Consider this your onestop shop for all things draftrelated leading up to the first round on april 23. The bill simmons podcast the ringer all you can books. The sixpart series will task six filmmakers with exploring pivotal moments or stretches in an artists career, iconic albums or larger looks at the. Bill simmons the ringer names new president hollywood reporter. Hbo and the ringer s bill simmons is joined by kevin clark to discuss the potential nfl qb upheaval for the 2020 season 2. Hbo and the ringer s bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like cousin sal, joe house, and a slew of other friends and family members who always happen to be suspiciously available. Chris ryan actually has a thick coat of beautiful jet black hair think professor snape minus the grease but has been shaving it for years in order to help his boss woo ryen russillo to the ringer. Bill simmons is moving the ringer from medium to vox medias. The ringer s bill simmons crashlands in a podcast studio and has no choice but to record an episode with no one but himself. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time.
Listen to the the rewatchables episode king of new york. The bill simmons podcast podcast on demand hbo and the ringers bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like cousin sal, joe house, and a slew of other friends and family members. The ringer s bill simmons is joined by ryen russillo for the second installment of the rewatchabulls, in which they revisit game 4 of the 1993 eastern conference finals between the chicago bulls. The ringers proven track record of creating distinctive cultural content as well as discovering and developing top tier talent will make them a. Simmons founded the ringer, a sports and pop culture website and podcast network, in 2016 and serves as its ceo. The acquisition speaks to spotifys massive investment in podcasting over the past year, as the company aims to expand its offering solely from music to audio including podcasts. The ringer also has former obama speech writer not the film director jon favreau writing about politics through the 2016 election. Spotify acquires bill simmons the ringer as part of podcast push. The bill simmons podcast nfl qb chaos, gamblings future.
The bill simmons media group has formed a sales and technology partnership with vox, which owns the verge, eater and sb nation. After having grantland shut down by espn, bill simmons is launching the ringer. Bill simmons the ringer purchased by spotify as part of podcast expansion. The bill simmons podcast romos big contract, first take. The ringer s bill simmons, shea serrano, and jason concepcion head to mars to try to recall whether this weeks episode, on total recall, starring arnold schwarzenegger and sharon stone, was. At launch, the ringer had a staff of 43 and focused primarily on sports and pop culture as content areas, with a few writers also working on technology and politics. Hbo and bill simmons the ringer in production on music.
Feb 05, 2020 spotify announced wednesday plans to acquire the ringer, a sports media company founded by former espn personality bill simmons. Listen to the bill simmons podcast episodes free, on demand. The bill simmons podcast listen to podcasts on demand. The company has leveraged some of its strong titles to broker other video and film deals. The bill simmons podcasts following on soundcloud listen. The sports repodders returns as hbo and the ringers bill simmons is joined by bryan curtis and wsjs jason gay to discuss rumors of al michaels to espn, tv rights deals, tony romos big cbs contract, the next great sports broadcaster, the newfound legitimacy of first take, espns decision to cancel high noon. The bill simmons podcasts stream on soundcloud hear the. The rewatchables listen to podcasts on demand free tunein. Bill simmons the ringer to move from medium to vox medias. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like cousin sal, joe house, and a slew of other friends and family members who always happen to be suspiciously available. The bill simmons podcast podcast on demand hbo and the ringer s bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well as mainstays like cousin sal, joe house, and a slew of other friends and family members. The companies did not disclose the terms of the acquisition wednesday.
Hosted by the renowned chef, the dave chang show is scheduled to launch april 26 as a limited series on the ringer podcast network. Skadden, willkie steer spotify deal for the ringer law360. The sports commentator is taking the ringer, his sports, tech and culture website, to vox media in a partnership announced tuesday. Its podcasting health is something ive been wondering about for a while now partly because their output makes up a disproportionate amount of my own. The ringers bill simmons is joined by chris ryan and joe house to revisit the bizarre 2002 nba draft and discuss some of the subplots and legends from. Subscribe to never miss a new episode of the bill simmons podcast.
After getting involved heavily on the southern california youth soccer scene with his daughter and becoming an lafc seasonticket holder, the ringers bill. Yesterday, the wall street journal published a story that offers some insight into the podcast business over at the ringer, the digital media operation bill simmons founded three years ago. Sports tv secrets, mlbs murky future, hollywoods next phase, and bong joonhos championship belt with joe buck and alan yang. Listen to episodes of the bill simmons podcast dopepod. Bill simmons the ringer is collaborating with hbo to create a multipart documentary film series rooted in the music world. Spotify hits 124 million subscribers, strikes deal for the. Hbos bill simmons relaunches the most downloaded sports podcast of alltime with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes and media members, as well as mainstays like cousin sal, joe house and other friends and family members who always happen to be suspiciously available. All of the ringers roughly 90 employees are expected to join spotify. Zach and bill simmons of the ringer fill out their early mvp 3.
You can listen to episodes from the archive on apple podcasts here. Simmons again reiterated that the company is profitable despite the fact that the companys head count is expected to reach 100 employees by the end of this year. The untitled sixfilm project will concentrate on pivotal moments or stretches for a popular artist or band, an iconic album or the music business as a whole, with each film helmed by a different director. A year after bill simmons launched the ringer on medium, he has signed a deal to move the sites editorial operations to vox media, according to a press release. The ringer currently owns and produces more than 30 podcasts, including its two most popular series, the bill simmons podcast and the rewatchables. The ringers bill simmons and chris ryan are joined by quentin tarantino for the second movie in our threepart rewatchables series curated by quentin tarantino.
Its podcasting health is something ive been wondering about for a while now partly because their output makes up a disproportionate amount of my own personal listening, but mostly. Mar 25, 2020 the ringers bill simmons and ryen russillo wax the car, paint the fence, and sand the floor to capture the true essence of the iconic film the karate kid, starring ralph macchio, pat morita, and elisabeth shue. Listen to the the rewatchables episode the karate kid. Spotify needed a huge podcast, and it just bought one of. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons hosts the most downloaded sports podcast of all time, with a rotating crew of celebrities, athletes, and media staples, as well. Spotify needed a huge podcast, and it just bought one of the. Jun 03, 2016 hbo and the ringers bill simmons are teaming for a series of documentaries about the music world taking a similar approach to what simmons did with sports docs in espns 30 for 30 series. Hosted by the renowned chef, the dave chang show is scheduled to launch april 26. Jun 01, 2016 bill simmons launched his new website the ringer today, and while many on the internet are excited, others are disappointed andor even annoyed by what they see. He hosted any given wednesday with bill simmons on hbo for one season in 2016. The ringer and bill simmons get a second chance with vox cnbc.
So, bill simmons is mad that jonah kerione of the best sportswriters in the business and a guy who did more for simmonss and grantlands reputations than simmons or grantland ever did for. Bill simmons is one of the brightest minds in the game and he has successfully innovated as a writer and content creator across mediums and platforms. The ringer was launched in 2016 by simmons, who brought along several editors who had previously worked with him on grantland, an espnowned blog he operated from 2011 to 2015. The bill simmons podcast listen to podcasts on demand free. Buying the ringer, which was founded by simmons in 2016, continues spotifys expansion into the podcast business. He currently hosts the bill simmons podcast, and founded theringer. This really pissed off the rest of the staff writers and is the cause of the formation of the ringer cultunion. David chang is partnering with bill simmons on a new podcast. Jan 29, 2019 yesterday, the wall street journal published a story that offers some insight into the podcast business over at the ringer, the digital media operation bill simmons founded three years ago.
It includes danny kellys big board rankings, scouting reports, mock drafts, and much moreand were updating it regularly to. The ringer s staff and simmons would likely be best off if vox media did buy them. Geoff chow, who has served as chief operating officer at the media company since late 2015, has stepped. Bill simmons is the ceo of the ringer, host of the bill simmons podcast, creator of 30 for 30 and grantland, and author of the book of basketball. Spotify acquires bill simmons the ringer as part of. For the 100th episode of the rewatchables, quentin tarantino returns for the third and final movie in his threepart series with us. They could lean into jim bankoff of vox to run the. In the final episode, we return from prison to reclaim our spot atop the new york criminal underworld as we rewatch the 1990 crime thriller king of new york, starring christopher walken, laurence fishburne, and david caruso, and directed by abel ferrara. Bill simmons new site, the ringer, launches the boston globe. The ringer, the sports and culture website founded by bill simmons. Hbo and the ringers bill simmons is joined by nba legend steve nash to talk player empowerment and how the public reception has changed around players who. The ringer and bill simmons get a second chance with vox. The ringers bill simmons and ryen russillo wax the car, paint the fence, and sand the floor to capture the true essence of the iconic film the karate kid, starring ralph macchio, pat morita, and elisabeth shue. In 2015, bill simmons left espn and became a proverbial free agent in the journalism world.
Spotify announces strategic acquisition of bill simmons. Jalen greens g league decision could be a critical blow against the ncaa the nations top prospect is skipping college and going straight to the nbawell, a. Bill simmons mansion story killed over security issues. Feb 05, 2020 why it matters that spotify bought the ringer and bill simmons podcast. The ringer s bill simmons is joined by ryen russillo to discuss the first two episodes of the espn documentary the last dance 2. However, if the ringer is really going to achieve its full potential and make the most of this second chance with the help of vox media, its important that bill simmons and his president eric. The bill simmons podcast romos big contract, first takes. Bill simmons is a sports writer, television personality, and podcaster. The bill simmons podcast listen via stitcher for podcasts. Total recall with bill simmons, shea serrano, and jason. Furious 7 with bill simmons and shea serrano the ringer. Jun 01, 2017 the ringer and bill simmons get a second chance with vox. The ringer announcement, robert smigel, and jacko by the bill simmons podcast from desktop or your mobile device.
Bill simmons the ringer purchased by spotify as part of. Spotify didnt disclose how much it would pay to buy the ringer, a website founded in 2016 by sports commentator simmons that has ramped up a large operation of original podcasting. It also gives some podcast download info claiming that the ringers podcast network garners about 35 million downloads per month. It includes danny kellys big board rankings, scouting reports, mock drafts, and much moreand were updating it regularly to account for the latest news and developments.
Sep 04, 2019 hbo and the ringer s bill simmons is joined by nba legend steve nash to talk player empowerment and how the public reception has changed around players who leave their teams for new horizons 2. Apr 23, 2018 david chang is partnering with bill simmons on a new podcast. The only movie available in the studio is robert zemeckiss cast. But the popular personality left espn last month to join bill simmons and the ringer. Jalen greens g league decision could be a critical blow against the ncaa the nations top prospect is skipping college and going straight to the nba. Spotify acquires bill simmons the ringer to boost podcast. Show the ringer nba show, ep the last dance, reliving the demise of the 90s bulls, and the nbas quarantine bubble with bill simmons the mismatch apr 21, 2020. The bill simmons podcast mjs doc, tuas draft stock, l. Bill simmons announced his new website, the ringer, wednesday morning photo by chris pizzelloinvisionap, file bill simmons new mystery website project project went public.
Bill simmons, owner of the sports and pop culture website and podcast the ringer, has filed a temporary retraining order against of his former employees, us weekly. Bill simmons files restraining order against former employee. Hbos bill simmons discusses the launch of his digital venture, the ringer. David chang partners with bill simmons for ringer podcast. Spotify announced on wednesday a deal to acquire the ringer, a sports, entertainment and popculture media company founded by bill simmons, as part of the streaming companys podcast expansion. Jan 22, 2020 bill simmons the ringer is collaborating with hbo to create a multipart documentary film series rooted in the music world. Were basically getting the new espn report posted feb 05, 2020. For favreau, simmons is the main reason hes signed on. Up next, we try to prevent a halfmilelong freight train from barreling into a city as we celebrate tony scotts 2010 action. Apr 14, 2020 the ringer s bill simmons is joined by chris ryan and joe house to revisit the bizarre 2002 nba draft and discuss some of the subplots and legends from that draft class before redrafting the top 14 lottery picks. Jun 01, 2017 how exgrantlands bill simmons can make a comeback after flopping with hbo. Bill and ryen discuss when each sport could return, revisit the shockingly disappointing 2000 nba draft, and more.
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