StreamTime Sports

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?

The global motorsport series has been as effective as anyone in the sports industry with its media product over the last few years. In this in-depth interview F1's director of media rights, Ian Holmes, explains why.

This week’s two-part episode of the StreamTime Podcast starts with hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone rounding up some of the major recent developments in the sports media industry. The pair offer their thoughts on Formula One’s long-term, multi-territory media rights extension with pay-TV broadcasting giant Sky, World Rugby’s acquisition of the RugbyPass digital media platform, and reports suggesting that LIV Golf has been offering to pay broadcasters to air its events. Then, in part two, SportsPro technology editor Steve McCaskill is joined by Tom Janicot, managing director of video assistant referee (VAR) specialist Vieww and director of video solutions at Sportec Solutions, a technology joint venture between Deltatre and the German Football League (DFL).  In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss how innovations being pioneered in German soccer’s top-flight Bundesliga could be applied elsewhere in the sporting world – driving performance and fan engagement.

John-Paul McKerlie, vice president of sales and marketing at TOD, tells Nick Meacham and Chris Stone about the launch of BeIN Media Group's new streaming service and the role of sport on the platform.

This special edition of the StreamTime Podcast celebrates its 50th episode. Hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone reflect on some of their favourite conversations, review previous predictions to see what they got right and what they got wrong, and consider what's in store for the sports streaming industry.

This week’s two-part StreamTime Podcast also sees Nick Meacham and Chris Stone reflect on Amazon’s opening TNF broadcasts before Peacock’s chief commercial officer outlines the role of sport on the platform.

Harish Sarma, TikTok’s global head of content business development, hops on this week’s StreamTime Podcast to outline the video-sharing platform’s sports strategy.