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Facebook's $600M Bid For IPL Rights Shows Social Network's Interest In Sports Rights

Facebook's $600M losing bid to buy the streaming rights to the "hugely popular" Indian Premier League shows the social network is "willing to spend big bucks for high-profile sporting events to keep users glued to its platform" and take advertising dollars away from TV, according to Venugopal &...

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SBJ Morning Buzzcast: May 31, 2024

Friday quick hits; Skipper/Levy behind Unrivaled, to launch in '25 around 3x3 concept; basketball and pickleball show big participation growth in U.S.

Kate Abdo, Ramona Shelburne and a modern day “Heidi Moment”

On this week’s pod, CBS Sports’ Kate Abdo gets us set for the UEFA Champions League final. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne shares what went into executive producing her upcoming FX mini-series, "Clipped," about the Donald Sterling saga, and SBJ's Mollie Cahillane joins to tell us who's up and who's down in sports media.

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