College football placed a huge bet on supersize playoffs. It may already have won.

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College football is supersizing its playoffs this year, which should bring more attention to teams like the top-ranked University of Oregon.

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Inside ESPN's 3-part plan to jump-start its lagging podcast business

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ESPN had shows like "Mike & Mike," which ran from 2000 to 2017, but has fallen behind in podcasting.

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ESPN's head of content explains why ace news-breaker Shams Charania was a must-hire after Woj's sudden exit

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NBA reporter Shams Charania is a new hire for ESPN.

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The most valuable programming on TV is for sale. Why hasn't anyone bought it?

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The NFL Network has the rights to at least seven games a year, including the upcoming matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets.

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ESPN Bet has big ambitions and a tough outlook as it launches in New York and aims to gain share in sports betting

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Betting is an increasingly big part of ESPN's growth strategy, its executives have said.

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10 tips for building a fantasy football team in 2024, according to analysts

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Jalen Hurts is one of the highest-rated quarterbacks in fantasy this year.

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The exec behind ESPN+ shares Disney's plan to make streaming sports a success — even if Venu never launches

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The new sports streaming bundle will cost $43 a month — but won't have some of TV's most popular sports

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A new sports streaming service will have lots of sports on TV, but not all the sports on TV. One of the things it will be missing is NFL broadcasts from CBS, which carries AFC games like this December 2023 matchup between Buffalo and Kansas City.

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WBD is suing the NBA so it can stay in business with the NBA. Yikes.

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Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT is going to lose the rights to show NBA games after next season.

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Why a new NBA deal could mean cuts to your favorite NBC and Peacock shows

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New NBA deals could see Amazon, NBC, and Peacock streaming games soon — and cuts to non-sports programming, too.

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The NBA is close to a series of rights deals that will generate an astonishing $76 billion over 11 years for the sports league.

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