StreamTime Sports

StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Sam Sadi, chief executive of LiveScore Group. In focus is LiveScore’s unique partnership with the Uefa Champions League in Ireland and how the challenger media brand is taking an innovative approach to solving the problems of today’s broadcast landscape. Talking points:  • What is the fundamental problem in sports broadcasting? - (5:05)   • New ways of monetising sports content - (13:03)  • Partnering with the Champions League - (23:29)  • The success of free-to-air (32:51)  • How impactful is latency as it relates to betting and sports streaming? - (40:45)

Ben Valenta, Fox Sports' senior vice president of strategy and analytics, joins the hosts to discuss measuring fan passion, why we love losing teams, the impact of fan data on broadcast strategy, and the positive social connection generated by sports fandom.

On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast, co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Panagiotis Aroniadis, the founder of Stars Inc 11 and former project manager for PAOK TV.  In a wide-ranging coversation, the trio discuss how Greek soccer side PAOK FC successfully launched their own over-the-top (OTT) platform to leverage a better deal with broadcasters. The main talking points include: • What factors contributed to the launch of PAOK TV (5:20) • Developing and launching PAOK TV in under one week (13:58) • PAOK TV's monetisation model (25:27) • Broadcasters doubling their offer (35:15) • Advice for others looking to go D2C (44:03)

On this week's episode of StreamTime co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Sophie Goldschmidt, chief executive of US Ski & Snowboard (USSS), and Outside chief executive Robin Thurston.  The discussion explores on how NGBs can align their media goals with sustainability, while also focusing on grassroots development and participation. Talking points: • Challenges for NGBs like USSS in broadcast (2:58) • What is Outside Interactive? - (8:32) • How did the USSS and Outside partnership come together? - (12:22) • The role of membership and community in content distribution - (24:01) • Grassroots growth content - (32:10) • Looking back at the World Surf League broadcast deal with Facebook - (42:23) • Early signs of success and growing the platform - (48:12)

On this episode of StreamTime hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone deliver a deep dive episode exploring DAZN as a business, pouring over recent deals, financial reports, and where the company is headed next.   Talking points: • DAZN Introduction - (2:39) • Evolution of the DAZN strategy - (8:52) • DAZN’s NFL partnership - (11:24) • Insights into DAZN's financial report - (27:05) • Is a DAZN IPO inevitable? - (35:20) • What other businesses is DAZN investing in - (43:14) • Light at the end of the tunnel for DAZN - (53:02)

On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Premier League Production's (PLP) managing director, Nick Morgan, to get a behind-the-scenes insight into how the world’s most popular soccer property is delivered to fans around the world. Talking points: • Intro - (2:01) • What is the relationship between the Premier League and PLP?  - (4:44) • How much goes into producing a Premier League match? - (7:42) • How does PLP compare to Olympic Broadcast Services(OBS)? - (10:30) • What does a matchday look like? - (18:44) • How to test innovation without disruption - (25:05) • What are the biggest concerns delivering a quality broadcast? - (30:48) • Rapid fire question: 9:16, 3pm blackout rule, Premier League DTC content (46:43)

On this week's episode of the StreamTime podcast hosts, Nick Meacham and Chris Stone, share some of their bold predictions for 2023 alongside guests Steve McCaskill and Marion Ranchet.  • Bengals heartbreak and Fight Club - (0:15) • SportsPro Ignition - (7:38) • 2023 Bold Predictions - (12:19) • Netflix will partner with DAZN - (16:56) • The UK 3pm black rule will end - (19:34) • We have reached subscription fatigue - (24:09) • Viaplay will supplant Eurosport across pan-Europe - (27:30) • The NBA will offer a streaming only package for bidders - (31:47) • Apple or Roku will create a Spotify moment in sports - (36:00) • Lean in experiences will fall short of expectation - (39:54)

On this special episode of the StreamTime Podcast hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Timo Lumme, who spent the last 18 years of his career working as the International Olympics Committee's managing director for the television and marketing services.  Lumme's achievements include the industry setting deal with NBC, building the highly successful TOP programme and launching the Olympic Channel. The podcast covers Lumme's life and career, provding an insight into one of the most influential figures in the sports broadcast industry.  Lessons growing up - (1:17) Favorite Olympic moments - (5:20) A life-changing moment at Heathrow (15:37) The Nike experience - (24:40) Learnings from Quokka - (32:38) Olympics and NBC deal - (38:55) Olympic TOP programme - (50:00) How streaming impacted the Olympic’s broadcast strategy (58:23) What role does the Olympic Channel play (1:06:25) What’s one thing you’d tell your younger self (1:14:13) Timo Lumme was inducted into the inaugural SportsPro OTT Hall of Fame at the 2022 OTT Awards in Madrid.

Jeff Nathenson, Whistle Sport's international managing director, joins Nick and Chris to discuss social media's impact on sports, covering topics such as Elon Musk's Twitter influence, Logan Paul and KSI's Prime launch, the role of platforms like TikTok and Instagram, growth of influencer athletes, and the potential for social media platforms to purchase live rights.

On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone publish their next set of power rankings.  For this edition the duo focus on which sports networks and platforms they feel have outperformed the rest:  (5:11) - YouTube & NFL (14:03) - Sky (16:05) - ESPN+ (19:58) - Peacock  (25:09) - Netflix (28:42) - Apple  (34:47) - Discovery (37:45) - Viaplay (40:45) - Amazon (46:03) - DAZN & FuboTV