SB Nation/Banner Society alum Jason Kirk joins For The Win’s college football coverage
Kirk is just the latest ex-SB Nation/Banner Society college football writer and editor to go on to a prominent role elsewhere.
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Religion of Sports adds NPR senior director of programming Steve Nelson as Head of Talk, plans to boost podcasts
"Religion of Sports tells stories that everyone can relate to, with podcasts that are well crafted and thought-provoking. I’m delighted to join this exceptionally talented team of creators, thinkers, and storytellers."
Brett McMurphy is heading from Stadium to The Action Network
"The list of people who break news in college football and are as well sourced as Brett is pretty small."
‘Elba vs. Block’ racing challenge series premiering on Roku Channel August 13
Idris Elba and rally driver Ken Block compete in stunts such as monster truck jumping.
NPR used “lightly punched a reluctant horse” for a tweet of a story on German coach Kim Raisner’s disqualification, took backlash
NPR's tweet of "A German coach was booted from the Tokyo Olympics after she lightly punched a reluctant horse that was refusing to ride during the equestrian portion of the modern pentathlon" took a lot of criticism, much more than other media outlets covering the story got.
Penn National is acquiring theScore, which it describes as “a powerful complement to the reach of Barstool Sports”
"We are now uniquely positioned to seamlessly serve our customers with the most powerful ecosystem of sports, gaming and media in North America, ultimately creating a community that doesn’t currently exist."
Playmaker Capital acquires Yardbarker in deal worth $24 million
It's the third time Yardbarker has been sold since 2010.
A porn site’s takeover of vid.me has led to old articles at Rolling Stone, Kotaku, the Herald Sun, and more featuring embedded porn
Vid.me used to see a lot of uploaded sports and entertainment clips, which would then get embedded in news articles. Well, all those old clips now show porn instead.
Thom Brennaman will call Cincinnati-area high school sports for Chatterbox Sports
"Here we are coming full circle getting back out to high school sports again. And I'm excited. Thank you!"
NPR used a photo of Kimberley A. Martin for a story about Maria Taylor
This was a notable miss by NPR.
Notre Dame’s success with Fighting Irish TV streaming service could lead to subscription model
Other schools are developing their own streaming media platforms as a result.
Jim Rich out as G/O Media editorial director, reportedly over conflicts with ownership, CEO
Rich said the move was unrelated to criticism over Deadspin's coverage of Rachel Nichols' phone call.
Arsenal will be next soccer club featured on Amazon’s ‘All or Nothing’
Arsenal finished eighth in the Premier League last season, its worst placement since the 1994-95 campaign.
