‘You are never too small to be hacked’: Lessons from a cybersecurity expert

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The biggest cybersecurity risk for companies in the sports business is complacency and “not continuing to evolve,” said Mike Storm, a Cisco cybersecurity distinguished engineer.

2023 SBA Tech Recap

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The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast Episode 77: Doris Burke, Future of ESPN

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In the wake of ESPN’s executive reorg, pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into the future of ESPN, including a discussion of when ESPN will make its main channel available to cord cutters via streaming.

Ourand: MLB prepping for local broadcasts, but plenty of rights questions remain

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Major League Baseball is making hires and building production capabilities to handle local game broadcasts, but there’s still a long list of questions around what will happen to rights owned by troubled RSNs.

Ourand: Cable bundle will ‘drop off a cliff’ when ESPN goes direct to consumer

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SBJ’s John Ourand said the cable bundle will “drop off a cliff” when ESPN goes direct to consumer with its flagship channel, but he still believes the move is years away.

SBJ Executive Insight: Kinexon

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Fallout from RSN mess means big changes for fans, teams and leagues

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The immediate effects of changes in the RSN marketplace will be felt by baseball fans, teams and leagues, with uncertainty about how and where many games will be telecast, said SBJ's John Ourand on this week's episode.

Ourand: Pac-12 has time on media rights, as long as no other schools leave

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The Pac-12 made a mistake by setting a deadline for completing a media rights deal, but the reality is that it still has plenty of time, said SBJ’s John Ourand on this week’s episode of The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast.

Up and Down: Women’s hoops on ESPN, WBD RSNs, Pac-12 rights and LIV Golf

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ESPN’s focus on women’s basketball paid off this week, with Andrew Marchand naming Pat Lowry, the network’s VP of production, as his “Who’s Up” for the thrilling college game between Iowa and Indiana.

The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast: Episode 76 -- RSN Armageddon

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In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: Diamond Sports, which operates 19 regional sports networks, is headed into bankruptcy protection.

The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast: Episode 75

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The Pac-12’s on-again and off-again negotiations for its next round of media rights take center stage on this week’s podcast, as hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss which media companies are interested in doing a deal and which ones aren’t.