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Podcast: Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
Episode: The NBA Finals viewership and Leo Messi to MLS: A roundtable with Sports Media Watch founder Jon Lewis; and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal
Description: Episode 310 of the Sports Media Podcast features a roundtable discussion with Sports Media Watch founder and editor Jon Lewis; and Austin Karp, managing editor/digital of Sports Business Journal. In this podcast, we discuss the Heat and Nuggets series matching the average audience from last year’s Celtics-Warriors series; the upcoming media rights for the NBA; the top-down view of PGA Tour agreeing to partner with Saudi-backed LIV Golf; any viewer backlash; Leo Messi to Miami and what that means for MLS/Apple; Stanley Cup Final viewership; the first time the Stanley Cup Final has aired entirely on cable si...