Sports broadcasting rights and streaming
Subject in Sports News
Sports broadcasting rights and streaming has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Bill Simmons Podcast. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Bill SimmonsSportswriter and founder of The Ringer, host of The Bill Simmons Podcast
Simmons argued local teams' playoff games should remain on broadcast television.
“At the very least, like the games in the local cities, I feel like should be on normal TV”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan Smith (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 49:15
Simmons argued that selling standalone games to streamers is weakening the Sunday Fox and CBS packages.
“what they're really doing is weakening the Sunday Fox and CBS games”
The Bill Simmons Podcast: Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan Smith (May 15, 2026) · Listen from 33:22
Podcasts
- The Bill Simmons Podcast · 1 episode
Episodes
Harden’s Moment, an NFL Schedule Glut, Owning the Jazz, and a Boston Sports Check-In—With Bryan Curtis, Bill’s Dad, and Ryan SmithThe Bill Simmons Podcast · May 15, 2026 · 2 h 54 min
Bill Simmons previews NBA Game 6s, discusses sports schedule glut with Bryan Curtis, Boston sports with his dad, and Jazz rebuilding with owner Ryan Smith.