Welcome to the Sports Media Backhaul! This podcast focuses on sports, media, technology, audiences, and the interesting ideas that exist in that space.

Our first episode focuses on this article from Variety about ESPN's attempt to bring a younger audience into contact with the NBA Finals: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/espn-nba-finals-stream-young-men-katie-nolan-1203230784/?ICID=ref_fark

I watched it and tried to figure out what worked and didn't work about the stream. This led into some discussion on the way networks perceive eSports, as well as a rumination on why ESPN (and FOX) struggle to find a good partner for Katie Nolan

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