Jon Lewis of Sports Media Watch and The Athletic's Aaron Portzline

Episode 335 of the Sports Media Podcast features Jon Lewis, the founder and editor of Sports Media Watch, and Aaron Portzline, a senior writer for The Athletic who covers the Columbus Blue Jackets. In this podcast Deitsch and Lewis discuss ABC’s decision to simulcast 10 additional Monday Night Football games; Colorado-Colorado State averaging 9.30 million viewers on ESPN for a post-10:00 p.m. ET kickoff; the impact Colorado has had on sports media content; what will happen when Colorado loses; Caitlin Clark and Deion viewership comparisons; College GameDay vs. Big Noon Kickoff; WBD’s premium live sports to simulcast live on Max via Bleacher Report Sports Add-On as well as continuing to air on TNT, TBS and truTV, and more. Portzline discusses Babcock resigning less than three months after his July 1 hiring; what covering Babcock was like; if it says something from a media perspective that Blue Jackets players felt comfortable speaking their truth to Paul Bissonnette; the Blue Jackets in terms of access and openness; which NHL teams are media friendly; and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, and more.