Austin Karp is a Managing Editor/Digital at ABC15 Arizona. He specializes in sports, sports business, and sports broadcasting, with a focus on the broadcasting industry and various sports disciplines. Austin's insights and analyses have been featured in notable publications such as RealGM and Sports Business Journal.
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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
The event will mark the first women’s college basketball game at the Clippers’ arena in Inglewood, Calif. Will Funk, Range Sports’ co-President, tells SBJ that the company is already looking at other opportunities in the college realm, as NIL has “created more space to create unique matchups,"
By: Austin Karp
The agreement also includes over-the-air deals for Scripps-owned WMYD in Detroit and KMCC in Las Vegas to become the local broadcast partners for the league’s expansion teams in those markets. The PWHL is expanding to 12 teams for the 2026-27 season.
By: Austin Karp
The fall slate starts Sunday with a volleyball doubleheader -- the championship round of the Paradise Invitational and a UCLA-Utah volleyball match. That starts 11 straight weeks of women’s sports programming – albeit up against “Sunday Night Football” on NBC.
By: Austin Karp
NBC Sports will be utilizing Nielsen for its streaming measurement of NFL telecasts this season -- a big change after using a Total Audience Delivery (TAD) metric over the past decade.
Schroeder, who was an SBJ Forty Under 40 honoree in 2012 and 2013, is essentially filling the role filled by BRIAN ROLAPP, who was NFL Chief Media & Business Officer before leaving for the PGA Tour in June 2025.
By: Austin Karp
The spots, directed by Peter Berg, will debut during the Melbourne game, which will see pregame coverage begin at 6:30pm ET Thursday night, with an 8:30pm kickoff.
By: Austin Karp
Miron noted UFC in particular has been “phenomenal” for the platform in terms of downloads for Paramount+. “It’s allowed us to bring in that younger audience who maybe wouldn’t have thought of Paramount+ as one of their top destinations for whenever they fire up their TV.”
By: Austin Karp
Fox once again had all 17 races on the broadcast TV network, averaging 1.36 million viewers, which is the best since ABC/ESPN/ESPN2 drew 1.6 million in 2008. That was the first full season after the merger of Champ Car and IRL.
Fox Sports’ 2026 NFL marketing campaign rolls out on Friday, with Tom Brady and Michael Strahan featured in humorous promos.
By: Austin Karp
CBS delivered 4.83 million viewers for Boise State-Oregon in the No. 4 spot, and that was the network’s best Week 1 game in 28 years.
