Game Over, Ball Burst

Game Over, Ball Burst

Sports Media

The decline of the Netflix sports docuseries
With mixed reviews and declining viewership figures, the Netflix sports series has seen a rapid decline from the early highs of its F1 flagship.
Out of Shot: The Masters is caught between marketing and mystique
The Masters sells itself on exclusivity and etiquette, but in a week of merch hauls, manicured content and patchy television coverage, the old mystique…
The rise and fall of Jerry
The new Netflix account of Jerry Jones and his Dallas Cowboys is a raw and worthy recount of one of the sport's most compelling stories.
Fantasy Football needs to be stopped
What's it all about, really?
A tale of two departures
Sky's nauseating farewell to Trent Alexander-Arnold was followed by Gary Lineker exiting stage left on BBC.
Pass The Remote II: The clickbaitification of football conversation
The art of football debate has been lost to clicks, views and the football influencer.
10 sports podcasts to add to your rotation
Here are some podcasts that cross my rotation from time to time, and I'd love to hear yours.
This week in sports documentaries
A look at two documentary series I watched this week - Court of Gold and From Doubters to Believers LFC: Klopp's Era.
Pass The Remote: Football TV punditry has never been worse
The offerings from Sky Sports and TNT on the Premier League and wider football world is an insult to fans and in grave need of overhaul.
Farewell, Eurosport: A tribute to the sports fans' most dependable friend
At the end of the month, Eurosport goes into paywall obscurity. For many years it was the sports obsessives' greatest servant.
Klopp made football fun again
As Jürgen Klopp moves on from Liverpool after nine years, he leaves behind an era that will forever be cherished and unlikely to be replicated.
This is Pat McAfee's world
The NFL punter turned media personality has led a significant shift in the sports media landscape.
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