Amazon to cut Wondery staff, reorganize audio business
The moves are an acknowledgement that Amazon’s big push into podcasts hasn’t worked out as planned.
Media & Marketing
Articles
NFL on the verge of selling media assets to ESPN for an equity stake in the network, sources say
The proposed move comes as ESPN is expected to soon launch its direct-to-consumer service, likely before the end of August.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces shutdown following funding loss
President Donald Trump launched a successful campaign to claw back the $1.1 billion allocated for the organization for the next two years, a measure he signed into law last month.
Mark Montieth: Sportswriter Bob Hammel wasn’t a paragon of objectivity, but he remained true to his kind nature
Bob Hammel might qualify as the biggest homer of all sportswriters in Indiana, if not beyond, during his 30 years as sports editor of the Bloomington Herald-Times (which was named the Daily Herald-Telephone the year his tenure started).
Hinkle Fieldhouse to get huge new scoreboard as part of digital upgrade
The new digital signage will mean more advertising and sponsorship opportunities for the Butler University athletic program.
FCC approves $8B Paramount-Skydance merger after lengthy review
The approval ends a more than 250-day-long review process marked by controversy and accusations of inappropriate political pressure.
Coaches wait for key decision to learn whether they can keep NIL promises made to recruits
Uncertainty over a key element of the $2.8 billion NCAA antitrust settlement that is reshaping college sports has placed recruiters on a tightrope.
Fever to wear ‘Stranger Things’-themed jerseys ahead of Netflix show’s final season
Ahead of the November debut of the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” the team will don black jerseys inspired by the hit Netflix show for seven games.
WNBA All-Star Game viewership falls 36% from last year’s contest
Media experts had expected a ratings decline after Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark withdrew from playing in the game due to an injury.
Award-winning Hoosier sports writer Bob Hammel dies at 88
Hammel, who was closely associated with legendary IU basketball coach Bob Knight, won 16 Indiana Sportswriter of the Year awards and covered many of the biggest stories in Indiana sports history.
House gives final approval to Trump’s $9B cut to public broadcasting, foreign aid
The cancellation of $1.1 billion for the Corp. for Public Broadcasting represents the full amount it is due to receive during the next two budget years.
Q&A with Wendy Miles Robbins, whose Miles Printing installed the All-Star court at the airport
Robbins—who initially planned a career in sports medicine—told IBJ that the company’s foray into sports work began in earnest when it printed thousands of Indianapolis maps for the 2012 Super Bowl. It has grown from there.
New college sports agency rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives
The rejected deals hold no “valid business purpose,” the agency said, and don’t adhere to rules that call for outside NIL deals to be between players and companies that provide goods or services to the general public for profit.
In the battle to define Caitlin Clark, two new books make their case
In their new books, Christine Brennan and Howard Megdal agree that Clark is a transcendent star on the court but even more important off it. She is the closest thing the WNBA has ever had, they argue, to Michael Jordan.
Restaurants, bars say they’re getting squeezed by rising music licensing costs
Businesses say the rising licensing costs have become overwhelming, and some question whether it’s even worth playing music at all.
Court blocks ‘click-to-cancel’ rule, intended to make canceling subscriptions easier
The rule was set to go into effect on Monday, but the U.S. Court of Appeals said the FTC made a procedural error by failing to come up with a preliminary regulatory analysis.
Video game performers vote on contract that could end nearly three-year-long battle over AI
If approved, the agreement will deliver pay raises, control over performers’ likenesses and artificial intelligence protections.
News team that provides content to Indiana public broadcasters to be dismantled
Indiana Public Broadcasting News is in peril after the Indiana Legislature removed millions of dollars earmarked to support public stations.
Keanu Reeves to host series focused on Fishers-based F1 racing team
Actor Keanu Reeves attended this this year’s edition of the Indianapolis 500 and he raced at Indianapolis Motor Speedway last fall.
Colts nominated for ESPYS humanitarian award for Kicking the Stigma initiative
The Sports Humanitarian Awards, presented annually by ESPN as part of ESPYS Week, honor athletes, teams, leagues and members of the sports industry for making a positive impact on society.