Richard Deitsch
Writer at The Athletic
Father of twins; fan of Toronto, NYC and Buffalo; Writer @theathletic; host of Sports Media Podcast; SI/Prime Time Sports alum.
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6 days ago |
nytimes.com | James Jackson |Richard Deitsch
The NBA on TNT is no more. Although, thanks to the NBA's latest television rights deal, "Inside the NBA" will continue on ESPN next season, the show's longtime relationship with TNT is over after the Indiana Pacers won the Eastern Conference finals with a 125-108 win over the New York Knicks in Game 6.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Richard Deitsch
Nostalgia is a mug's game, especially when it comes to the sports media. Sure, we celebrate beloved broadcasters retiring ( shoutout, Hubie Brown) and the famed players they highlighted, but those festivities are short. It's onto the next soon enough in our fast-twitch Max - sorry, HBO Max - times. Focus on the past too long, and you'll be working at a Blockbuster. But I'm going to miss TNT's coverage of the NBA - and my time to show gratitude has grown short.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Richard Deitsch
There is no more valuable entertainment content in the United States right now than NFL game inventory. But you might be surprised to learn that NFL regular-season viewership dropped 2.2 percent last season, with Fox, CBS and ESPN all seeing declines. The league averaged 17.5 million viewers per game for the 2024-25 season, down from 17.9 million viewers in the 2023-24 season. One reason for the downturn was a lack of competitive games across the league late in the year.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Jeff Gluck |Richard Deitsch
INDIANAPOLIS - Fox Sports CEO Eric Shanks had major aspirations for how his network could transform the Indy 500 in its first year as partners. Fox launched a glossy ad campaign highlighting several IndyCar stars - with spots running during the Super Bowl - and put the full force of its analysts' star power behind the race (featuring Tom Brady and Michael Strahan in pre-race roles), among other moves.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Richard Deitsch
There is one guarantee when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese meet on a basketball court: People will watch. The Indiana Fever's 93-58 win over the Chicago Sky last Saturday drew 2.7 million viewers on ABC. That set a record for the most-viewed WNBA regular-season game across ESPN networks and is believed to be the most-viewed WNBA regular-season game in 25 years, since the era when NBC aired the WNBA. The game peaked at 3.1 million viewers.
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