 fits into the Apple grid, who's up and who's down in sports media and more. 1:00 Podcast Reunion2:01 Who's Up Who's Down18:45 NBA This Season22:24 Rank the Four Players in Sports ( NBC Sports, Amazon Prime, ESPN, TNT)25:50 The Future of WBD30:25 YouTube TV deal with Disney31:19 World Series TV Ratings Predictions33:13 Last Sports Documentary watched39:08 Karp's Corner40:06 Who Won the Weekend41:01 Bloopers Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Maryland AD Jim Smith explains why he came to College Park, while his head coach, Mike Locksley, previews the Terps' showdown with Wisconsin. Also, John Ourand breaks down the new deal returning Monumental Sports Network to YouTube TV, and Nats head of baseball operations Paul Toboni joins Grant & Danny in studio!
Maryland AD Jim Smith explains why he came to College Park, while his head coach, Mike Locksley, previews the Terps' showdown with Wisconsin. Also, John Ourand breaks down the new deal returning Monumental Sports Network to YouTube TV, and Nats head of baseball operations Paul Toboni joins Grant & Danny in studio!
Maryland AD Jim Smith explains why he came to College Park, while his head coach, Mike Locksley, previews the Terps' showdown with Wisconsin. Also, John Ourand breaks down the new deal returning Monumental Sports Network to YouTube TV, and Nats head of baseball operations Paul Toboni joins Grant & Danny in studio!
Maryland AD Jim Smith explains why he came to College Park, while his head coach, Mike Locksley, previews the Terps' showdown with Wisconsin. Also, John Ourand breaks down the new deal returning Monumental Sports Network to YouTube TV, and Nats head of baseball operations Paul Toboni joins Grant & Danny in studio!
Hour 4 of BMitch & Finlay features an interview with John Ourand and Bleep You Thursday.
John Ourand from Puck joins the show to provide the guys with the latest updates on the Monumental Sports Network vs. YouTube TV saga.
10.1.25 Hour 2, More callers give their top solution to fixing the Commanders' defense after seeing the flaws early in the season. John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss the Monumental Sports fiasco with platforms like YoutubeTV losing the channel and other aspects of the sports business world.
10.1.25 Hour, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show reacting to the electric MLB Playoff games from yesterday and talking about the Commanders' defensive woes through the first four weeks of the NFL season. Kevin Sheehan, Producer Max and callers give their number one solution to fix the Commanders' defense this season. 10.1.25 Hour 2, More callers give their top solution to fixing the Commanders' defense after seeing the flaws early in the season. John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss the Monumental Sports fiasco with platforms like YoutubeTV losing the channel and other aspects of the sports business world. 10.1.25 Hour 3, Former Washington Redskins Cornerback Fred Smoot joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to give his analysis on why the Commanders' defense is underperforming and what they can do to improve. Kevin Sheehan reacts to Commanders' Head Coach Dan Quinn's press conference where he confirms Jayden Daniels has been medically cleared to fully practice and other injury updates on the roster.
10.1.25, John Ourand from Puck News joins The Kevin Sheehan Show to discuss the Monumental Sports fiasco with platforms like YoutubeTV losing the channel and other aspects of the sports business world.
Hear from Shawn Springs and Booger McFarland on the 2025 Commanders; Deebo Samuel on his journey to DC; 105.3 The Fan Dallas' Gavin Dawson on the huge Micah Parsons deal; sports business guru John Ourand on the NFL's new TV deal landscape; and, golf analyst Brendan Porath on the Captain's Picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup Team!
Hear from Shawn Springs and Booger McFarland on the 2025 Commanders; Deebo Samuel on his journey to DC; 105.3 The Fan Dallas' Gavin Dawson on the huge Micah Parsons deal; sports business guru John Ourand on the NFL's new TV deal landscape; and, golf analyst Brendan Porath on the Captain's Picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup Team!
Hear from Shawn Springs and Booger McFarland on the 2025 Commanders; Deebo Samuel on his journey to DC; 105.3 The Fan Dallas' Gavin Dawson on the huge Micah Parsons deal; sports business guru John Ourand on the NFL's new TV deal landscape; and, golf analyst Brendan Porath on the Captain's Picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup Team!
Hear from Shawn Springs and Booger McFarland on the 2025 Commanders; Deebo Samuel on his journey to DC; 105.3 The Fan Dallas' Gavin Dawson on the huge Micah Parsons deal; sports business guru John Ourand on the NFL's new TV deal landscape; and, golf analyst Brendan Porath on the Captain's Picks for the U.S. Ryder Cup Team!
Episode 540 of the Sports Media Podcast features Austin Karp of Sports Business Journal who recently became the lead media reporter for SBJ. Karp joined SBJ in 2006 and has held a number of positions at the publication. He is followed by Larry Keith, the author of a new autobiography, "Touch 'Em All: My Life And Career At $ports Illustrated." In this podcast, Karp discuss what the media reporting role entails at SBJ; why he moved into the role; how he sees the sports media beat; what he wants to focus on at SBJ; the legacy of John Ourand at SBJ; the challenges of navigating people who attend SBJ conferences while reporting on the same people; the sports business event space; the UFC-Paramount Global and Skydance Media deal and what it means for the industry; YouTube's challenges for its NFL game; the price for sports consumers and more. Keith discusses his career at Sports Illustrated, which included writing 19 cover stories from 1975-80 before serving as a senior editor and assistant managing editor and then SI's Editorial Projects Director; what it was like writing for SI in an era when it had national cultural relevance; his interviews with Pete Rose and Reggie Jackson, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, covering the famed NCAA Championship when Magic beat Bird; the toughest subject he dealt with; working with all-time great writers and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
John Ourand joins G&D to discuss the media rights deal for the NFL.
8.7.25 Hour 1, Kevin Sheehan opens up the show recapping the Commanders' joint practice with the Patriots from yesterday and discussing Terry McLaurin's contract dispute. Kevin Sheehan, Producer Max and callers give their prediction on what kind of team the Commanders will be in the upcoming NFL season. 8.7.25 Hour 2, Callers give their predictions for what the Commanders will be in the 2025 season after making the NFC Championship game last season. John Ourand from Puck News joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to go into detail about the ESPN acquiring NFL Network deal, what implications it could have on the coverage of the NFL and other sports business topics. Kevin Sheehan reacts to some comments made by Commanders' defensive coordinator Joe Whitt about changes made from last season. 8.7.25 Hour 3, Ben Standig from The Last Man Standig Podcast joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to recap the Commanders' joint practice with the Patriots and list positives and negatives he saw from the team. Kevin Sheehan asks Producer Max and callers what would be the last straw for Terry McLaurin in regards to his contract negotiations.
8.7.25, John Ourand from Puck News joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to go into detail about the ESPN acquiring NFL Network deal, what implications it could have on the coverage of the NFL and other sports business topics.
8.7.25 Hour 2, Callers give their predictions for what the Commanders will be in the 2025 season after making the NFC Championship game last season. John Ourand from Puck News joins the Kevin Sheehan Show to go into detail about the ESPN acquiring NFL Network deal, what implications it could have on the coverage of the NFL and other sports business topics. Kevin Sheehan reacts to some comments made by Commanders' defensive coordinator Joe Whitt about changes made from last season.
8.5.25 Hour 2 1:00- We go around the NFL and talk about QB's, and get you our start, sit, and cut for multiple different QB's. 22:50- John Ourand, sports correspondent for Puck, joins G&D to discuss ESPN acquiring NFL Network and how it could shakeup RedZone. 38:00- What's going on in our lives that has nothing to do with sports?
John Ourand, sports correspondent for Puck, joins G&D to discuss ESPN acquiring NFL Network and how it could shakeup RedZone.