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One of the leading online sports betting companies is pushing further into media and content creation with several acquisitions and a new hire that was ...

The WWE Raw commentary booth will be changing once again as sports broadcaster and personality Adnan Virk is reportedly replacing Tom Phillips as lead commentator starting this Monday. The news was first reported by Wrestling Inc. and confirmed by Mat Mens Andrew Zarian. Dave Meltzer was unable to confirm as of Saturday night. Virk has a tie to WWE President Nick Khan as he was Virks agent when he worked with CAA. Zarian added that Virk, Corey Graves and Byron Saxton will make up the new Raw an...

Thursday, April 8, 2021 TALKERS | April 8, 2021 Cumulus Fires PD and Morning Hosts in Aftermath of Racist Bit at WGRF, Buffalo. As reported by WGRZ-TV, Buffalo, Cumulus Media has taken further action after the March 24 morning program radio bit by “The Morning Bull” personalities in which the three cast members discussed the color of Black female celebrities’ skin, comparing them to burnt toast. On that day, WGRF-FM, Buffalo “97 Rock” morning host Rob Lederman was fired and co-hos...

04/07/2021 Most of Meadowlark Media’s recent additions might include big names like Jemele Hill, Mike Schur, and Adam McKay, but the projects they’ll be working on have yet to be developed. So the new content venture from John Skipper and Dan Le Batard probably needed to add some established properties to its roster of talent. One of those shows was announced on Wednesday morning with Adnan Virk bringing his popular “Cinephile” podcast to Meadowlark. He’ll become a regular contributor...

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Meadowlark Media has raised $12.6 million in Series A funding Investors include DAZN, DraftKings, and Wasserman. 04/03/2021 Back In January, it was announced that former ESPNers Dan Le Batard and John Skipper were teaming up to form Meadowlark Media, a progressive media enterprise in the same vein as the conservative-focused Outkick. Over the last few months, we’ve heard about some top-tier talent coming on board in various roles, including Hank Azaria, Jemele Hill, Mike Schur, ...

04/01/2021 Adam McKay appears to be one of the busiest producers in Hollywood these days, with documentaries including Q: Into the Storm and 537 Votes, series such as Dead to Me and Don’t Look Up and Bad Blood. And he’ll apparently be adding to his creative workload with Meadowlark Media, the new content venture from John Skipper and Dan Le Batard. McKay was a guest on Le Batard’s “South Beach Sessions” this week and Le Batard revealed that the prolific producer, writer, and dire...

DAZN, DraftKings and former Sony Pictures chief Michael Lynton are among the investors in sports-focused Meadowlark Media.

Hank Azaria to Revive Jim Brockmire Character for Podcast With Dan Le Betard’s Meadowlark “The Jim Brockmire Podcast” will debut in AprilTim Baysinger | March 17, 2021 @ 9:27 AM Last Updated: March 17, 2021 @ 9:36 AM IFC Jim Brockmire is coming back in podcast form. Hank Azaria will revive his “Brockmire” sportscaster character for a new podcast in a deal with Dan Le Betard’s Meadlowlark Media. The 10-episode show, “The Jim Brockmire Podcast,” will debut on April 7...

Kevin Mayer gets real with why he left Disney, how he got a raw deal at TikTok, and why he’s excited about DAZN’s global prospects.