Sports Media

Orioles and Apple TV
Imagine the biggest regular Orioles season game in at least seven years, as the Birds have a chance to clinch a playoff spot for the first time in seven years and put a hammerlock on the first division crown in nine years. Then, imagine that the Orioles are hosting...

Kevin Brown’s Suspension
You really can’t make this stuff up. In the midst of what might be the best Orioles season in a generation, word emerges that MASN announcer Kevin Brown has landed in the doghouse with team management for saying something critical on the air. If the past is any...

John Angelos is a Fragile Child
Hating on the Angelos family has been a favored pastime of Orioles fans for the better part of 30 years, basically ever since Peter Angelos bought the team. In fact, it’s almost become a cliche to hate on the Angelos family, but lately, John Angelos, chair and...

Thoughts On The MASN And ESPN Additions And Subtractions
On a day when ESPN made news for notable subtractions to its talent roster, the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) made a splash with some additions to its Orioles telecasts. MASN announced Friday that former Orioles Brad Brach and Mike Devereaux will join the booth...

Which MLB Teams Should Feel Best and Worst About Their RSN Situations
In case you haven’t heard, regional sports networks (RSNs) across the country aren’t in great shape. Warner Bros. Discovery decided in February to pull out of local sports, which will eventually result in the closure of three RSNs. The Diamond Sports Group, operator...

2022 NFL Broadcast Guide
We’re on the verge of a new NFL season and while rosters have been settled, there are lots of new faces in new and old places – and that goes for on the field, too. The way you’re likely to take in the NFL on television has completely changed since last February’s...

After the Big Ten’s media rights deals, what’s next?
On Thursday, it finally happened – the Big Ten announced their new round of media rights deals with CBS, Fox, and NBC. ESPN was notably boxed out in this round, ending a decades-long partnership between the network and the conference. And while the Big Ten’s rights...

The Big Ten’s New Media Rights Deal Has Been Announced
Today the Big Ten announced the completion of its long-awaited television rights deal that is set to go into effect at the start of the 2023-24 academic year. The deal runs for 7 years and is worth nearly $7.5 billion in total. Notably, it also contains escalators in...