Hollywood analyst warns NFL rights deals spell bad news for entertainment industry
We’ve written at length about what the NFL’s quest to renegotiate its media rights deals this offseason means...
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Matt Belloni: ESPN-NFL deal an ‘unsubtle middle finger to Big Tech’
The Puck co-founder believes the NFL is propping up ESPN to increase competition for its next round of media rights negotiations.
Let’s pump the brakes on Netflix getting a weekly Sunday NFL package
Bill Simmons: Amazon NBA deal has ‘poison pill’ to make it difficult for WBD to match
"What Amazon did reminds me of what the Houston Rockets did when Daryl [Morey] was there."
Nick Khan: NBA considering moving In-Season Tournament to January
"That would make a lot of sense for them."
Adam McKay’s HBO Lakers series has a title and premiere date, while NBA distances itself
The Lakers and NBA (and Will Ferrell) reportedly don't like the negative, outlandish tone of the series.
Bob Iger says he and Jimmy Pitaro thought ESPN coverage “swung a little bit too far away from the field” to societal and...
"Jimmy felt that the pendulum may have swung a little bit too far away from the field. And I happen to believe he was right."
