Marchand Sports Media

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In the 43-minute sports media podcast, Ian Rapoport joins Andrew Marchand to discuss his future with NFL Network moving to ESPN and his contract being up in May. Plus, what Rapoport thinks about possibly teaming with Adam Schefter. And more.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Rapoport on how he became a diehard Mets’ fan and 1986
* How many texts per day for Rapoport
* Rapoport went to Columbia and wanted to be a lawyer
* What interning on ESPN’s '“SportsCentury” was like
* A few gutsy moves that led him to football
* The tremendous story how he landed at the Boston Herald
* The unplanned way he ended up at NFL Network and then an insider
* How NFLN helped Rapoport with his lack of experience
* The stories Rapoport broke that he is most proud of
* The stories Rapoport wishes he had a do-over on
* The big scoop this year that friends were asking if he were hacked
* The Manscape suspension was funny, but really a great lesson
* How does Rapoport feel about the ESPN-NFL deal
* Marchand said that he was told that Rapoport’s contract is up in May, which Rapoport confirmed
* How Rapoport thinks he and Schefter could be like ‘The Avengers’
* His relationship with Schefter
* How far along is he in the process in talking with the Jimmy Pitaro and Burke Mangnus-types at ESPN
* What was it like working for Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football
* How did the Pat McAfee relationship happen
* What happened with the Jordan Schultz incident last year at Starbucks
* How Mike Florio had the story right away and how his good buddy, Mike Garafolo, was on the photo
* Have Rapoport and Schultz made up
* Why the insider game is important ….
* Rapoport on where the scoops come from
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* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel
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In the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel dissect how a streaming Super Bowl will be in the NFL opt-out negotiations, Adam Silver’s comments on the future of watching games, Barry Bonds possibly to Netflix and Sam Darnold’s SportsCenter dreams.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* Why a streaming Super Bowl will be discussed in the NFL opt-out negotiations
* Sam Darnold wanted to be a SportsCenter anchor, but had to settle for winning a Super Bowl
* The Prime Video ABA documentary hit
* Silver’s AI comments sounded like alt-casts
* Meterparel musings mentions John Fanta and not doing radio on TV
* Why the ESPN Super Bowl is monumental
* The conference championships seem like a potential new bargaining chip
* Netflix does well internationally with major boxing matches
* Japan and MLB is a perfect match for the streamers
* What do we think of the Weds kickoff for the NFL season
* How should NBC’s Super Bowl 124.9 million viewers be looked at
* Assessing NBC’s Ilia Malinin’s coverage
* What have we thought of the NBA’s new TV packages at the All-Star Break
* What could eventually be Amazon Prime Video’s No. 1 big name NBA crew
* Meterparel’s Valentine Day or All-Star skills competition and then Marchand’s
* Listening and commenting to Silver’s AI impact on personalization in viewing
* Where could Chris Paul end up in TV and what’s his potential
* What do we make of the possible Barry Bonds and CC Sabathia Netflix hirings
* Will Stephen A. run for president
* Smith could do well on a debate stage, but …
* Next year’s Super Bowl is on Valentine’s Day
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Ian Rapoport is the Main Event
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In the 45-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and John Ourand project where the NFL TV rights will end up, for how much and how long the deals will be. This is after spending Super Bowl week talking to scores of executives.
They delve into the potential pivotal pressure-point package, Netflix and YouTube’s real interest … and will Amazon Prime Video pick up a Super Bowl and/or a Conference Championship. And what impact will all this have on leagues like MLB, the NHL and others.
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THE RUNDOWN …
* The opening salvo about the cost of the NFL and the fallout
* One prime time package may be the linchpin
* The dilemma of a lame-duck broadcaster for four years
* Their views on if Netflix will want a weekly package
* Why Prime Video seems most likely for a streaming Super Bowl
* The likely length of the new deals
* How many extra Super Bowls will the NFL put out there
* Marchand & Ourand disagree over the significance of an ESPN Super Bowl
* ESPN’s portfolio is at its zenith
* The naivety both Marchand & Ourand felt when they separately found out the new NFL deals probably won’t be longer than the old ones
* What type of money could the NFL pick up
* Looking at ESPN’s cards
* Should ESPN/ABC be in on Sunday Night Football
* Could the same platforms be in, but nights and packages change
* Where is Amazon Prime Video shopping
* The YouTube wild card
* How David Berson is now like the “Benjamins” commercial
* Lachlan Murdoch’s comments saying how Fox will “rebalance” around NFL opt-out negotiations
* How will the current Fox and CBS packages look
* What does NFL Projection 1.0 look like
* Gary Bettman and Brian Rolapp wanted to go early in their negotiations
* The networks have to find money
* Why Marchand still thinks MLB has a potentially good hand for 2029
* The NFL and NHL are not in the same conversation
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel
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In the 32-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel determine the winners and losers of NBC’s Super Bowl coverage, including how Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Maria Taylor, Melissa Stark, Tony Dungy, Fred Warner, Noah Eagle did and more. Plus, Olympics’ reaction and a Papa Clicker Book Review.
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The Rundown …
* How do we grade NBC’s overall performance on the Super Bowl
* What is Fred Warner’s TV potential after his Super Bowl studio work
* How did Maria Taylor do as the pregame host
* Why Tony Dungy’s failure to reveal his Pro Football Hall of Fame vote is no good
* Colin Cowherd had a tough week
* YouTube TV’s new sports bundle is a big deal for a lot of people
* What Tirico does really well and his incredible spotlight
* Assessing what Cris Collinsworth did well … and not so much
* The Tirico and producer Rob Hyland relationship
* How did Kaylee Hartung and Melissa Stark do on the broadcast
* The oddity of the Stark-Drake Maye interview
* Noah Eagle continues to soar
* Peter King’s feature and the fan stories stood out
* Dissecting the Randy Moss comments on Hall of Fame votes
* Marchand’s yellow card in the Mets’ clubhouse at 25
* What to make of ESPN’s “Handoff”
* What was the week like for Marchand in San Francisco
* Marchand is all-in on Waymo (with video)
* How did Dan Hicks deal with the Lindsey Vonn injury
* The drones are one of the big hits of the Olympics
* Why Gold Zone works
* Papa Clicker’s review: 101 Lessons from the Dugout: What Baseball and Softball Can Teach Us About the Game of Life by Harley A. Robart & Ken Davidoff
* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Mike Greenberg is the Main Event
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In the 54-minute sports media podcast, ESPN’s Mike Greenberg explains how he went from a kid who wanted to be a Broadway star to idolizing Howard Cosell and Bob Costas, which led him ultimately to ESPN
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The Rundown …
* Greenberg wanted to be the star of Broadway musicals
* If Greenberg knew as a kid, you could be a Theo Epstein, he may have pursed that
* What was ESPN like to him when he was growing up
* A great story about seeing Cosell
* Why Stephen A. is closest thing to Cosell today
* Costas reaching out to Greenberg
* The Costas voicemail that he wished he still had
* How Greenberg went from Northwestern to sports in Chicago
* How Michael Jordan & Suzyn Waldman impacted Greenberg’s career
* Greenberg’s best Jordan stories
* Being offered $5,000 for his media credential to a Jordan game
* The great story on Jordan’s focus
* Marchand has written good and bad things about Greenberg
* Greenberg’s big break into ESPN
* Greenberg first turned down doing “Mike & Mike” on ESPN Radio
* Why it was such an amazing break that he teamed with Mike Golic
* Why at ESPN a personality really has to go against the mold to become a star
* Why Greenberg said you can’t fake it on a talk show
* The trait Greeenberg doesn’t have to be a hot take guy
* Why Stephen A. Smith is the closest to Cosell now
* What happened at the end of Mike & Mike
* How they reconfigured “Get Up” after its slow start
* How his friend, Seth Meyers, gave him some advice
* Why Greenberg is more of a John Stockton broadcaster
* Some amazing advice how to lead a show as a host … and a producer
* Why he got emotional hosting the NBA Finals pregame
* When Greenberg went back to radio he was absent a lot because of TV, Marchand would call the show Mike (without Mike)
* Mike (without Mike) starring Chris Carlin …
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* Sign-up for Off The Record on Feb. 26 with guest YouTube’s VP of subscriptions Christian Oestlien
* On Deck: Marchand & Meterparel
* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com