Originals News
Chris Rose talks BattleBots, and how unique the show’s community is: “These people still really care for each other.”
"I will tell you this, and this is no bullshit, the two weeks that we go and tape this show are the most enjoyable two weeks I have each year."
Kristi Dosh talks the NIL era and her “Game Face” podcast with Linktree, focusing on helping college athletes build their brands
"As I ask the questions and as we plan guests, I'm thinking about 'How do we cover those foundational blocks that apply to everybody?'"
The life and death of NBCSN
NBCSN perhaps never hit the heights NBC envisioned, but it still had a large effect on the sports landscape.
Wave Sports + Entertainment’s Mack Sovereign talks shift to more original content and deals with creators
"We had at least hypothesized that talent is a way to develop that deeper relationship with that audience, putting a face to the brand to really make it feel like there is a voice and a personality that is behind the page, and helping separate ourselves from the ocean of football information that gets shared online."
PFL CEO Peter Murray talks how 2020 studio pivot set up 2021 live event success, and “tripling down” on live events in 2022
"You're talking about over 30 live events coming from the PFL in 2022. So it will be a year-round activation for live events with differentiated products."
LZ Granderson and Will Leitch talk their The Long Game podcast: “This is good shit. This is good chemistry.”
"Getting to work with LZ is deeply, deeply exciting for me, and it gives me that satisfaction, and I hope he lets me do it forever."
MLB’s Chris Marinak talks almost two decades of MLB streaming, and changes to keep fans engaged in the offseason
MLB.tv has grown a lot over its 19 years of existence, and MLB chief operations and strategy officer Chris Marinak told AA many more changes are ahead.
Director Fernando Villena talks “Dear Rider,” on Jake Burton Carpenter and Burton Snowboards: “This was the startup of startups.”
"Jake's story was also the story of an entrepreneur, and a man who envisioned a sport where there was none, and threw everything he had into making it a sport."
Craig Barry on Turner Sports’ remarkable month and cross-sports intertwining: “This was something where the planets aligned.”
"This is a really interesting opportunity in the sports world that we have the ability to create some access to, and we thought that was important."
Steve Byrd talks Sportradar’s partnership with Big Ten Network for the relaunch of B1G+, and the “showcase” it gives their OTT product
""We do stream thousands of games a year, MLB, NBA, NHL, etc, to bookmakers on a global basis. But with that same infrastructure, we're able to deliver a high-quality OTT service."
“The Last Dance” director Jason Hehir talks “Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission To Space”: “You don’t get higher stakes than that.”
"I'm always fascinated by ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and you can't find a better example than that with these people signing up to get in a rocket and go to space, and having to learn what astronauts learn."
Mike Wright talks The Fantasy Footballers’ indie success and rise from struggles: “It was ‘Okay, we’ve got another month.'”
"We're not the giant ship, we're the tiny little speedboat."
