Show Host Resources

Fan Media has a self-serve model for Fan Shows.

Show hosts get a show graphic in team colors, a simple short show format, theme music, closing billboard, tips on pre/post production with steps neatly ordered to make beautiful Fan Shows, ideas to get fans/guests on shows, Apple News distribution and show sponsorship sales & services to help featured show hosts earn money.

Fan Media has a Show Host Resource page. Show hosts can help themselves. Use this link to reach the Resources page.

“We help featured show hosts who want to run their Fan Shows like a mini business. Show hosts can get an audience thru Apple News and earn money thru show sponsorship and show sales”, said Kirk Berridge, founder/CEO of Fan Media.

Fan Media has 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS team shows.

Verified show hosts, reporters, former players, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans discuss games and news. The best shows make Apple News. 

Show hosts get 15-minutes for their shows but Fan Media recommends a mobile sports show format, 5-10 minutes that can be watched on a phone. These are weekly shows during the season and off-season news periods.

Fan Media will have multiple Fan Shows for each team and the best show hosts can earn featured status. Imagine binge-watching multiple Fan Shows for your favorite team each week.

Show hosts use our iPhone app to publish their Fan Shows. Come into our iPhone app and we will verify you and give you a profile for the team of your choice with a Show Host label. Fan Shows can be recorded on Zoom or your iPhone.

Fan Show Resources

Click on league or conference logo for your team’s show graphic. Show format, theme music, closing billboard and ideas for getting fans, select Fan Media logo.

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Show Host Internships available with Fan Media

Show Host Internships are available now for college students across 100 cities and college towns.

Host a Fan Show for your college team on Zoom with other fans where you discuss games and news.

These are weekly shows, 4-8 minutes, that can be watched on a phone. Shows are recorded on Zoom. Show Host interns edit them and turn them into a show and publish them on Fan Media and their social media (LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram).

Show Host interns get a verified Reporter profile for their college. Fan Media mobile newsroom staff develops remote interns as Show Hosts by providing training, critique and collaborating on shows. Interns will edit video into a show using Fan Media’s format (show graphic and music provided). The best quality shows get in Apple News.

Fan Media website/app have 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS news and shows. The company is based in Dallas and has a publisher partnership with Apple News.

This comes after successful remote internship programs with students from the University of Alabama, Auburn University, Boston College, Mississippi State University, Penn State and Texas State.

“We are the first to do Fan Shows recorded on Zoom. It’s fun, easy and fast. Our sports news network pioneered iPhone and Android reporting, remote internships, and now fan shows. It’s all pulled together by our innovative mobile newsroom product and staff,” said Fan Media CEO and Founder Kirk Berridge.

The Show Host internship program is offered now through May and can be customized to meet your school’s requirements. This is for school credit, non-paid. To be eligible for this internship position, you must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an academic internship course through your college or university that will run concurrently with this internship opportunity.

To apply, simply create a profile on the company’s iOS app or website. Make an introduction video to get a verified Reporter profile for the team of your choice. Then please fill out this application. Our mobile newsroom staff will reach out.

Show Hosts Wanted

Sports shows made on Zoom and published on Fan Media offer multiple unique points of view.

Get verified on Fan Media as a show host for players shows, fan shows, and super fan shows.

Fan Media has 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS team shows.

Verified show hosts, reporters, former players, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans discuss news and games.

Fan Media will create a show graphic for show hosts, theme music, closing billboard, simple show format, and pre and post production tips with steps neatly ordered to help hosts make beautiful fan shows. The best shows can get in Apple News. 

Show hosts get 15-minutes for their shows but Fan Media recommends a mobile sports show format, 5-10 minutes that can be watched on a phone.

Fan Media has a 50/50 show sponsorship split with featured show hosts.

Email info@fanmedianetwork.com and we can set you up as a show host.

College Players Show made on Zoom

Fan Media continues to make history with the first college Players Show on Zoom.

Former Oklahoma Sooners DT Cory Bennett hosts the show with two other former Sooners.

“Zoom is a fun, easy, fast and low-cost way to produce Players Shows. We’ve always had a remote operation. We’ve never had an office. This is an extension to our iPhone/Android contributor sports news video network. Once we get a sponsor we will expand players shows and fan shows to other teams in other cities, college towns and countries,” said Fan Media Founder Kirk Berridge. 

Fan Media website and app have 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS news and shows.

Former players, verifed reporters, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans cover trending sports news and teams. 

These are short shows, 3-4 minutes or longer. Think mobile sports shows, able to be watched on phones.

To host a show or be on a show, simply create a profile on Fan Media’s iOS app or website, select your team(s) and make a short intro video on your phone. Former players, show hosts, verified reporters and super fans use our Get Verified feature and make an intro video. Our mobile newsroom staff will reach out.

Super Fan Shows made on Zoom

Fan Media made history (again) with the first Super Fan Show on Zoom.

Ken Thomson hosts the Raiders Super Fan Show, where he is joined by Violator, Raider Homer and Captain Jack Rack’Em.

“Zoom is a fun, easy, fast and low-cost way to produce Fan Shows. We’ve always had a remote operation. We’ve never had an office. This is an extension to our iPhone/Android contributor sports news video network. Once we get a sponsor we will expand fan shows and players shows to other teams in other cities, college towns and countries,” said Fan Media Founder Kirk Berridge. 

Fan Media website and app have 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS news and shows.

Verified reporters, former players, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans cover trending sports news and teams. 

These are short shows, 3-4 minutes or longer. Think mobile sports shows, able to be watched on phones.

To host or be part of a show, simply create a profile on Fan Media’s iOS app or website, select your team(s) and make a short intro video on your phone. Show hosts, reporters, former players and super fans use our Get Verified feature and make an intro video. Our mobile newsroom staff will reach out.

Player Shows made on Zoom

Fan Media made history with the first Players Show recorded on Zoom.

Former San Francisco 49ers players Mike Shumann, Dwaine Board, Darryl Pollard and Mike Wilson discuss the 49ers’ current season. These four NFL football players have 10 Super Bowl rings among them. The show host is Mike Shumann.

“Zoom is a fun, easy, fast and low-cost way to produce Players Shows. We’ve always had a remote operation. We’ve never had an office. This is an extension to our iPhone/Android contributor sports news video network. Once we get a sponsor we will expand player shows and fan shows to other teams in other cities, college towns and countries,” said Fan Media Founder Kirk Berridge. 

Fan Media website and app have 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS news and shows.

Verified reporters, former players, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans cover trending sports news and teams. 

These are short shows, 3-4 minutes or longer. Think mobile sports shows, able to be watched on phones.

To host a players show, simply create a profile on Fan Media’s iOS app or website, select your team(s) and make a short intro video on your phone. Show hosts, reporters, former players and super fans use our Get Verified feature and make an intro video. Our mobile newsroom staff will reach out.

Fan Shows made on Zoom

Fan Media made history with the first Fan Show recorded on Zoom.

Dallas Cowboys fans appear on screen providing reactions to a recent game and news. The weekly fan show is hosted by A.B. Bhakta.

“Zoom is an easy, fast and low-cost way to produce Fan Shows. We’ve always had a remote operation. We’ve never had an office. This is an extension to our iPhone/Android contributor sports news video network. Once we get a sponsor we will expand fan shows and former player shows to other teams in other cities, college towns and countries,” said Fan Media Founder Kirk Berridge. 

Fan Media website and app have 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS news and shows.

Verified reporters, former players, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans cover trending sports news and teams. 

These are short shows, 3-4 minutes. Think mobile sports shows, able to be watched on phones.

To host a fan show or appear as a fan on a fan show, simply create a profile on Fan Media’s iOS app or website, select your team(s) and make a short intro video on your phone. Show hosts, reporters, former players and super fans use our Get Verified feature and make an intro video. Our mobile newsroom staff will reach out.

Remote Internships available with Fan Media

Remote internships are available now for college students across 100 cities and college towns.

iPhone/Android sports news video reporting with a story a week will be the focus, with an emphasis on local sports news stories and player interviews.

Fan Media Network website and app have 300 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, MLS news and shows.

The company is based in Dallas and has a publisher partnership with Apple News.

This comes after a successful remote internship program this summer with students from the University of Alabama, Boston College, Penn State and Texas State.

Remote interns get a verified Reporter profile for the team of their choice in their city. A mobile newsroom member develops remote interns as iPhone/Android reporters by critiquing coverage, collaborating and assigning stories. The best quality videos get in Apple News.

“We have always had a remote workforce. We have never had an office. Our sports news network pioneered iPhone and Android video news coverage. It is all pulled together by our innovative mobile newsroom product and staff,” said Fan Media CEO and Founder Kirk Berridge.

Bite-size sports news videos are made on iPhones and Androids. There is no heavy equipment to lug around. News videos are made faster on phones. Speed is everything in news.

The remote internship program is offered now thru December and can be customized to meet school requirements. This is for school credit, non-paid. To be eligible for this internship position, you must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment in an academic internship course through your college or
university that will run concurrently with this internship opportunity.

To apply, simply create a profile on the company’s iOS app or website. Make an introduction video to get a verified Reporter profile for the team of your choice in your city. Then please fill out this application. Our mobile newsroom staff will reach out.

Assign Stories on Fan Media Network

News outlets can assign stories to iPhone and Android reporters and former players in different cities and college towns using Fan Media Network’s website, then buy the stories on its video marketplace, feature them on their channels, monetize through advertisers and keep 100% of the revenue. 

The service is available on https://fanmedianetwork.com.

Fan Media Network has 275 team channels across 100 cities and college towns for NCAA, NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB & MLS news.

iPhone and Android reporters, former players, sports betting analysts, super fans and fans cover trending sports news and teams. They can earn money five ways as freelance contributors. 

All news gathering and publishing is done by phones, faster and at a fraction of the cost. 

National and local news outlets, including local tv station websites, newspaper websites and sports radio websites can use the service.

“This creates economic opportunities for many. Media companies have had layoffs. Reporters and former players can earn money as freelance contributors and get discovered or rediscovered. News outlets can get more video for its digital channels. This service is similar to AP and Getty Images but bite size videos ready-made for mobile consumption with a pay as you go model for news outlets”, said Kirk Berridge, company founder. 

News outlets can assign coverage on trending sports news, fan interviews/public opinion, coverage of opposing team news, human interest stories, hyper local sports news, tentpole events and investigative stories.

Fan Media Network newsroom reaches out to reporters and former players to discuss details and deadlines.

To buy stories, news outlets simply create a profile on the website with their logo as their profile photo so reporters and players, who get a notification when their stories are purchased, know which news outlet bought their stories.