Episode 281 of the Sports Media Podcast features a conversation with The Boston Globe sports media writer Chad Finn and Sports Business Journal assistant managing editor/digital Austin Karp. In this podcast, the group discusses the NBA All-Star Game averaging a record-l0w 4.6 million viewers on TNT/TBS; what, if anything, can be done to bring back All Star Game viewers; the NBA’s regular-season viewership and average attendance up this year; the expectations for the launch of MLS/Apple Season Pass and what we expect from the look of the product and viewership; the viewership for the Daytona 500; how Daytona compares to other sports properties; the launch of the XFL; whether we think spring football can work; a potential Pac-12 media rights deal’; why the Pac-12 has little leverage over media companies; LIV golf’s prospects as a media play; Charles Barkley as a potential CNN analyst, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices