Austin Karp is a Managing Editor/Digital at ABC15 Arizona. He specializes in sports journalism, with a focus on sports business, broadcasting, and competitive sports. His insights and expertise have been featured in Sports Business Journal and RealGM.
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Austin Karp's coverage is heavily focused on sports, specifically in the realm of sports broadcasting and audience analysis. He frequently cites data to support his reporting, indicating a preference for fact-based pitches supported by relevant statistics or research findings.
Given his focus on national (United States) content, Austin may be particularly interested in receiving pitches related to major US sports leagues such as NFL, NASCAR, MLB, and college sports. Pitches offering insights into changing viewership trends or significant events within these domains are likely to resonate with him.
As he covers event analysis extensively and relies significantly on cited data for his articles, providing unique perspectives backed by robust statistical evidence could enhance the appeal of any pitch directed towards him.
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By: Austin Karp
NBC on its own this season averaged 1.2 million viewers for Premier League matches, marking a record for the broadcast TV network and up from 1 million during the 2024-25 season.
The central issue is whether new playoff inventory would command enough in the media rights market to justify expansion.
By: Austin Karp
The NBA and NHL are both getting serious about the local media business, making moves to address matters at the league HQs.
By: Austin Karp
On May 24, ESPN drew 470,000 for Northwestern-North Carolina in the women’s championship, marking a record audience for the title game.
Legler called getting into a groove with a three-man booth the biggest learning curve of the season – especially as ESPN had fewer games in Year 1 of a new media-rights pact.
By: Austin Karp
Among the key creators of the series from a production standpoint has been Howard Owens’ Propagate Content and Stardust Frames Productions from film runners Chapman Way and Maclain Way. Each saw “Untold” as filling in some gaps that started to be left by a sporadic “30 for 30” calendar from ESPN
Netflix's "Untold" turns 5, and after telling almost 30 stories, Chapman Way and Maclain Way feel like they've hit their storytelling stride. Also: Tim Legler is ready for his first NBA Finals; Audience Analysis looking at college lacrosse and what SBJ media reporter Austin Karp is watching.
By: Austin Karp
Fans who bet on sports watch 72 more minutes of live sports per week than fans who don’t bet
By: Austin Karp
The NHL is almost assured a healthy viewership uptick with the Stanley Cup Finals moving to ABC after being on TNT/truTV in 2025.
MLB and TelevisaUnivision are also in the final year of a deal in the U.S. that includes regular-season and postseason games.
