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Drew Lerner
ESPN's Un-limiting

Jan 30, 2026

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10 min read

ESPN's Un-limiting

The network's Unlimited tier will be available to Comcast customers "in the coming weeks."

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Football has a historic weekend

Jan 23, 2026

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14 min read

Football has a historic weekend

The ratings are in, and football wins

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Sports' gambling problem

Jan 16, 2026

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13 min read

Sports' gambling problem

Is sports betting an existential threat to sports as entertainment?

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
ESPN has a lot of checks to cash

Jan 9, 2026

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14 min read

ESPN has a lot of checks to cash

There's a lot of promises ESPN needs to fulfill in 2026

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
The RSN reckoning

Jan 2, 2026

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12 min read

The RSN reckoning

2026 might be the last gasp for the dying RSN business

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
The TNT Sports Sweepstakes

Dec 19, 2025

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16 min read

The TNT Sports Sweepstakes

Where will the Warner-owned sports division land?

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
ESPN's guardrails are gone

Dec 12, 2025

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14 min read

ESPN's guardrails are gone

All is fair in love and takery

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
The Warner Directive

Dec 5, 2025

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16 min read

The Warner Directive

Netflix is in pole position to purchase WBD.

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Trouble in Big Ten paradise?

Nov 21, 2025

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16 min read

Trouble in Big Ten paradise?

NBC is reportedly looking to sell its Championship game

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
MLS gets radical

Nov 14, 2025

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15 min read

MLS gets radical

The league's major changes are just what the doctor ordered

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
ESPN Bet wrong

Nov 7, 2025

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12 min read

ESPN Bet wrong

And now they're running to DraftKings.

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Listen, ESPN...

Oct 31, 2025

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13 min read

Listen, ESPN...

Just because the ratings went up doesn't mean the journalism was good

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
ESPN drops the ball

Oct 24, 2025

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15 min read

ESPN drops the ball

The Worldwide Leader is ill-equipped for situations like Thursday's

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
The SEC on ABC is inevitable

Oct 17, 2025

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12 min read

The SEC on ABC is inevitable

Other networks simply cannot compete with SEC tripleheaders every Saturday

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
When Netflix talks, don't listen

Oct 10, 2025

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10 min read

When Netflix talks, don't listen

The streamer recently said it had no interest in Sunday afternoon NFL games. Sure...

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
NBCSN v2.0

Oct 3, 2025

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13 min read

NBCSN v2.0

NBC is officially moving forward with its plan to launch a new version of NBCSN.

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Fox-on-Fox crime

Sep 23, 2025

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12 min read

Fox-on-Fox crime

Dave Portnoy and Tom Brady go at it over Saudi Arabia

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Are sports the future of late night?

Sep 19, 2025

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12 min read

Are sports the future of late night?

If traditional late-night television is on its way out, networks will need to fill those windows somehow.

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
A new mega-deal emerges

Sep 12, 2025

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13 min read

A new mega-deal emerges

Paramount is eyeing an acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. What does that mean for sports fans?

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
A Chapel Bill meltdown

Sep 2, 2025

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11 min read

A Chapel Bill meltdown

ESPN went all-in on covering Bill Belichick's first game in powder blue.

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Is college football turning into cable news?

Aug 29, 2025

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14 min read

Is college football turning into cable news?

The networks are certainly embracing their partisan proclivities.

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
MLB's three-year plan

Aug 22, 2025

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12 min read

MLB's three-year plan

Baseball's new media rights deals are a lot to keep track of, let's break it down

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
ESPN faces lawsuit

Aug 15, 2025

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12 min read

ESPN faces lawsuit

SportsBubble, a live sports event programming guide, alleges ESPN stole trade secrets to develop its "Where to Watch" feature

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
NBC goes back to the future

Jul 25, 2025

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12 min read

NBC goes back to the future

Potentially launching a cable channel in 2025 might actually make some sense...

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
Is ESPN destined to take MLB back?

Jul 18, 2025

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11 min read

Is ESPN destined to take MLB back?

It's looking more and more likely

Drew Lerner
Drew Lerner
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