Jon Kelly, co-founder of Puck and Dylan Byers' boss, dives deep into Major League Baseball's media rights negotiations, spotlighting potential deals with NBC and Apple. They explore the complex landscape of sports broadcasting and how traditional media is adapting to new viewing habits. The conversation also reveals the political ramifications of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson's book, ‘Original Sin,’ exposing fractures within the Democratic Party and the Biden administration's media strategies.
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MLB Media Rights Complexity
Major League Baseball's media rights negotiations reveal tensions between traditional broadcast and streaming models.
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What It Takes
The Way to the White House
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Original Sin
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Change the Game
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This town
Mark Leibovich
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Shattered
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On this special crossover episode with The Powers That Be, Jon Kelly joins Dylan to unravel the plot twists in Rob Manfred’s ongoing MLB’s media rights negotiations, highlighting their potential deals with NBC and Apple. Then they dive into the firestorm ignited by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book, ‘Original Sin’—and the fractures it’s revealing within the Democratic Party.
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