Marchand Sports Media Top Media Analyst on the impact of the bold & crazy month of major deals
In the 37-minute podcast, LightShed Partners’ Rich Greenfield is the guest on “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand.” Greenfield gives strong opinions on the all the major deals and addresses the futures of Paramount/CBS, Disney/ESPN, NBC/Peacock, Fox, TNT Sports, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube, Netflix, the NFL and MLB.
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What’s on tap:
* Why the Paramount-UFC deal was the boldest move
* Where does Greenfield think Paramount is headed
* The similarities between Paramount/CBS & Comcast/NBC
* Why David Ellison is just getting started
* When Ellison says he wants better technology, what does that mean
* How Paramount has brought in rock stars
* Why streaming could be “winner-takes-most”
* What does Greenfield think of ESPN DTC
* What impact Greenfield believes ESPN DTC has
* The huge wins for UFC and the NFL
* Why Greenfield thinks ESPN could spin off
* How the NFL 10 percent ownership plays into possible spin off
* Greenfield on what Fox One will accomplish
* What Greenfield thinks of NBC’s Sunday sports strategy
* WBD and TNT Sports needs time to develop
* Why is Amazon Prime Video so into sports
* The YouTube NFL game intrigue
* What does Greenfield think of MLB’s opt-out deals
* Why he likes the MLB.TV agreement for ESPN
* How to look at MLB in 2029
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