What happens if ESPN does not re-sign Troy Aikman? Plus, Paramount/Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovey's combined sports inventory

Episode 660 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features a roundtable with Jon Lewis, editor and founder of Sports Media Watch; Armand Broady, the co-host of the Sports Media Watch podcast and a contributor to SMW, and Derek Futterman, a multimedia writer and producer for Sports Media Watch. In this podcast our group discusses the latest on Joe Buck re-signing with ESPN and Troy Aikman saying he does not have a contract for next year; what it would mean for the industry if Aikman and ESPN parted ways; the NFL averaging 19.9 million viewers through Week 2, down four compared to the same point in 2025; whether College GameDay's DNA has changed; if College GameDay has become too self-involved; the settlement clearing the way for the Paramount-Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery deal and the large portfolio of sports rights; Doc Rivers joining NBC as an NBA analyst and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and more.