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No need to fight: Why UFC didn’t ask ESPN for guarantees on how much it would promote the sport

The UFC knew ESPN would market the sport heavily to push ESPN+ subscriptions, including for Conor McGregor’s Jan. 18 match. espn images TV networks typically include minimum marketing guarantees in any rights deal they cut with a league or a conference. These commitments spell out exa...

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Sue Bird and Dawn Porter talk upcoming doc, Ricardo Viramontes of UNINTERRUPTED and NBA conference finals

This week’s pod comes to you from 4se where SBJ’s Austin Karp is joined by basketball legend Sue Bird and award-winning director Dawn Porter as the duo share how their documentary, Power of the Dream, came together and what viewers can expect. Later in the show ,Ricardo Viramontes of The SpringHill Company/UNINTERRUPTED talks about how LeBron James and Maverick Carter are making their own mark in original content. Plus SBJ’s Mollie Cahillane joins the pod to add insight into the WNBA’s hot start and gets us set for the NBA Conference Finals.

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