Episode Description
In the 41-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by Frank Isola, who is in for the vacationing Jon Meterparel.
Isola — the SiriusXM/ESPN/YES star — joins Marchand to analyze the new NBA deals and how they are shadowing the upcoming NFL TV rights negotiations. Plus, a deep dive into what Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.-Discovery means. And more.
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The Rundown …
* How to assess the new NBA TV deals with NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video & ESPN so far
* Netflix’s Ted Sarandos is now in even a better position in sports
* The Apple MLS deal is improved this year
* Who is going to fill all these NFL TV studio openings …
* The unfairness to Charles Barkley and company for “not celebrating the game”
* Judging the Prime Video and NBC/Peacock’s NBA hires
* Tony Dungy is out as a regular on an NBC’s pregame … his last hurrah was not good
* Judging the Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit’s booth
* The NFL is the biggest winner of the Paramount-Warner Bros.-Discovery deal
* The NFL deals could impact the rest of TV and there are some intriguing players
* The NFL should be greedy, but not too greedy with the networks
* Isola is concerned if Paramount’s Champions League will be impacted by the Warner Bros.-Discovery deal
* What is Isola’s take on the insiders game
* You want to hear the “why” of situations
* How Fox’s World Cup coverage will be impacted by politics
* Isola likes Alexi Lalas
* The parking for the World Cup is going to cost, “What?”
* Isola paid for World Cup tickets
* Apple’s MLS adjustments
* Why the World Cup may not give MLS an uptick
* How the Premier League is planting seeds with kids
* Big Papa Clicker Book Review for Paul Knepper’s Moses Malone: The Life of Basketball Prophet
* Isola’s classic stories on Malone
* On Deck: YouTube VP of Subscriptions, Christian Oestlien, is The Main Event
* Frank Isola’s trip from New York sports media institution to the national spotlight
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