In becoming the most successful quarterback in NFL history, Tom Brady walked to the line of scrimmage with the answers to the test. As if his mind were working in 4-D, he knew the defense’s plan, as well as his opponent’s. His lightning-quick processing resulted in seven rings and the title of the greatest NFL…
The winter of 2022 was the greatest frenzy of sports broadcasting talent in history, with hundreds of millions doled out for NFL commentators. ESPN poached Fox’s top team, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, for a combined total of $165 million. Newcomer to the NFL, Amazon Prime Video signed Al Michaels — who had been discarded…
Richard Deitsch and Andrew Marchand are sports media writers for The Athletic. They converse every couple of weeks on sports media topics. This week, they discuss the Super Bowl from a media perspective, including: Tom Brady’s Super Bowl broadcaster debut Viewership potential for the game The future of Super Bowl pregame shows Netflix becoming an…
Even 20 years later, Joe Buck remembers the nerves before the call of Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville. Buck was just 35 years old in February 2005, the youngest broadcaster ever to call the Super Bowl for the lead television rights holder. In fact, the entire Fox Sports broadcast booth that night — Buck, Troy…
Donald J. Trump’s return to power as president has bolstered right-wing lawmakers in Israel and the United States who support Israeli annexation of the West Bank, an occupied territory long seen by Palestinians and the international community as part of an eventual Palestinian state. On Friday, Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced bills…
Ten media-centric thoughts, notes and takeaways off the NFL’s championship weekend 1. Network executives never root outwardly for teams, but I can assure you Fox brass liked seeing the Eagles advance to the Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon. They didn’t like that it came in a blowout, but I digress. The Philadelphia media market is…
Tom Curran called back to bat (Photo: CREIMAS / ILT20) The Desert Vipers became the first team to seal their spot in the playoffs of ILT20 season three, Gulbadin Naib showed off his batting chops, and there were several good bowling performances, but all the action of the second week seemed to concentrate on Tom…
Everybody wants to cover sports media, but maybe everyone shouldn’t. Mike Florio, “Pro Football Talk” aggregator/insider/gadfly extraordinaire, is on the most watched pregame show, NBC’s “Football Night in America,” every Sunday night, but he fashions himself a little bit of the league’s and media’s police. Some of the stuff he does can be pretty good….
Gulf Giants batters (ILT20 Photo) In a thrilling encounter at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the Gulf Giants clinched a narrow two-wicket victory against MI Emirates in Season 3 of the ILT20 on Saturday. The win marked a crucial moment for the Giants, pushing them to fifth on the points table after a…
Tom Curran called back to bat (Photo: CREIMAS / ILT20) NEW DELHI: In a remarkable display of sportsmanship, the spirit of cricket took center stage during an ILT20 encounter between Gulf Giants and MI Emirates on Saturday evening. The incident occurred on the last ball of the 18th over of the Giants’ innings when Tom…