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The New Kardashians? Facebook Greenlights Docuseries On Ball Family

Facebook is "moving forward with its push into video content," greenlighting a "yet-to-be-titled docuseries about the Ball family," according to Denise Petski of DEADLINE. The number and length of episodes featuring LaVar Ball and his sons Lonzo, LaMelo and LiAngelo are "still to be determined" (DEADLINE.com, 7/3). BUSINESS INSIDER's Tyler Lauletta wrote this "looks like a match made in heaven for all parties involved." Facebook "wants to establish itself as a place for entertainment, and LaVar Ball has a proven ability to attract eyeballs and play to the camera." He is almost certain to "provide the social network with plenty of content to edit together into an entertaining story." The deal also "offers him a path to follow through on his rising star power and will give him ample opportunity to continue promoting the Big Baller Brand" (BUSINESSINSIDER.com, 7/5). CBSSPORTS.com's Jack Maloney wrote it will be "interesting to see exactly what the show focuses on, and how long the episodes will be, but with LaVar involved, there's little doubt that this show should be pretty entertaining" (CBSSPORTS.com, 7/5).

PLAYING THE PESKY NEIGHBOR...: In DC, Des Bieler noted every good reality show "needs conflict" and wondered if 76ers C Joel Embiid can "please be a recurring character." Embiid would be a "sure bet to provide fireworks, given his public antipathy for Ball." The latest example came yesterday, when Embiid was "interacting with fans on Instagram Live." In apparent reaction to a comment he saw in his stream, Embiid said, “Man, f— Lavar Ball” (WASHINGTONPOST.com, 7/5).

SBJ Morning Buzzcast: March 25, 2024

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Big Get Jay Wright, March Madness is upon us and ESPN locks up CFP

On this week’s pod, our Big Get is CBS Sports college basketball analyst Jay Wright. The NCAA Championship-winning coach shares his insight with SBJ’s Austin Karp on key hoops issues and why being well dressed is an important part of his success. Also on the show, Poynter Institute senior writer Tom Jones shares who he has up and who is down in sports media. Later, SBJ’s Ben Portnoy talks the latest on ESPN’s CFP extension and who CBS, TNT Sports and ESPN need to make deep runs in the men’s and women's NCAA basketball tournaments.

SBJ I Factor: Nana-Yaw Asamoah

SBJ I Factor features an interview with AMB Sports and Entertainment Chief Commercial Office Nana-Yaw Asamoah. Asamoah, who moved over to AMBSE last year after 14 years at the NFL, talks with SBJ’s Ben Fischer about how his role model parents and older sisters pushed him to shrive, how the power of lifelong learning fuels successful people, and why AMBSE was an opportunity he could not pass up. Asamoah is 2021 SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree. SBJ I Factor is a monthly podcast offering interviews with sports executives who have been recipients of one of the magazine’s awards.

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