The Bundle is our regular series on the sports media and streaming market, with guests Murray Barnett and Yannick Ramcke.
Three main stories and a quick fire round.
ESPN Takes a shot at creating a sports streaming hub; Apple's MLS opt-out and what would happen if that became the model for the relationship between rights holders and media; and the danger of misreading the bankruptcy of Bally Sports and the state of the Regional Sports Network model in the US.
Then there's a bit on the story of Serie A buying Sky Italia, which is not going to happen but interesting anyway; Sky and Amazon retaining Champions League in Italy and Paramount+ launching soccer-specific FAST channel with CBS Sports Golazo Network.
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