The Sports Media Podcast
The hottest headlines, network deals, ratings, trends and everything else you need to know inside sports media.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 207
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
All things football with ESPN’s Seth Wickersham, SBJ’s Ben Fischer
On the pod this week, host Austin Karp gets set for NFL season. SBJ football reporter Ben Fischer talks dishes on the Eagles and Cowboys, YouTube's NFL debut and the future of who might air games. Pl…
Big moves for Big Data, Lee Corso’s farewell and The CW’s Brad Schwartz
On the pod this week, host Austin Karp takes you around the sports media landscape, including major news on how sports will be measured going forward by Nielsen, comings and goings with the U.S. Open…
Dallas Cowboys’ docuseries directors Chapman and Maclain Way; TNT Sports’ Adam Lefkoe and the arrival of the ESPN direct-to-consumer app
NFL Films’ Keith Cossrow, Paramount’s knockout power and big moves for ESPN and Fox
On the pod this week, host Austin Karp chats with SBJ combat sports reporter Adam Stern about the massive Paramount-TKO Group deal for UFC. Karp is then joined by Keith Cossrow of NFL Films about the…
What to make of the NFL and ESPN’s deeper relationship; the McCourty brothers and Greg Olsen get set for the 2025 season
On the pod this week, host Austin Karp breaks down a number of deals struck between the NFL and ESPN. And with the season fast approaching, Karp is joined by NBC’s Devin McCourty, CBS’ Jason McCourty…
NBCUniversal launching another cable sports channel? All things media with The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch
On the pod this week, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane break down the latest in sports media, including NBCUniversal potentially launching a new cable sports channel. Also, The Athletic’s Ri…
WNBA All-Star Game rewind, Snap’s Anmol Malhotra and Joe Hand Promotions’ Joe Hand Jr.
On the pod this week, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane break down the latest in sports media including Barstool Sports and Fox Sports teaming up, what sports programming is resonating on Net…
F1 to Apple, ESPN’s John Lasker on DTC and MLB festivities
On the pod this week, Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane are joined by SBJ’s Adam Stern for a deep dive into the reported $150 million/yearF1 and Apple media deal -- and what it could mean for ESPN and…
Fox’s Joe Davis, MLB Network’s Robert Flores and “The Decision” 15 years later
On the pod this week, Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane take a look back 15 years to “The Decision” and LeBron James taking his talents to South Beach. They then take a deep dive into Apple’s pole po…
MLB and ESPN talking again?; Another big summer of soccer for Univision
This week on the Sports Media Podcast, Mollie Cahillane and Austin Karp explain why conversations between ESPN and MLB are what many expected and what those talks could yield. The duo also takes a de…
Game 7 puts NBA Playoffs in positive territory; Inside the Pac-12/CBS deal
This week on the Sports Media Podcast, Mollie Cahillane and Austin Karp dive into the significance of NBA Finals Game 7 and whether a potential a run by Oklahoma City would be good for the NBA’s medi…
How Brian Rolapp’s move impacts NFL, PGA Tour media; SailGP, Vice TV look to crack the code
On the pod this week, Austin Karp chats with SBJ colleagues Ben Fischer and Josh Carpenter to break down the implications of Brian Rolapp’s move from the NFL to the PGA Tour (and whether he may still…
ESPN’s Holly Rowe; WBDivorce; Championship Viewership
On the pod this week, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane discuss Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to split into separate entities. They break down how they expect it to work and what this mea…
NBA Finals has small markets, but new stars; Ally Financial's Andrea Brimmer
On the pod this week, Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane break down the opportunity for the NBA Finals to showcase budding stars who play in smaller TV markets. The duo also discusses whether“Inside th…
Memorial Day weekend rewind, former NFLPA exec George Atallah and Big3’s Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz
On the pod this week, coming off a memorable Memorial Day weekend, SBJ’s Austin Karp catches up with motorsports writer Adam Stern to talk about his time at the Indy 500 and his first impressions of …
WNBA; TNT Sports,; Indy 500
On this week’s SBJ Sports Media Podcast, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane break down the strong start to the WNBA season, but question whether there is any CaitlinClark fatigue yet. The duo …
Upfront season; WNBA; UFL
On this week’s SBJ Sports Media Podcast, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane discuss how sports has taken over the annual upfront season. Plus, Karp talks to WNBA Dallas Wings CEO and managing …
Upfronts, NBA & NHL Playoffs, Kentucky Derby, and the NBA on NBC
On this week’s SBJ Sports Media Podcast, co-hosts Austin Karp and Mollie Cahillane preview what to expect with Upfronts and break down numbers for the Kentucky Derby and the first rounds of the NHL a…
NBA Playoffs, NFL Draft and Sports.ish’s Lily Shimbashi
On the pod this week, Mollie Cahillane is joined by SBJ basketball writer Tom Friend. The duo deep dive into TNT’s last playoff run and what to expect at the start of the WNBA season. Later in the sh…