Dan Roberts
@droberts.bsky.social
EIC @ Front Office Sports. Former EIC @ Decrypt, Variant. Writer @ Yahoo Finance, Fortune before that.
Olympic viewership surged 96% compared to 2022. frontofficesports.com/winter-olymp...
Winter Olympics on NBC Up 96% From 2022, Highest Since 2014
NBC Olympics is now formally assured of having its best Winter Olympics viewership since 2014 with the arrival of data from the entire event.
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“The mysterious aquatic meeting” sounds like they were onboard Steve Zizzou’s submarine. frontofficesports.com/lebron-james...
LeBron, Maverick Carter, Jokić Agent Discussed New League on Boat
The mysterious meeting between LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Miško Ražnatović was about plans for a new global basketball league.
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DC committee met late into the night Tuesday on Commanders stadium proposal. The supporters vs opponents discussion was described by one local as “the classic jocks versus nerds debate” @aericfisher.bsky.social reports from the scene: frontofficesports.com/3-8b-command...
$3.8B Commanders Stadium On Track for D.C. Approval
The Commanders’ proposed $3.8 billion stadium is on track for passage, due in no small part to the political evolution of the council’s chairman.
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Experts expected a surge in M&A activity this year—but through Q1 of 2025, dealmaking was down. Sports investors, however, are not showing the same hesitancy. "As an investor, we believe there’s a bit of a safe harbor," Ares Management's Mark Affolter, tells FOS. gofos.co/43UMA01
NEW: In less than a month, Fox will broadcast its 11th Super Bowl. That leaves little time to address allegations leveled against Fox in court. “The last thing they want is for this to become a distraction in New Orleans." frontofficesports.com/fox-sports-l...
Fox Sports Lawsuit Complicates Network’s Super Bowl Plans
With the Super Bowl less than a month away, Fox has been mum on its response to the toxic workplace lawsuit.
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The AI madness is so far out of control that "Our product wrote a completely false news alert and credited a real news source" doesn't even rate a corporate comment, let alone an ashamed apology and pulling the product www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC complains to Apple over misleading shooting headline
Apple's new artificial intelligence features falsely made it seem the BBC reported Luigi Mangione had shot himself.
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Even as links get throttled, fake news spreads and toxicity ramps up, Elon Musk hasn’t killed off Sports Twitter. Yet. My latest feature takes a look at Bluesky and what it’ll take for it to rival X. frontofficesports.com/bluesky-isnt...
Bluesky Isn’t a Real Rival to Sports Twitter Yet
Rumors of the death of Twitter have been greatly exaggerated—at least when it comes to the digital town square of Sports Twitter.
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Larry Ellison-- yes *that* Larry Ellison-- funded the multi-million-dollar wooing of QB Bryce Underwood to Michigan. Ellison has no known Michigan ties, but the collective says his "wife Jolin is a proud Michigan alum." @frontofficesports.bsky.social exclusive: frontofficesports.com/larry-elliso...
Oracle Billionaire Larry Ellison Funded Michigan’s NIL Stunner
Larry Ellison, the billionaire founder of Oracle, played a key role in Michigan flipping Bryce Underwood from LSU, FOS has confirmed.
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Starting off my account On Here with a bang lol. NEW: President-elect Trump wants to dismantle the Dept of Education and ban trans athletes from playing on women's teams. I spoke w experts about how the next Trump admin could alter the future of women's sports. frontofficesports.com/trump-future...
Title IX and Women’s Sports Could Change in the Next Trump Era
Trump wants to eliminate the Department of Education and use Title IX to prevent transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports.
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Bluesky: exclusive, very 2011 Twitter, nice people, no video capability Threads: everyone there, very 2015 Twitter, video capability, no desktop Twitter: unlimited Nazis
wrote about Jeet Thayil in my latest books newsletter. pls enjoy! https://www.writingaboutreading.com/p/high
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Jeet Thayil's novel "Low" about a grieving husband on a drugged-out weekend in Bombay is lyrical and frequently hilarious.
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Today we launched the Variant newsletter. first issue is all about we 3 social media (ahem) and how it can succeed. read and subscribe the cryptonative way on Mirror: https://variant.mirror.xyz/Iytcr8HyEEyV9vo44w-KbL-LyTJCbGSM8sdEqwzphlw
Variant Newsletter, Issue 1: Thinking about web3 social
Taking a critical look at web3 social media.
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She's right. The invite tree is the way social media can scale responsibly. Not only can you identify bad actors, but you can trace lineage of harassment campaigns to where hate groups organize off-site. I don't think this place did this on purpose, but it is miraculous found money.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez@aoc.bsky.social · 3y agoBoth. The invite tree accountability makes people more judicious about bringing in solid people, the early suspensions of bad accounts increased trust/confidence about commitment to safety, and the smaller community feels safer too. I do get nervous for #s going up & harassment campaigns starting
Congratulations to @droberts.bsky.social for his new position as Editor in Chief at VC Variant. Sorry to see you leaving @decryptmedia.bsky.social, but looking forward to seeing the next steps of your Web3 journey!
A sunny Bluesky congratulations to @droberts.bsky.social for his new role as Editor in Chief at Variant, an early-stage fund investing in Web3. Dan has built an amazing legacy and team at @decrypt.bsky.social, which charges ahead with some big news coming, but it won't be the same without him!
We've seen digital artists arrive on Bluesky in droves over the past few days. Here's @droberts.bsky.social reporting from NFT NYC on why the Web3 art scene is as vibrant as ever: https://decrypt.co/136810/nft-nyc-2023-gmoney-ordinals-bitcoin-wrangler
NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture - Decrypt
From an NFT scavenger hunt to NFT-enabled physical fashion, there was a lot to like at NFT NYC this year, even amid an extended bear market.
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NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture https://decrypt.co/136810/nft-nyc-2023-gmoney-ordinals-bitcoin-wrangler (by @droberts.bsky.social for @decrypt.bsky.social) #crypto #web3 #nft #nftnyc
NFT NYC Again Showcased the Resilience of Web3 Culture - Decrypt
From an NFT scavenger hunt to NFT-enabled physical fashion, there was a lot to like at NFT NYC this year, even amid an extended bear market.
decrypt.co
The @decryptmedia.bsky.social team is arriving en masse – follow my colleagues @abigailcarlson.bsky.social, @ilanhz.bsky.social, @hawaii.bsky.social and @droberts.bsky.social!
