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On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast SportsPro's chief executive, Nick Meacham, sits down with the NBA's managing director of Europe and Middle East, Ralph Rivera.  The two discuss the league’s international broadcast strategy, what the launch of the NBA App means for the business, and how to drive fan engagement.  Talking points: Intro  (6:50) - Interview with Ralph Rivera  (51:26) - Analysis of the NBA's strategy

On this week’s episode of the StreamTime Podcast, SportsPro’s Nick Meacham and Chris Stone power rank which sports properties they believe are currently doing it best in the OTT and streaming space. The likes of the NFL, NBA, Premier League and Fifa, are sorted into categories ranging from love, to like, through to jury’s out. Talking points:  • PGA Tour, NBA, and WWE – (3:15) • NFL – (5:30) • Formula One - (10:50) • Fifa+ - (13:15) • Volleyball World & Rugby Pass – (18:15) • Premier League – (21:30) • MLS – (27:30) • LIV Golf – (32:30)

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by SportsPro's technology editor Steve McCaskill as they provide stats, figures, and insights from the biggest sessions at the SportsPro OTT Summit. Talking points: • DAZN's evolving strategy - (5:00) • The FAST Channel opportunity - (13:50) • Dyn Media's distruptive approach - (21:40) • Impact of the NBA App - (31:30) • Next steps for Warner Bros Discovery - (36:30) • The WSL's growth on Sky Sports - (44:55) • ICC's blueprint for OTT platforms - (49:45) • The new role for social media - (55:30) • From spicy content to sports content on OnlyFans - (1:02:45) 

On this week’s episode of the StreamTime Podcast, SportsPro’s chief executive Nick Meacham is joined in an interview with Warner Bros Discovery’s president and managing director for sports, Andrew Georgiou.  Prior to the chat with the interview with Georgiou, Meacham and SportsPro’s community lead, Chris Stone share their takeaways from the SportsPro OTT Summit. The two discuss what they learned from sessions that included the NBA, Sky Sports, Dyn Media, DAZN and many others. Running order: OTT Summit Takeaways – (3:30) Andrew Georgiou on the future of Warner Bros Discovery – (27:45)

On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast, co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Mike Falconer, strategy director at sports betting and data giant Sportradar. During the episode the trio discuss the convergence of content, betting and commerce, and how this has led to a growing number of partnerships between media and tech companies. They also consider the impact hyper-personalisation will have on monetisation opportunities and offer predictions on the role Web3 could play in broadcasting in future. Talking points: 05:20 - What to make of the convergence of content, betting and commerce companies 17:05 - How difficult is it to set up a sportsbook within a streaming platform? 22:30 - How will hyper-personalisation enable better monetisation opportunities? 32:15 - How can AI help solve the challenge of working with large data sets? 39:35 - The role Web3 could play in broadcasting

SportsPro chief executive Nick Meacham and community lead Chris Stone return with a reflective podcast, looking at the narratives dominating the sports media space over the last 12 months. Talking points:  ◦ (7:00) - Goodbye subscriptions numbers, hello profitability and time watched ◦ (15:10) - The consolidation of media businesses has begun ◦ (19:50) - Big tech will continue to spend, Google is coming to the table ◦ (23:25) - Amazon is a must have partner ◦ (27:10) - Ecommerce is a key and social is bringing solutions ◦ (31:25) - The gap is widening between tier one and tier two sports ◦ (39:45) - Broadcasters are still playing a traditional game

SportsPro’s Nick Meacham and Chris Stone mull recent developments in the sports media space. This week’s episode focuses on the macroeconomic pressures impacting decisions made by the likes of Disney, FuboTV, and Netflix. Talking points:  – Analysing FuboTV’s third quarter results (3:50) – How are investor expectations impacting ESPN+? (15:00) – Did it make sense for Netlix to approach purchasing the World Surf League? (21:50) – How much impact can Google deliver for the World Cup? (26:40) – Viaplay making more headway into the UK with the PDC (32:15)

Join Nick Meacham and Chris Stone as they discuss the big talking points in the world of sports media. On this week’s episode of the StreamTime Podcast, SportsPro’s Nick Meacham and Chris Stone mull recent developments in the sports media space, including Overtime’s streaming deal with Amazon, Comcast’s options for offloading Sky Germany, the outlook for Major League Soccer (MLS) on Apple and more. On the agenda: • Overtime Elite to Amazon (5:45) • OneFootball developing smart TV app (13:45) • Comcast to sell Sky Germany (19:48) • Can MLS succeed on Apple (25:25) • BT Sport cutting emissions 25% (31:40) • Dapper Labs laying off 22% of staff (36:45)

Nick Meacham is joined by Amanda Laing, Foxtel’s chief commercial and content officer to discuss their strategy in the Australian market. In the interview, Laing discusses Foxtel’s ‘one kitchen, many restaurants’ approach to ensure fans are served content how they want it. Amanda also discusses how Foxtel’s sports Kayo streaming platform operates as an aggregator delivering greater value for fans and emerging sports. As mentioned in the introduction of the episode Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are looking forward to this year’s upcoming SportsPro OTT Summit. For those in the StreamTime community who are interested in coming you can take advantage of a 30% discount using the code STREAMTIME30. You can register for a pass here: https://eu.sportspro-ott.com/registration/

On this week’s episode of the StreamTime Podcast Nick Meacham and Chris Stone share news and insights on a busy week of sports broadcast news. The pair look at a series of stories from prominent rights holders including the National Football League (NFL), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Fifa.  Talking points:  Will the NFL be able to turn things around after a slow start to the launch of NFL+?  Will the Los Angeles Clippers set a template for NBA teams going DTC?  Is the Women’s World Cup being undervalued by broadcasters? Is DAZN turning around after its pandemic struggles?  What now for FuboTV after pulling out of betting?