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Sports Media with Richard DeitschGus Johnson on calling the NBA again — and Bill Shea of The Athletic and Robert Seidman on whether the USFL is worth your timeEpisode 198 of the Sports Media Podcast features three guests. First up is sports broadcaster Gus Johnson, who is calling the NBA postseason for Turner Sports and is a longtime Fox Sports play by play caller. He is followed by Bill Shea, a senior writer for The Athletic covering sports business, and Robert Seidman, the co-founder of TVbytheNumbers who can be found on Twitter at @SportsTVRatings. In this podcast Johnson discuss what it has been like calling NBA games again; how the assignment came about; why he loves calling the NBA; the reaction to his calls; his fondness for Giannis...
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The World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 86: Tony Reali, ESPNTony Reali puts himself out there openly talking about life and dealing with anxiety. And he does it in an amazingly accessible way. I wanted to capture some of that experience on a podcast. Most of the podcast focuses on some of Tony’s struggles and thinking on eating and weight management. But there are stories, a very brief but very solid Wilbon imitation and we finish up with Tony talking...
2019-08-0900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 85: Ben Strauss, The Washington PostGreat to finally have Ben on the podcast! Ben has reported extensively about ESPN & politics in the aftermath of Dan Le Batard’s comments. The bulk of the podcast is on those topics but we talked about a few other sports media topics (DAZN’s “ChangeUp”, Sunday Ticket and The Athletic) in the last 1/3rd of the podcast. Ben’s recent deep dive on ESPN chief Jimmy Pitaro and ESPN’s policy around...
2019-07-3000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 84, Jonathan Tannenwald, The Philadelphia InquirerWith the Women’s World Cup Soccer tournament beginning it was a pleasure to have the soccer beat writer from The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jonathan Tannenwald, back on the podcast. Topics discussed include the state of soccer, the state of MLS, how mostly it’s old white men like Zlatan Ibrahimović moving the MLS TV viewing and not the up and coming young Americans and South Americans, what it would take to get...
2019-06-0800 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 83: Burke Magnus, ESPNA pleasure to have ESPN EVP of Programming & Scheduling Burke Magnus back on the podcast. Topics discussed include: will the launch of ACCN mean fewer ACC games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN News and ESPNU, the demands of Burke’s job, NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s comments about the NBA games being a TV show, what matters most in NBA finals (more games, not who’s playing), how the rise of OTT services...
2019-05-2700 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 82: Kyle Brandt, NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football”It was a blast to talk to “Good Morning Football’s” Kyle Brandt. We talked his “The Real World” beginnings, the NFL draft, and Kyle’s energy level. Kyle notes that never having played in the NFL and having to work with the likes of Nate Burleson and Kurt Warner drives him to always be seeking validation. Kyle talked about the morning makeup of his co-workers (spoiler: according to Kyle, Nate is...
2019-05-2000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 81: Nick Wright, FS1It was a pleasure to finally talk FS1’s Nick Wright. We talked about Nick letting his hair grow out (seriously!), what the rising & grinding schedule is like for someone with a 6:30A TV show and a 6P radio show (Nick has a dual-sleep schedule that works for him), NBA vs. NFL, “the ratings don’t matter to your life” (a Bryan Curtis shoutout on my podcast!), the NBA conference finals,...
2019-05-2000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 80: Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadGreat to have Ryan back on the podcast. We talked Jamie Horowitz landing at DAZN and then had a more general conversation about DAZN (including Adnan Virk’s hiring), we spent several minutes on Ryan’s gambling habits, and then we talked Sinclair acquiring the Fox Sports RSNs that Disney/ESPN had to unload. We finished up talking about LeBron James’ absence from the playoffs impact on blog traffic and Ryan gives his...
2019-05-1200 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 79: Jorge Sedano, ESPNLast week Jorge appeared on ESPN’s “Around the Horn” and a friend reached out with “Keep your eye on that guy, he’s an up and comer!” and I thought “He has a drive time radio show in the country’s 2nd-biggest market. He’s already here!” I was really curious about how Jorge experiences that phenomenon and I appreciate him humoring my curiosity (it’s very interesting to me!). We also discussed the...
2019-05-0800 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 78: James Andrew Miller on Robert Caro’s “Working”Always a pleasure to talk to Jim but a note to the sports media lovers: we spent a few minutes on “will ABC get an NFL package?” during the last few minutes but this episode is for book lovers and primarily focused on author Robert Caro’s new book “Working.” You can find all of Robert Caro’s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-A.-Caro/e/B000AP80S4/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 You can find all of Jim Miller’s books on Amazon...
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The World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 78: James Andrew Miller on Robert Caro’s “Working”Always a pleasure to talk to Jim but a note to the sports media lovers: we spent a few minutes on “will ABC get an NFL package?” during the last few minutes but this episode is for book lovers and primarily focused on author Robert Caro’s new book “Working.” You can find all of Robert Caro’s books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-A.-Caro/e/B000AP80S4/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1 You can find all of Jim Miller’s books on Amazon... This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with othe...
2019-04-2739 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 77: Patrick Crakes, Media ConsultantLots of Super Bowl ratings talk! If you’re enough of a TV ratings nerd to care how TV network executives think about and use the Super Bowl Nielsen TV ratings hopefully this will be a pretty good listen. We also had a good conversation about ESPN+ and Pat hammered the point that the death of legacy media when it comes to OTT services is greatly exaggerated. Plus some quick chat...
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Open House Podcast#168 | Randy Seidman + Aaron BordasClick the post for details on this episode!
Welcome back to Open House! Randy Seidman here, excited to bring you another two hours of the grooviest beats. Great times touring the States in January. This month I'm excited to play in Portland, Oregon and San Francisco. Also my latest tune on Easy Summer, called Beyond Within is out on Beatport the 18th. Laid back Floyd vibes to the max! The talented Denver based, Aaron Bordas stops by for a guest mix in hour-two. For now, turn it up.
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2019-02-071h 59The World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 76: Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadMore “pre-holiday informal phone call” than “formal podcast” but it was fun and we talked NBA ratings & whether ESPN did a better job with the NBA schedule than Turner and whether Turner Sports’ star is fading more generally (Tiger/Phil, will it keep its MLB package?), also a little WWE and, of course, NFL ratings. Ryan on Twitter @sportsrapport Ryan’s archive on The Big Lead (including the Aaron Rodgers story...
2018-12-1900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 75: Patrick Crakes on what happens with the Fox Sports RSNsTwo podcasts in a week? Yep. I didn’t see that coming either but opportunity with former Fox Sports exec turned media consultant Pat Crakes knocked so I answered. We mostly talked the fate of the 22 Fox Sports RSNs that Disney is acquiring in its deal with Fox that the regulators are requiring Disney to unload. We also talked a little NFL rights and NFL ratings and NFL vs....
2018-11-2900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 74: James Andrew MillerOpportunity knocked and it seemed like a good way to let people know I’m still alive! We talked about the great “Sex and the City” chapter of Jim’s Origins podcast, about Disney warming the NFL up to make a bid on a rights package for the ABC broadcast network, Amazon sniffing around the Fox RSN’s (or at least the streaming rights for YES Network) and Turner’s Tiger/Phil pay-per-view. Jim...
2018-11-2800 minOpen House Podcast#165 | Randy Seidman (at 360 in Singapore)Click the post for details on this episode!
Welcome back to Open House! Randy Seidman here, excited to bring you another two hours of the grooviest beats. Hope you all had a fun and safe Halloween! Today's episode features my two hour set recorded at 360 in Singapore during Formula One weekend. Groovy sunset tunes spun from the 20th floor of the Oxley Tower. Coming up this month I'm playing Austin, Houston and Dallas in Texas. For now, turn it up.
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2018-11-012h 00The World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 73: Bill Gorman, @TVGrimReaperGreat to have the podcast’s first guest and my friend and fellow TVbytheNumbers co-founder Bill Gorman back on the podcast. We talked CBS’s over the top streaming service CBS AllAccess, Fox broadcast net’s new strategy, digital companies bidding on NFL rights, NFL TV ratings and the new show’s he’s tracking that have the most-frenzied fan bases. Bill on Twitter: @TVGrimReaper Website: tvgrimreaper.com
2018-10-2600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 72: Oriana Schwindt, “American Grift” podcastWhen I was very focused on the TV/media scene Oriana Schwindt was one of the best reporters I came across. Oriana has finished her Centerville project and recently launched a new podcast, “American Grift.” We talked about the podcast, the fall broadcast network primetime TV season, sports programming and sports media rights. Oriana on Twitter: @Schwindter Centerville Project: https://medium.com/centerville-usa American Grift podcast: https://www.patreon.com/AmericanGrift or https://overcast.fm/itunes1436782544/american-grift Story on Bloomberg about Andrew Therrien, the...
2018-10-1900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 71: Jemele HillIt was great to finally chat with Jemele Hill. We talked about SC6 and navigating becoming the poster children for both ESPN being too political and ESPN laying people off. We also talked SC6 ratings (Jemele has become a pretty good ratings analyst), about how the parting with ESPN really was amicable (Jemele nearly appeared on Around the Horn on her first Monday as an ex-ESPNer!) and about dealing with...
2018-10-1500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 70: Albert “Scooter” Vertino, SVP of Programming for Turner SportsAhead of the upcoming NBA season I thought it’d be fun to catch up with Turner Sports’ Scooter Vertino. We talked Yankees/Red Sox, Astros not getting any primetime love in the LDS, Astros/Red Sox ALCS, hiring Candace Parker, 23 years of opening night NBA double headers on TNT, this year’s opening night and the opening week slate. We talked a lot of NBA and we mostly covered topics casual NBA...
2018-10-1100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 69: Anthony Crupi, Ad Age/Phil Orlins, ESPNA two-fer podcast: first up is Anthony Crupi: we talk about ESPN+ hitting a million viewers, studio shows on sports nets, out of home viewing and the late national windows on FOX & CBS and how both are bigger than Sunday Night Football and some of Crupi’s gambling picks. After Crupi is a chat with Phil Orlins who heads up MLB production for ESPN. We talked about MLB production...
2018-09-2200 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 68: Anthony Crupi, Advertising AgeAnthony Crupi back by popular demand! We talked Alliance of American Football, NFL ratings, tales from the sad salad (the “power salad” wasn’t sad, but…) Crupi’s gambling picks for this weekend and more. Anthony on Twitter: @CrupiCrupiCrupi Anthony’s Story Archive on Ad Age: https://adage.com/author/anthony-crupi/6509
2018-09-1500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 67: John Ourand & Richard DeitschI’d never had Richard & John on together and it was as much fun as I’d hoped it would be! We went deep on the single data point (the overnight rating for Falcons/Eagles) of NFL ratings available when we taped. We also discussed the ratings landscape and how ratings can/should be viewed through the season. We also talked about the rights landscape for the next round of NFL rights and...
2018-09-0700 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 66: Jeff Pearlman, best-selling authorIt was a pleasure to chat with Jeff Pearlman about his upcoming book: Football for a Buck: the crazy rise and crazier demise of the USFL. We talked about the book, a bit about his process and some sports media topics. I’ll just tease it this way: anytime I can have a guest on who wrote a book that Lenny Dykstra hated and Ron Darling loved* you should probably listen...
2018-09-0400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 65: Jason Coyle, CEO, StadiumStadium just celebrated its first birthday and had a lot going on in year one. I had a lot of fun talking to Stadium CEO, Jason Coyle about distribution, media rights, Stadium’s partnerships with Facebook and Twitch, free over-the-air TV, on-air talent gambling and more. Will Stadium be a part of a bid for the RSNs? Even some Lane Kiffen. Jason on Twitter: @jascoyle Stadium on the web: https://watchstadium.com/ Stadium on...
2018-08-2400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 64: James Andrew MillerJim and I talked his podcast Origins of a Champion: Nick Saban & Alabama’s Crimson Tide. Nick Saban has a heart of gold and Lane Kiffin is very compelling and I’m fascinated by the idea of the pressure cooker environment at Alabama. We spent some time on that and plenty of time talking about how the podcast didn’t wind up being just about Alabama football. Near the end we...
2018-08-2000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 63: Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadRyan was back on the podcast to help me shake off the rust. He tried! We mostly chatted about our media habits but we veered into HIGH NOON moving to 4pm; some of the OTT services like ESPN+ & DAZN, Ryan sang the praises of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and I ranted incoherently about why there’s no standard Nielsen measurement across all audio & video on the Internet like...
2018-08-1400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 62: The “where’s the podcast?” podcastTechnical difficulties: please stand by. The podcast will return in late August.
2018-08-0300 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 61: Cassidy Hubbarth, ESPNIt was great to chat with ESPN’s Cassidy Hubbarth. We talked NBA free agency, LeBron, NBA Draft/free agency, NBA Summer League, behind the scenes production vs. being on-air, SportsCenter for SnapChat. how important social media (Twitter in particular) has been to Cassidy’s career, and how to get more people watching the WNBA. Cassidy on Twitter: @CassidyHubbarth
2018-06-1500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 60: Scooter Vertino, SVP, Programming & Production at Turner SportsIt was great to have Scooter back on the podcast. We covered a range of NBA production-related topics (relationships with talent, dealing with real-time Internet feedback, are they doing anything special for the small and more), TNT’s great playoff ratings, NBA finals fatigue/dream matchups, what to look for in the NBA summer league and more.
2018-06-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 59: Peter Schrager, “Good Morning Football”It’s always a blast to catch up with Fox Sports’ and NFL Networks’ Peter Schrager. Topics discussed include: GMFB’s new digs in Time Square, GMFB ratings, and GMFB getting some love. We also chatted NBA vs. NFL, Bryan Colangelo’s Twitter burner accounts and some of Peter’s TV viewing habits. Schrags also gave his three biggest NFL storylines to keep an eye on before the season starts. Peter Schrager on Twitter...
2018-05-3000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 58: Joe Ovies, 99.9 FM The Fan in Raleigh, NC (Will driverless cars disrupt the radio business?)This podcast was inspired by a Richard Deitsch mailbag column on The Athletic (https://theathletic.com/365498/2018/05/23/media-mailbag-why-al-michaels-will-stick-around-the-future-of-espns-michael-smith-world-cup-in-4k-and-more/) that included a great question from Gil Gross in NY on whether young people thinking of getting into radio should be worried about driverless cars. Technology disrupting businesses is always interesting so it was great to talk to Joe Ovies who makes his living doing radio on 99.9 FM The Fan in Raleigh, NC on the...
2018-05-2400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 57: Ryan Glasspiegel & Patrick CrakesRyan & Patrick together again for a podcast mostly focused on employee salaries being made public inspired by this Andrew Marchand piece in the New York Post. ( https://nypost.com/2018/05/08/why-is-espn-paying-katie-nolan-seven-figures/ ). We also talked the ESPN+ acquisition of some UFC rights and password sharing. After we taped Ryan posted Four Thoughts on Katie Nolan Making More Than a Million Dollars a Year from ESPN ( https://thebiglead.com/2018/05/09/four-thoughts-on-katie-nolan-making-more-than-a-million-a-year-from-espn/ )
2018-05-0900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 56: Richard DeitschWas great to catch up with Richard on a variety of sports media related topics and on moving to Canada and joining The Athletic. This was a “Never Can Say Goodbye” podcast where we kept talking (and taping) several times after saying goodbye. I could’ve edited to make myself look like a more skilled host but I left it in for the more organic Wayne’s World vibe. Topics discussed include:...
2018-05-0400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 55: Derek Thompson, The AtlanticIt was great to talk to Derek Thompson who’s a senior editor for The Atlantic and the best-selling author of Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction for a short podcast. We discussed his recent piece in The Atlantic: Disneyflix Is Coming. And Netflix Should Be Scared (https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/05/disneyflix-netflix/556895/ ). Netflix should be scared but Disneyflix has some of its own fascinating challenges that we discussed. Basically, how to...
2018-04-2400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 54: Ryan Glasspiegel & Patrick Crakes on the NFL ScheduleRyan Glasspiegel from The Big Lead and first-time guest Patrick Crakes who is a media consultant and former executive at Fox Sports joined the podcast and on the heels of the NFL schedule release it was a lot of fun talking to them. Topics discussed: – NFL Draft & impact of being on the Fox Broadcast network – A look at the 2018 NFL Schedule: are the Monday Night, Thursday...
2018-04-2100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 53: Bill Roth, Broadcaster, “Intro to Sports Media” Professor at Virginia TechBill Roth has a broadcasting career that spans 30 years including an impressive 27 of them consecutively calling Virginia Tech football. Bill has transitioned to calling some national games on ESPN & CBS Sports Network but Bill is back in Blacksburg helping Virginia Tech launch its academic curriculum that has a concentration on sports media and analytics. It was a lot of fun talking to Bill about his career in...
2018-04-0200 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 52: Jon Lewis, sportsmediawatch.comWas great to talk to Jon Lewis about Indy Car leaving ABC for NBC, NCAA tournament ratings and potentially good finals matches still in play, NBA ratings, the new Sunday Night Baseball booth, Monday Night & Thursday night football booths, NFL ratings, the AAF and ESPN’s “Dominant 20” and ratings predictions for Saturday’s “Elite 8” round games of the NCAA tournament. Jon on the Internet: Twitter: @Paulsen_SMW sportsmediawatch.com
2018-03-2400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 51: Eric Jackson on ESPN’s new presidentOn March 5, 2018 ESPN announced it had hired Disney exec Jimmy Pitaro as president of ESPN. On March 6, 2018 I talked to Eric Jackson, who is founder and president of EMJ Capital about the hire. Eric is a big investor in the tech and media sectors and very bullish on Disney and on the hire. We also talked ESPN’s upcoming ESPN+ streaming service, what an ESPN eSports initiative...
2018-03-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 50: Winter Olympics RatingsNo guests for this one. A quick, less than 7-minute podcast discussing the Winter Olympics Ratings from PyeongChang on NBC. Here are the numbers versus Sochi in 2014 via NBC Sports: WINTER OLYMPICS PRIMETIME TOTAL AUDIENCE DELIVERY PYC 2018 Sochi 2014** PYC 2018 Sochi 2014** Day Viewership Viewership HH Rating HH Rating Opening Thur. 17.2 million 20.0 million 9.7 rating 11.3 rating First Fri.* 28.3 million 31.7 million 14.9...
2018-03-0100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 49: Mina Kimes, ESPNMina recently wrote a great piece on NFL ratings ( if you don’t see a hypertext link you can find the piece at: http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/22359434/where-people-miss-point-nfl-television-ratings-2017-season-super-bowl-lii ) and we talked about it. At the end of the podcast we also talk about this: (if you can’t see the embedded video you can find it here: https://youtu.be/buZ4MV5vD5w ) You can find Mina on Twitter at @MinaKimes
2018-02-1300 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 48: Jimmy Traina, Sports IllustratedJimmy Traina was the only person I spoke to before the NFL season who predicted NFL ratings would go down this season. I thought it’d be good to have him on to bookend the season by talking about ratings for the Super Bowl. We also talked about whether there’s anything the NFL can really do on the CTE front, Thursday Night Football moving to Fox, Jimmy’s gambling offseason, his...
2018-02-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 47: Michael David Smith, Managing Editor at ProFootballTalkIt was a pleasure to finally talk to Michael David Smith who was calling in from Minnesota where he’s covering the Super Bowl. We talked about the Super Bowl and the perceived lack of buzz, what the ratings will be and who will win the game. We also talked about the report that Fox broadcast would be picking up the Thursday Night Football package and how Michael wound up...
2018-01-3100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 46: Rick Cordella, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Digital Media, NBC Sports GroupWith NBC televising both the Super Bowl and the Olympics in February, I thought it’s be a good time to catch up with Rick Cordella to talk about NBC Sports’ plans for handling that on the streaming side. Topics discussed include: – Balancing the stress of the challenge with the excitement of the challenge (the Super Bowl draws more concurrent viewers than any other streaming and on the Olympics side...
2018-01-2900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 45: Albert “Scooter” Vertino, SVP of Programming & Production, Turner SportsIt was great getting to know Scooter Vertino a little. Additionally, Scooter also is SVP of content, programming and production for NBA digital which includes NBA-TV, League Pass and NBA.com. Topics discussed include: – reactions to the schedule and off season news lining up so well for this season’s opening night matchups on TNT (Cavs/Celtics & Warriors/Rockets) – reactions to Gordon Hayward’s injury on opening night – high level discussion...
2018-01-2500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 44: Burke Magnus, Executive VP of Programming & Scheduling, ESPN with Matt SarzyniakIt was great to talk to ESPN’s Burke Magnus. Two sections to this podcast. The first 15 minutes is a straight one-on-one interview with Burke where we discuss: – College Football Bowl season recap – Burke’s thoughts on the move away from New Year’s Eve for the CFP semifinals – We talked about Burke’s comments a few weeks ago on John Ourand’s podcast where Burke had said that the...
2018-01-2200 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 43: Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadTopics discussed include: NFL ratings Outside factors impacting NFL ratings (Ryan posits Videogames and Netflix) Media coverage of the Larry Nassar trial Discussion of Ryan branching out from just writing to doing a podcast and radio appearances and some video and TV appearances Fox and ABC bidding for the Thursday Night Football rights and Jerry Jones quote “All I know is that when ratings go down, rights fees go...
2018-01-1800 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 42: Richard Deitsch, Sports Illustrated with Ad Age’s Anthony CrupiRichard Deitsch and Anthony Crupi have appeared individually on my podcast more than any other guests so I thought it would be fun to pair them up. It was*. Topics discussed include: — Super Bowl ratings? — discussion about how NFL ratings are covered in general — Crupi doesn’t necessarily pooh pooh the idea that NFL RedZone could be impacting the early regional windows — CFP Championship ratings predictions — “Larry...
2018-01-0900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 41: Aaron Barzilai, herhoopstats.com & Richard Deitsch, Sports IllustratedThere’s a great community of data scientists on the Internet and that’s how I originally came across Aaron Barzilai. Now Aaron has launched herhoopstats.com, a site that aspires to be the Ken Pom of women’s college basketball. Since Richard Deitsch is so knowledgeable about women’s college hoops I asked him to join in. Topics discussed include: — the path from advanced degrees in mechanical engineering to data analytics. —...
2018-01-0500 minOpen House Podcast#155 | Randy Seidman + Robert BurianClick the post for details on this episode!
Welcome back to Open House! Randy Seidman here, excited to bring you another two hours of the grooviest beats. I hope you had a fun new year's celebration. I had a great time playing last week at Sound Nightclub in LA, thank you to everyone who made it out! Also, my recent release on Bonzai Music with Ido called "Dreamwalker" hit *12 on the Beatport Top 100 Progressive Releases. Big thanks for your support! Today's episode includes some of my favorite recent tunes followed by an exclusive session with the talented deep house artist...
2018-01-041h 59The World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 40: Jim Miller, “Origins with James Andrew Miller”Jim Miller of “Live from New York,” “Those Guys Have All the Fun” and “Powerhouse” fame joined the podcast to talk about the recently released PTI episode of the ESPN chapter of his Origins podcast. We also talked about his recent piece in The Hollywood Reporter, “Inside an ESPN President’s Shocking Exit (and Bob Iger’s Possible Role)” You can find Jim on Twitter via @JimMiller and if you haven’t...
2018-01-0300 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 39: Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadRyan Glasspiegel from the Big Lead joined the podcast for the third time to discuss a variety of recent sports business and sports media topics. Topics discussed include: Ryen Rusillo leaving ESPN/Where will he land John Skipper’s resignation from ESPN Upcoming Mike Greenberg show Pete Carroll and the Seahawks should part ways? A crackdown on streaming password sharing? Fox Sports RSNs going to Disney/ESPN, what it means for Fox/FS1 Fox...
2017-12-2100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 38: Kevin Draper, New York TimesKevin Draper joined the podcast again. I really enjoy listening to Kevin talk sports media. Topics discussed: — Disney/Fox, and what it means for ESPN and Fox Sports — The wrongful termination lawsuit brought against NFL Network that includes sexual harassment complaints against several former and current NFL Network employees — Should we brace for an avalanche of sexual harassment stories in sports media? (Spoiler: Kevin said yes, and...
2017-12-1400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 37: Jon Wilner, Mercury News/Pac-12 HotlineThe Pac-12 Hotline’s Jon Wilner joined the podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on his work, the recent college football season and the sports business landscape in the Pac-12. Topics discussed include: — What Jon’s interested in and how Jon handles the workload — How social media has changed Jon’s workflow — Scheduling of Pac-12 conference championship on Friday nights — Jon gets on the soapbox about Saturday road games followed...
2017-12-0800 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 36: College Football Ratings with SBJ’s Austin Karp & D1.Ticker’s Matt RobertsThe person responsible for scheduling thought now would be a good time to check-in on college football ratings and that Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily’s Austin Karp & D1.Ticker’s Matt Roberts would be great to have on to talk about it. It turns out NEXT WEEK would’ve been much better and I’d fire the person responsible for scheduling but unfortunately that’s me. Austin & Matt were pretty great together...
2017-11-3000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 35: Kevin Wildes, VP of Original Content for NBA Studio Production at ESPNRight now is pretty great time for the NBA so it was a great time and a lot of fun to get to know Kevin Wildes a little bit. Kevin heads up the group that produces the “NBA Countdown” pregame and postgame shows, Rachel Nichols’ “The Jump” and “SportsNation” Topics discussed — Three women host an NBA studio show… — How fun the on and off-court NBA action is...
2017-11-1600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 34: Richard Deitsch, Sports IllustratedAlways a pleasure to talk to Richard Deitsch who was back on the podcast for the fourth time after a somewhat prolonged absence. Topics discussed include: — Podcasting! When it comes to podcasting Richard faces some constraints that Geno Auriemma doesn’t (Geno was the guest on the latest episode of Richard’s podcast). I was curious about how that...
2017-11-0900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 33: Matt Sarzyniak, mattsarzsports.comWas a pleasure to chat with all-around good guy Matt Sarzyniak who has been showing off his programming skills to compile TV listings grids for college football and men’s college basketball since 2005 (!). Topics discussed include: — how Matt launched his site/twitter feed — how Matt maintains the site — discussion on how the college football schedules are formulated and released — discussion on the men’s basketball TV...
2017-11-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 32: Kevin Draper, New York TimesIf you’re a subscriber to this podcast odds are good that you’re a sports media enthusiast so you’re probably very familiar with Kevin Draper’s work at Deadspin and now at the New York Times. So it was a real treat for me to finally talk to Kevin and it won’t be the last time — he’s really good talking about the sports media topics. Apologies in advance: there were...
2017-11-0100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 31: Matt Roberts, D1.TickerMatt Roberts has been quietly building a news and information business serving the needs of college athletics administration. The D1.Ticker, a daily curated newsletter serving Division 1 schools, is now in its 5th year. There’s also a D2 ticker serving Division 2 schools and a new service targeting Division 3 schools is 9 months old. In addition to that there’s the 1Question podcast which I highly recommend for those...
2017-10-3000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 30: 6 minutes on ESPN/Barstool (John Skipper, get ye a pessimist)Just me doing six and a half minutes on why something that could’ve easily been avoided from ESPN’s perspective was not avoided.
2017-10-2400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 29: Bill Gorman, @TVGrimReaperBill Gorman, my friend, fellow TVbytheNumbers and first ever guest on this podcast is back on the podcast. Topics include: — Bill’s thoughts on Highly Questionable & Bomani Jones — ¿Si o no?: Katie Nolan — Loving to hate the players more than loving the game — Everyone I know watches NFL via RedZone/Nobody I know watches ‘Big Bang Theory” — Loving Tony Romo — Bill’s upcoming trip to Antartica...
2017-10-2100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 28: Tas Melas, NBA TV’s “The Starters”With the NBA season kicking off tonight, it was fun to chat with Tas Melas (he’s @TasMelas on Twitter) who’s one of the hosts for Turner Sports & NBA TV’s “The Starters” Topics discussed include: — ‘The Starters’ Origin story — Having fun and doing stuff like “Wedgies” (Video link: https://twitter.com/thestarters/status/862484543546249216?lang=en) — Moving from Toronto, Ontario in Canada to Atlanta, Georgia in the USA — Typical process for producing a show...
2017-10-1700 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 27: Traug Keller, Senior Vice President, ESPN AudioIt was great to talk to Traug Keller and learn more about ESPN’s audio business. Topics discussed include: — The 30 for 30 audio podcasts — ESPN Radio — The mix between radio and podcasting/audio on demand — Challenges of getting more Android users listening to podcasts — Radio ratings — Podcast stats — will newly added video on demand versions of studio shows cannibalize podcasts? — 30 for 30...
2017-10-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 26: Anthony Crupi (@CrupiCrupiCrupi) Ad AgeAnthony Crupi’s third visit to the podcast was a pretty free-flowing discussion ranging from NFL ratings, advertising spot costs, and Yankees/Twins to out of home viewing and Amazon Prime streaming of NFL games. Crupi on Twitter Crupi on Advertising Age Jeanine Poggi’s 30-second spot cost list on Ad Age
2017-10-0300 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 25: James Andrew Miller (@JimMiller)It was a real treat for me to talk to James Andrew Miller. Topics discussed: — Katie Nolan exiting Fox early — Kate Nolan saying NO to the new Mike Greenberg Show — The New Mike Greenberg Show — NBA Countdown show moving to NYC — Recent responsibility changes with ESPN management (Stephanie Druley, Rob King and Norby Williamson — Reactions to the Jemele Hill situation — a more general...
2017-09-2900 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 24: John Ourand, Sports Business Journal; Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadA virtual sports media roundtable via two separate calls, one with John, one with Ryan. Topics discussed were easy to keep track of for this episode because there were only two: — NFL ratings — Michelle Beadle & Jalen Rose joining Mike Greenberg’s upcoming ESPN morning show John Ourand on Twitter Sports Business Journal Ryan Glasspiegel on Twitter Ryan’s Glass Half Empty podcast.
2017-09-2500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 23: Molly Solomon, Golf ChannelI had a great time talking to this episode’s guest, Molly Solomon, Executive Producer and Sr. Vice President of production and operations at the Golf Channel. Topics discussed include: — where does Molly stash all of her Emmy Awards? — women in executive positions at sports networks — working at the same place as her husband (Golf Channel Executive Editor Geoff Russell) and having teenage triplets — experience working...
2017-09-1800 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 22: Rachel Nichols, ESPNNote: there’s a brief rant about week 1 NFL ratings at the beginning of this podcast. If you want to go straight to Rachel Nichols, skip to the 3 minute mark. The NBA season is around the corner and I had a lot of fun talking to ESPN’s Rachel Nichols about the NBA and her daily show,The Jump (Monday-Friday at 3 PM ET on ESPN). Topics discussed: — Why I’m...
2017-09-1500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 21: Peter Schrager, NFL Network & Fox SportsIt was great to finally get to talk to Peter Schrager. Note: we taped this on August 28, but I have same old school notions about editorial calendars so I held it back for the first Sunday of NFL season. If anything seems dated already, that’s my fault not Peter’s. Topics discussed: — the hectic fall schedule of someone who works on a 3-hour morning show — NFL Network’s Emmy-nominated...
2017-09-1000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 20: Scott Van Pelt, ESPNScott Van Pelt was one of the inspirations for my doing a podcast to begin with so with “Midnight SportsCenter with SVP” just entering its third season it seemed like a great time to chat with Scott. Topics include: — whether Scott actually is and stays wearing a suit and tie 6+ hours before midnight — thoughts on the first two years of the Midnight SC — How Scott would...
2017-09-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 19: Richard Deitsch, Sports IllustratedAlways a pleasure to talk to Richard who made his 3rd visit to the podcast. I thought it would be fun to talk about a couple of sports media stories from this week ahead of the long weekend so Richard weighed in on: — CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus’ comments that Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling did have some (small) impact on last season’s lower NFL ratings — The Fox Sports vs...
2017-09-0100 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 18: Jay Onrait, TSN “Jay & Dan’s SportsCentre”Jay spoke candidly, and thoughtfully about his time at FS1 and about his return to TSN. Jay also shared his insight on how highlight shows should, look, feel and work in terms of providing an experience for the viewer at home. Topics covered: — I noted how well I perceived Jay and Dan O’Toole handled what was going on at FS1 and asked Jay how he handle it so well...
2017-08-3000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 17: Rick Cordella, EVP & GM Digital Media, NBC Sports GroupStreaming and over the top service topics are hot right now so it was great to finally chat with Rick Cordella (@RickCordella on Twitter) who heads up NBC’s digital business. Topics covered include: — how NBC’s streaming has evolved over the last 10+ years — General broad discussion of how they make money on streaming, the differences between digital and linear advertising (interesting note here: although streaming of the...
2017-08-2500 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 16: Jimmy Traina, Sports IllustratedThis episode is with Sports Illustrated’s Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina). We talk: — NFL TV ratings — Is Trump so Trumpy he’ll still weigh on NFL ratings? — Will Kaepernick be on an NFL roster on opening day? — Thoughts on the post-Jamie Horowitz landscape at FS1 — His views on there being so much focus on debate shows that don’t garner that much viewership — Thoughts on his experiences leaving...
2017-08-2300 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 15: Fred Segal, @OldTakesExposedFred Segal runs the Freezing Cold Takes/@OldTakesExposed Twitter feed which I’ve always been fascinated by. The thing that is really fascinating to me is that most of the people (but, as it turns out, definitely not all of them) with the takes being mocked seem to have as much fun with it as Fred does. A ~30 minute chat about how Fred goes about doing the feed, what the response...
2017-08-2200 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 14: J. A. Adande, Director of Sports Journalism, Medill School of JournalismI really enjoyed chatting with J.A.(@jadande) and appreciated his frankness in discussing his decision to leave ESPN to focus exclusively on his duties at Medill. Topics covered: — Over/under 5 Adande appearances on Around the Horn in 2018? — what role, if any the current journalism & political climate had on his decision — how J.A. uses Twitter (he’s not a fan of anonymous accounts, which I agree with. Unfortunately...
2017-08-1400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 13: Ryan Glasspiegel, The Big LeadA fun conversation with The Big Lead’s Ryan Glasspiegel (@SportsRapport on Twitter). It was a pretty freeform covering a wide range of topics including: — Ryan’s work at The Big Lead — Some of the big feature pieces that Ryan has worked on: Dick Schaap Did So Much Work John Madden and Pat Summerall Were Tremendous Thanksgiving Theater George Solomon and the Washington Post Sports Section Have Had Influence...
2017-08-0400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 12: Anthony Crupi, Advertising AgeBig thanks to Anthony Crupi for coming back on the podcast and for joining me on short notice. Topics discussed include: — TV critics talking about the business of television — How the fall primetime schedule came about — Is ESPN counting on Greeny to deliver a big morning show hit? — potential impact of legalized gambling on sports & sports TV ratings — NFL advertising outlook including scatter...
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One Question Leadership PodcastRobert Seidman | Founder | @SportsTVRatings (Part 2)Continuing the conversation with @SportsTVRatings creator Robert Seidman, today's topics include predictions of which pro sports properties ESPN will ante up for next rights cycle, the increased year-round presence of the NBA, the potential of ESPNU transitioning to the ACC Network linear play, and more.
2017-07-2508 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 11: Richard Deitsch (@RichardDeitsch) & Eric Jackson (@EricJackson)A sports media roundtable episode. It was great to have Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch back on the podcast joined by tech and media investor Eric Jackson. New York City was also a vibrant participant on this podcast thanks to Richard. Topics covered: — O.J. Simpson — Heightened interest in the NBA including Summer League ratings, general interest in free agency and Lonzo & LaVar Ball — Report that Fox Sports...
2017-07-2100 minOne Question Leadership PodcastRobert Seidman | Founder | @SportsTVRatingsEnjoy a good long listen today with @SportsTVRatings creator Robert Seidman, who has a long history of tracking trends in the sports and greater TV marketplace. Seidman shares his thoughts on the specific metric college athletics administrators should be focused on as it relates to the ever-evolving story of ESPN, key TV advertising insights, and the current value of live sports.
2017-07-2123 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 10: Ahmed Fareed, Co-Anchor for NBC Sports Bay Area SF Giants Pre/Post-Game CoverageI had a great time chatting with Ahmed about his new job co-hosting Giants pre and post-game coverage. Topics covered include: — what it’s like to get such a great gig in a season where the Giants are at or around historically bad levels — what it’s like working with a great, but large cast of rotating color analysts on the pre/post game shows — whether the Pacific time zone...
2017-07-1200 minOpen House Podcast#149 | Randy Seidman + Going DeeperClick the post for details on this episode!
Welcome back to Open House! Randy Seidman here, excited to bring you another two hours of the grooviest beats. Thank you for the calls that have been coming in over the last few months! If you want to be heard on the show, dial 315-RANDY-OH, drop me a voicemail and let me know where you're listening from. Had a great time playing with Kryder at Avalon last weekend, check out my Facebook page for the saved video stream. At the end of the month I'm back at Avalon to continue my residency...
2017-07-061h 59The World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 9: Aaron Solomon: Producer, ESPN’s ‘Around the Horn’ (@ASolomon6)As a long time “Around the Horn” fan it was a lot of fun to chat with Aaron Solomon (@Solomon6 on Twitter) who is the show’s producer. Among the topics discussed: – what’s involved in producing the show, including the daily morning conference calls and show tapings – how panelists get into the rotation and are scheduled — I also asked whether panelists bust Frank Isola’s chops for getting...
2017-07-0600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 8: Bonus with Anthony Crupi of Advertising Age (@CrupiCrupiCrupi)Happy 4th of July a day early! Last week I wanted to rush the podcast with Advertising Age’s Anthony Crupi out because Fox had just announced it had signed up for Nielsen’s Out of Home Ratings Measurement service, joining ESPN. So I published a version of the podcast where we went long on out of home measurement and TV rating. But there was some other material, including the fun...
2017-07-0300 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 7: Richard Deitsch, Sports IllustratedA pretty big week of podcasting for me culminates with Sports Illustrated’s Richard Deitsch. Topics covered: – The Skip Bayless LeBron-mocking Tweets resulting in Undisputed vs Paw Patrol, Scooby Doo, Columbo, etc. — a quick aside on the “influencer of the influencer” model of public relations — reactions to the “Nobody reads anything over 1,000 words” tweet — reactions to the writers laid off at Fox Sports and what it...
2017-06-3000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 6: Sports Business Journal’s John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ) and Austin Karp (@Austin Karp)A sports media round table of sorts with Sports Business Journal/Sports Business Daily’s John Ourand and Austin Karp. Topics covered: – I raved about and plugged SBJ’s “Morning Buzz Podcast” and asked Austin how long that took to put together. – What kind of feedback SBJ got on its fabulous “Going Gray: Sports TV Viewers Skew Older” story that posted increases to the median ages for various leagues/sports. –...
2017-06-2600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 5: Anthony Crupi (@CrupiCrupiCrupi), Advertising Age — Out of Home TV Ratings MeasurementAnthony Crupi has been following the TV biz longer than I have and I’ve enjoyed his consistently great work the whole time I’ve been tracking TV, first when he was at AdWeek and since mid-2014 at Advertising Age. With news breaking this morning (June 26, 2017) that Fox Sports has joined ESPN in signing up for Nielsen’s Out of Home Measurement service, I wanted to rush this podcast out now because...
2017-06-2600 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 4: Oriana Schwindt (@Schwindter), former TV/Media reporter now exploring Centerville, USAFrom a TV-loving high-schooler who learned about the TV business on the great old “Television Without Pity” message boards to actually writing about TV at TV Guide Magazine and Variety among others…We covered Oriana’s journey to becoming one of the best TV-ratings reporters out there. There’s a Mark Cuban quote that “Nobody ever quit something they’re good at,” but Oriana was not merely good as a TV ratings reporter, she...
2017-06-2000 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 3: Jonathan Tannenwald, Philadelphia Inquirer/Philly.com – @TheGoalKeeper/@JTannenwaldAfter knowing Jonathan on social media for a couple of years it was a lot of fun to finally get to talk with him. We covered how he got into sports journalism, what he’s up to at the Philadelphia Inquirer & Philly.com. We also talked a lot about soccer and quite a bit about soccer ratings, including a ratings project Jonathan’s undertaking to provide a list of the most-watched soccer...
2017-06-1400 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 2: Derek Volner (@DerekVolner), Manager @ESPNPR for College Sports/Ratings JunkieHad a great chat with Derek about his career so far, what a typical week during the college football season looks like for him, things that bug him about how TV ratings are covered and the annual “College Hockey Talk with John Buccigross & Barry Melrose” event Derek has been putting on during the Frozen Four Hockey tournament. As for ratings, the junkies should love it. We go inside the inside...
2017-06-0700 minThe World's Fastest-Growing Sports Media Podcast with @SportsTVRatingsEpisode 1, Bill Gorman, TV by the Numbers co-founder, former @TheCancelBear and current @TVGrimReaperFor my first podcast I interview my friend and fellow TVBTN co-founder Bill Gorman about the Renew/Cancel Index for broadcast network scripted shows and his experiences as the Webby Award-winning @TheCancelBear on Twitter and now as @TVGrimReaper on Twitter. Somewhere in there we spend some time talking about ESPN. After the interview, I take some shots at Clay Travis, Jason Whitlock and Deep Root Analytics for being irresponsible with numbers....
2017-05-3100 minOpen House Podcast#146 | Randy Seidman + Stan Kolev (Including Interview)Click the post for details on this episode!
Hello and welcome back to Open House. Randy Seidman here with another two hours of the grooviest beats. I'm staring to air some listener calls, so if you'd like to be heard on the show, drop me a voicemail at 315-RANDY-OH (+1-315-726-3964), I look forward to hearing your comments and where you're from. I had a great time playing last month in Cleveland & Detroit. Coming up this month, I'll be playing at Port City Music Call in Portland (Maine), The Webster in Hartford (Connecticut), and at House of Blues in...
2017-04-061h 59Open House Podcast#131 | Randy Seidman (NYE at Avalon, Hollywood) + DezzaClick the post for details on this episode!
Hello and welcome to another episode of Open House and to 2016. I have an exciting episode in store for you! The first hour is a portion of my New Years Eve set recorded last week at Avalon in Hollywood playing with Morgan Page and Gabriel & Dresden. Following that is an exclusive session with one of my favorite Canadian house music artists, Dezza. This weekend I'm playing in Boston and DC followed by Seattle, Portland and Spokane later in the month. Also, the remix package of my latest tune with Ad Brown called "...
2016-01-071h 59Open House Podcast#123 | May 7th, 2015: Randy Seidman + KobanaClick the post for details on this episode!
Welcome back to another episode of Open House! Today's episode features some of my top groovy new tunes in the first hour followed by an exclusive session with one of my favorite artists, Kobana in hour two. Had a great tour of the States the past few months, finishing up in Canada this weekend with shows Calgary and Edmonton before I head back to Asia to play in Borneo. Warm welcome to all the new affiliates from around the world carrying Open House, excited to have you in the family. To stay...
2015-05-071h 59Open House Podcast#111 | May 8th, 2014: Randy Seidman + Steve HainesClick the post for details on this episode!
Welcome back to another episode of Open House, excited to bring you another episode of the grooviest beats. An exciting couple hours in store for you today, some of my favorite new tunes in part one, followed by an exclusive with one of my favorite artists, the UK's Steve Haines. This month I'll be playing at TBA Brooklyn in New York on May 22nd and Rise Afterhours in Boston on May 23rd, I hope to see some of you east-coasters there!
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2014-05-081h 59Open House Podcast#097 | Mar. 07, 2013: Randy Seidman + ANDR3XClick the post for details on this episode!
Hello and welcome back to another episode of Open House. Your host, Randy Seidman here, just had an amazing few shows in Denver, Salt Lake City, and Orange County... and this weekend I head to Skyway in Minneapolis as well as House of Blues in Chicago. This week's guest is ANDR3X from the OC... but first up is a mix from yours truly, a special hour of some new progressive jammers, including quite a few remixes from my new favorite Latvian duo Blood Groove & Kikis. Hope you enjoy...
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2013-03-071h 59Open House Podcast#025 | August 19th, 2010: Turner & Heit (+ Bonus Mix: Randy Seidman @ Sutra)Click the post for details on this episode!
Arizona’s Thomas Turner & Timothy Heit make up the forward thinking dance music duo that is Turner & Heit. For over a decade, these they have been consistently wowing crowds with their multi-genre sound. As more and more fans came to know them, they went from being an underground phenomenon to opening up for many of the biggest names in dance music, a list that’s to long to mention here. On their own, these guys have continuously brought superb track selections and impeccable mixing to dance clubs and music festivals all over the U...
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