On a free-for-all 40-minute podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel talk about how Netflix’s global interest align with football (not that football.) Here’s what is what you need to know:
* Netflix wants global reach, which is why football (soccer!) makes so much sense
* Netflix seems unlikely to be on the ESPN MLB opt-out games, but when the Japanese market is available again after 2028, then …
* Netflix already has some NFL and could want much more to boost advertising, but it does have saturation in US market
* Who could be in and out on ESPN MLB opt-out package
* Why ESPN DTC won’t be impacted by lack of MLB
* Could Diana Taurasi be the Charles Barkley of the WNBA
* What will happen with Richard Jefferson with ESPN and Amazon
* LeBron James’ media critic: Does he have a point
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* The Thrilla in Vanilla (Latte) between Jordan Schultz and Ian Rapoport: Who won? Who lost?
* MLS’ Lionel Messi problem
* Daniel Jeremiah excels again, but could he one day be a GM
* The Adam Schein Main Event review
* How should ESPN handle Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of Wayne Gretzky’s scoring record
* Evaluating Reggie Miller as an analyst
* New York baseball radio rights
* Should we care about TV and radio ratings
* Marchand wins an APSE award
* Harry the Cat is moving up the podcast animal rankings
* “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports" is an event series that features the biggest dealmakers in sports, talking about the future of technology in an intimate setting.
ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro is the inaugural guest on March 18th starting at 4 p.m. The location is in midtown Manhattan. In this closed door conversation, Marchand will ask Pitaro to expand on his optimistic thoughts about AI and more.
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