{"podcast":{"title":"Sports Media with Richard Deitsch","slug":"sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610","podcast_index_feed_id":1023610,"rss_url":"https://rss.amperwave.net/v2/feed/audacynetwork/sports-media-deitsch","website_url":"http://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch","image_url":"https://images.castfire.com/image/661/0/0/0/0-8382767.jpg","author":"Audacy","episode_count":733,"summary":"The Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch is a weekly show that features interviews with members of the sports media about their work, as well as roundtables with sports media reporters about television, digital, audio/radio, print, and other forms of media.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T14:18:01.712103+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610"},"episode":{"title":"Sports Media Roundtable: The media coverage of Tiger Woods, Netflix's MLB viewership and thoughts on NCAA Tournament coverage","slug":"sports-media-roundtable-the-media-coverage-of-tiger-woods-netflix-s-mlb-viewership-and-thoughts-on-ncaa-tournament-coverage","published_at":"2026-04-04T07:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610/sports-media-roundtable-the-media-coverage-of-tiger-woods-netflix-s-mlb-viewership-and-thoughts-on-ncaa-tournament-coverage","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/serve.castfire.com/audio/8091806/8091806_2026-04-08-223206.192.mp3?rssID=6247","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/v9Uiw3bGr54f6BVZKSyc/serve.castfire.com/audio/8091806/8091806_2026-04-08-223206.192.mp3?rssID=6247","summary":"A deep dive into the shifting landscape of sports broadcasting, from Netflix's MLB experiment to the evolving coverage of the NCAA tournament. The panel debates whether big-name broadcasters can maintain credibility without deep subject-matter expertise.","meta_description":"Analyze Netflix's MLB viewership, the future of NCAA tournament coverage, and the media's complex relationship with Tiger Woods' personal scandals.","key_points":["Main idea: Netflix's 3 million MLB viewers represent a successful engagement with the key 18-49 demographic","Failure mode: Using high-profile 'parachute' announcers for niche sports like women's basketball can alienate knowledgeable fanbases","Practical takeaway: Streaming services should be viewed as the modern equivalent of cable rather than traditional broadcast TV","Main idea: The rise of decentralized content means fans no longer rely solely on network pregame shows for analysis","Critical tension: The difficulty of separating an athlete's professional greatness from their personal controversies in sports journalism"],"chapters":[{"start_ms":60000,"title":"Netflix MLB Viewership","summary":"Evaluating the 3 million viewer milestone for the Giants-Yankees debut and its impact on younger demographics."},{"start_ms":490000,"title":"NCAA Tournament Expectations","summary":"Analyzing viewership trends for the men's and women's tournaments following the Caitlin Clark era."},{"start_ms":930000,"title":"The Evolution of Women's Basketball Coverage","summary":"A discussion on the need for dedicated, knowledgeable coverage versus using big-name generalist broadcasters."},{"start_ms":1360000,"title":"Broadcaster Profiles and Style","summary":"Examining the impact of announcer personality and 'polish' on major NFL and studio broadcasts."},{"start_ms":2290000,"title":"The Media and Tiger Woods","summary":"A heavy discussion on how sports media handles the intersection of athletic legacy and personal scandal."}],"topics":["Sports Media","MLB","Netflix","NCAA Tournament","ESPN","Tiger Woods","Broadcasting","Streaming Services"],"duration_seconds":2961,"processing_state":"processed","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610/episodes/sports-media-roundtable-the-media-coverage-of-tiger-woods-netflix-s-mlb-viewership-and-thoughts-on-ncaa-tournament-coverage/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sports-media-with-richard-deitsch-1023610/sports-media-roundtable-the-media-coverage-of-tiger-woods-netflix-s-mlb-viewership-and-thoughts-on-ncaa-tournament-coverage.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}