Sports Radio still Matters, Global Rights are Overrated & Beef of the Week: Simmons/Perk
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 37-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions.For full access to our twice-a-week podcasts subscribe at AndrewMarchand.comHere’s what is on the pod:* Why sports talk radio has the advantage of live* Will there ever be another Boomer Esiason in talk radio* Why the globalization of live American sports is probably overrated* Beef of The Week: Bill Simmons vs. Kendrick Perkins: Who won* What was good and bad about NBA and NHL drafts* Woj vs. Shams is missed* Why there have not been that many big NFL TV deals* Will the networks, besides CBS, let Netflix use its broadcasters for Christmas* J.J. Watt joining Ian Eagle is a big story of the NFL TV broadcasting year* Ryan Ruocco is excellent on baseball* Apple/MLS is totally overshadowed * Could Cricket become bigger for American sports viewing* The late Scott Miller’s “Skipper: Why Baseball manager matter and always will” receives a 4.7 rating from Papa Clicker* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Hannah Storm is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
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Michael Kay's legendary New York career from The Boss to the booth
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comOn the 42-minute podcast, Michael Kay is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand. Kay goes through his legendary career from the New York Post and Daily News to Yankees Radio, Yankees TV, ESPN and his talk show competition with Mike & the Mad Dog. He tells great stories about Mike Breen, Mike Francesa, Chris Russo and George Steinbrenner, among…
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Why the business of the NBA is booming
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 31-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions.For full access to our twice-a-week podcasts subscribe at AndrewMarchand.comHere’s what on the pod:* How did ABC/ESPN’s Mike Breen, Doris Burke & Richard Jefferson do in the NBA Finals* What is next for the trio* How did ABC/ESPN handle the Tyrese Haliburton injury* The good and the bad of NBA Countdown with Malika Andrews, Stephen A. Smith, Bob Myers and Kendrick Perkins* How Marchand & Meterparel think NBC & Amazon will present their NBA coverage * How ESPN marketed its super Sunday effectively* Why the business of the NBA is booming* The saying is ‘Ball don’t lie’ — neither does money* Why the nostalgia for old NBA coverage is missing a key point* Chip Caray’s bad slip of the tongue* Why the NHL is doing well, too* What MLB should be selling* Why all leagues should not fall for “eventizing” & NFL comparisons* Stephen A. vs. Memphis * Papa Clicker Book Review: Mark Whicker’s Up and In: The Life of a Dodgers Legend * A tribute to MLB writer Scott Miller* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Michael Kay is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
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The evolutionary NFL-ESPN deal is in the Red Zone, but ...
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by John Ourand for his monthly visit on The Main Event to provide inside information and opinions.For full access to our twice-a-week podcasts subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com.Here’s what is in the pod:* Why Marchand & Ourand think the NFL-ESPN deal is still going to happen, but it is not definite* There is a potential deadline with ESPN DTC launching by the NFL season* The importance of Red Zone for the ESPN app* The idea that ESPN’s app will just change everything right away is a misnomer* Old man Ourand learns how to use AirPlay* We try to figure out why YouTube needs to spend billions of dollars for live sports* What top tier sports YouTube could be interested in* These big digital companies like to try to solve problems, which brings them to sports* Why YouTube makes a lot of sense for MLB* Why the long-term play may be for MLB.TV to be in as many places as possible* Nielsen said streaming has passed broadcast overall in viewing, but broadcast is still better right now for sports* What is the impact of the NFL’s No. 2 Brian Rolapp moving to the PGA Tour* How is the business of the NBA doing* Why the NBA ratings discussion is kind of irrelevant right now if you understand the business* Why ABC/ESPN showing the NBA Finals intros prior to Game 5 did make it feel a little bigger* Marchand & Ourand evaluate ESPN’s NBA Finals booth of Mike Breen, Doris Burke & Richard Jefferson* Ourand compliments “Off the Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” events* A classic Al Leiter “not for attribution” story* How Joon Lee’s New York Times editorial on sports pricing fans out struck a nerve* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday (or earlier): Marchand & Meterparel* Subscribe for full access at AndrewMarchand.com
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Pat McAfee, Burke Magnus & ESPN loyalty
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 34-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel provide inside information and opinions. For full access to our twice-a-week podcast subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com.Here’s what is in the pod: * A full account of Marchand’s Pat McAfee Athletic column* McAfee could have easily avoided the Adam Schefter three month “ban”* McAfee confirmed Marchand’s report last year that he was wavering on GameDay before he signed for two years … which makes his private musings about his own GameDay interesting* What ESPN president of content, Burke Magnus, missed in his statement about McAfee* McAfee was right in his John Mellencamp feud, but telling Mellencamp to “shut the f— up” is not something you normally hear on ESPN * Stephen A. Smith’s loyalty attribute that ESPN needs from McAfee* Is Smith playing Solitaire during the NBA Finals a big deal or no* The move of Brian Rolapp, the No. 2 at the NFL, to the PGA means …* Rich Greenfield was The Main Event on Thursday, where he said how big a sports player CBS could become if Paramount sale goes through. We imagine what could be in play* Dan Orlovsky agrees to stay at ESPN. Good move?* ESPN, MLBN excel after Robert Murray’s Rafael Devers; scoop* Caitlin Clark shines, Rory McIlroy does not* NBC golf has some good days, while the word “right” does not* Your questions : Why did Rob Manfred and MLB opt out of ESPN’s $550M deal? Can Reggie Miller call Pacers’ games? What is college football’s TV money future? What happens to NBA TV?* An ode to Craig Kilborn* Why we generally ascribe to the Colin Cowherd theory about not having an opinion of other’s people’s opinion of your opinion* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): John Ourand is The Main Event* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com
MSM produces two podcasts per week. Every Tuesday, "Marchand & Meat: Everybody Loves Sports Media" features inside information and opinions from Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterperal.
Every Thursday, "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand" is where Marchand interviews the biggest names in sports media. www.andrewmarchand.com
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