Marchand Sports Media The ESPN-NFL Accords from Joe Buck to Super Bowls to RedZone
In the 29-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel go in-depth on how ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro changed the relationship with the NFL post-John Skipper
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What’s on tap:
* How post-John Skipper, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro has changed the network’s relationship with the NFL
* What the ESPN-NFL Media deal can mean for the long-term
* Why RedZone is so important
* The reason ESPN’s DTC should go after MLB Network, NBA TV and NHL Network
* ESPN better get the DTC technology correct
* Where ESPN, Disney and Hulu are likely eventually going
* What is next for Shannon Sharpe after ESPN cut ties with him, while Sharpe’s The Volume deal is ending
* Ochocinco could be on-deck for First Take
* Comparing YouTube’s first NFL game crew — Kurt Warner and likely Rich Eisen — to Netflix’s Christmas booths
* Why UFC should be considered in the Fox-Indy Car deal
* How did MLB’s Speedway Classic work out
* Why ESPN, MLBN and The Athletic’s MLB trade deadline coverage was so good
* MLB Network’s Ryne Sandberg touched all the bases
* Alex Faust’s Apple mishap and how a play-by-player feels
* Bob Iger vs. Gorilla Monsoon as greatest Ithaca College alumnus
* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you
* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Chris LaPlaca is The Main Event
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