Richard Deitsch

I will never watch the NFL again if TNT Sports or Sportsnet's cameras show Taylor Swift at this Stanley Cup Finals game. Watching sports on television is my blank space and I will not let Swift ruin it for me.

Greg Wyshynski @wyshynski

A helicopter has landed near Amerant Arena and the VIP entrance has been closed to the public, as are the elevators to the press box. All of this has happened, ahem, swiftly.

RT @richarddeitsch: NEW PODCAST: I went one hour with @minnesotalynx coach Cheryl Reeve. We went deep on the media coverage of @WNBA and ma…

It's impossible to escape hockey in Toronto and I've grown to love watching the sport. Love it. But the NHL, now in hindsight, made a very poor decision not having EVERY GAME OF THE SCF on broadcast TV for this current media contract. Per SMW: Game 2 and Game 3 averaged 2.5

Sports Media Watch @paulsen_smw

U.S. viewership for Stanley Cup Final continues to trend low through Game 3: https://t.co/06nRRZDF6X

Fuck you. No one cares. With that out of the way, I just wanted to say this publicly: The last couple of years living in Canada have highlighted for me how vital @CBCNews, @CTVNews, @CBCRadioCanada and public broadcasters are to the 🇨🇦 media ecosystem. It's a huge reason I

NEW PODCAST: I went one hour with @minnesotalynx coach Cheryl Reeve. We went deep on the media coverage of @WNBA and many other topics including how to coach Hall of Fame players. I think you'll find it interesting. https://t.co/ZejPTpdEwU

"Industry officials and investors now view traditional television channels as slow-melting ice cubes. Wall Street is encouraging spinoffs." Really well done explainer piece here on the current Big (legacy) media/entertainment climate.

Joe Flint @JBFlint

Warner Bros. Discovery’s breakup is the latest in move in an entertainment indsutry on the verge of a huge makeover. https://t.co/sDNi96caG4 via @WSJ

RT @richarddeitsch: NEW PODCAST: @paulsen_smw and @AustinKarp join me to discuss •The future of Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Richard Jef…

Sunday’s final between Alcaraz & Sinner averaged 1.8 million viewers across TNT/truTV. Peaked at 2.6M viewers at 2:30 p.m. ET. Most-Watched RG Men’s Final since 2021. Gauff-Sabalenka averaged 1.5 million viewers. Most watched RG Women’s Singles Final since 2016.

NEW PODCAST: @paulsen_smw and @AustinKarp join me to discuss •The future of Mike Breen, Doris Burke and Richard Jefferson. •TNT's French Open debut. •NBA viewership numbers. Spotify: [https://t.co/TZFllJgtVk] Apple: https://t.co/7rRvkwM1vk

As @paulsen_smw and me discussed and predicted below, Game 1 produced a brutal viewership number for NBA Finals. 8.909 million viewers. Per @paulsen_smw: Only COVID-impacted Bucks-Suns in 2021 (8.70M) and Heat-Lakers in 2020 (7.69M) were lower for a Game 1.

Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch

NEW PODCAST: Sports media roundtable with @paulsen_smw, @donnovanbennett & @GlobeChadFinn Topics: • Why we think Oilers-Panthers will tank interest-wise in U.S. but soar in Canada. • Will ESPN f-up Inside the NBA? • Thunder-Pacers viewership expectations.

RT @richarddeitsch: NEW: @andrewmarchand and me go back and forth on a number of NBA media questions • How viewership-challenged is this N…

This is a great opening tease if you missed it.

NHLonTNT @NHL_On_TNT

The Stanley Cup is the most storied trophy in all of sports. And that story writes its next chapter, beginning tonight 🔥 https://t.co/FFFhSZuQYe

Something to note here in this initial brand campaign video for ESPN's upcoming DTC: (I would have called it "We Want Your Money, Forever" but I digress.) There is no MLB at all.

ESPN PR @ESPNPR

ESPN launches 'SPORTS FOREVER' - a new brand campaign teasing ESPN DTC   "If you're a fan...what you'll see in the next minutes, hours, and days to follow may convince you you've gone to sports heaven."   Fall 2025: The next era begins ➡️ https://t.co/i4Ia71czQl https://t.co/lU15nKObIl

RT @AndrewMarchand: .@richarddeitsch and I go at it on some big sports media questions, including Breen, Burke & Jefferson https://t.co/C…

NEW PODCAST: The guest is one of the greatest softball players in U.S. history — @catosterman We discuss the start of the @theAUSLofficial, the media and financial investment and why now is the time for a pro softball league to make it longterm. https://t.co/ZejPTpdEwU

NEW: @andrewmarchand and me go back and forth on a number of NBA media questions • How viewership-challenged is this NBA Finals? • Can Inside the NBA still thrive on ESPN? • The future of the Breen/Burke/Jefferson booth. https://t.co/7cWIbvb8Sb