Marchand Sports Media Fantastic! The NBA, NBC & Prime Video's Goal As New Era Begins
In the 40-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel go deep into the new era of NBA television. Plus, MLB postseason, Bob Myers leaves ESPN, Apple-F1 unite and, of course, NFL and college football analysis.
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The Rundown:
* What is the biggest takeaway as NBC/Peacock & Amazon Prime Video begin their NBA coverage — insults are out, uplifting is in
* How Amazon Prime Video & NBC/Peacock may be the anti-”Inside the NBA”
* The NBC/Peacock wrinkle that will standout in how games are presented
* Robbie Hummel could be the heir apparent to Bill Raftery on the Final Four
* Brian Anderson, Ron Darling & Jeff Francoeur shine
* The MLB-Strauss helmet ads have to go
* Fox’s Jets-Panthers game sounded like it was under water
* The NBA national TV schedule sounds more complicated than it is
* When the MLB new TV deals with ESPN, Netflix and NBC may be announced
* How the NBC/Peacock NBA Tuesdays marry digital dollars and broadcast reach
* NBC’s big year overall
* Why the Amazon and NBC/Peacock NBA games should be good
* Is “Inside the NBA” the best sports studio show ever
* Marchand & Meterparel discuss “The Magic Hour”
* Comparing Amazon’s studio choices to NBC’s
* How much does the league office like “Inside the NBA”
* NBC’s Tracy McGrady may try to become a star
* Tim Legler was a great pod guest, but is not a big name
* Will Carmelo Anthony be too mellow
* Why Bob Myers had to leave ESPN
* TNT’s Bruce Pearl led college hoops show choices were inspired
* Adam Lefkoe can be a good host, but can be a little too cool for school
* The Alex Mortensen coaching story is tremendous
* Is Sean McDonough the best college football play-by-player
* Some McDonough calls to review
* How are the new NFL booths doing, including Ian Eagle-J.J. Watt, Andrew Catalon, Jason McCourty & Charles Davis and how has Adam Amin done with Greg Olsen
* Why Olsen’s urgency works
* Why the Apple-F1 deal feels like déjà vu
* The FanDuel Network-Norby Williams-Omaha Productions-Peyton Manning-Jamie Horowitz connection
* Peyton loves the voice text
* Should people text to talk, as Marchand generally believes
* Cakes are baking
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