Austin Karp
Sports Business Journal media writer who covers sports media rights, streaming and broadcasting business developments and provides industry reporting and analysis.
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Oct 1, 2025 • 50min
Sports media roundtable with SBJ's Austin Karp and SMW's Jon Lewis
Jon Lewis, founder of Sports Media Watch, and Austin Karp, media reporter for Sports Business Journal, dive into the recent surge in MLB's national viewership and the divergent performances of local markets. They explore the evolving definition of celebrity in sports, discuss the implications of viewer age trends as MLB closes the gap with the NFL, and assess NBC's strategy for the Olympics with celebrity involvement. Other topics include Paul Finebaum's potential Senate run and the complexities of streaming subscriptions in sports.
Jan 24, 2024 • 33min
Episode 123: WWE/Netflix, NBA impact, NFL bonker ratings and Tony Romo
Sports Business Journal's Austin Karp joins Andrew Marchand to discuss the $5 billion WWE deal with Netflix and its impact on sports rights. They also highlight bonkers NFL TV ratings and Tony Romo's struggles as a broadcaster. Plus, they speculate on Amazon's involvement in NBA partnership decisions.
Nov 21, 2025 • 32min
Major League Baseball's new media deals — and here comes Netflix
Austin Karp, a sports media reporter for Sports Business Journal, and Jon Lewis, founder of Sports Media Watch, dive into Major League Baseball's new three-year media rights deals with ESPN, NBCUniversal, and Netflix. They explore the implications of NBC's return to MLB coverage after 26 years and how Netflix plans to elevate events like the Home Run Derby. The duo analyzes ESPN's acquisition of MLB.TV rights and the potential future of the World Series amid evolving broadcast strategies and fan engagement.
Mar 28, 2026 • 49min
Sports Media Roundtable: Netflix and NBC debut their baseball coverage
Chad Finn, Boston Globe sports media columnist; Austin Karp, Sports Business Journal rights and streaming reporter; Jon Lewis, founder of Sports Media Watch. They debate Netflix’s flashy Opening Day and whether it missed core live-game duties. They contrast that with NBC’s praised MLB debut. They also cover teams selling preseason and non-game content to streamers, and the new WNBA-CBS deal.
Feb 28, 2026 • 43min
What does Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery mean for sports — and can the NHL and PWHL use the Olympics as a springboard
Austin Karp, lead media writer at Sports Business Journal, breaks down the Paramount Skydance bid for Warner Bros. Discovery and the massive sports portfolio that could result. He discusses potential shifts of TNT/CBS sports, implications for NHL and PWHL visibility via the Olympics, streaming consolidation, and how rights, scheduling and viewership trends could reshape sports media.
