This week’s pod opens with Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discussing the fallout from Kyrie Irving’s decision to tweet a link to an anti-semitic documentary and Amazon’s decision to keep the documentary on its site. The two also wrap up baseball’s year from a media perspective, from AppleTV+ to Peacock to Amazon. Other topics include Netflix’s future in sports and what to expect from next season’s Apple-MLS deal. Fox Sports sideline reporter Erin Andrews joins the pod as this week’s Big Get and talks about how she got her start in the business and describes the differences between working at Fox and ESPN. She goes behind the scenes to describe what it’s like on the ground as a sideline reporter and discusses her infamous 2014 post-game interview with Richard Sherman.Mentioned this week: Joe Davis, Kyle Tucker, Chris Russo, Richie Cunningham, Chuck Cunningham, James Brown, Kyrie Irving, Kanye West, Pete Bevacqua, Rick Cordella, Sean McManus, Jimmy Pitaro, Eric Shanks, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Jay Williams, Andy Jassy, MoneyEars679, Chris Ripley, Crane Kenney, Robert Channick, John Smoltz, Sal Liban, Pat Summerall, John Madden, Jason Benetti, Rob Manfred, Michael Nathanson, Nate Smeltz, Johnnie-O, Charissa Thompson, WEAR by Erin Andrews, Tom Brady, Derek Jeter, Michael Strahan, Michael Rubin, Kenny Smith, Steven Andrews, Skip Caray, Joe Simpson, Charles Barkley, Todd Bertuzzi, Steve Moore, Martin St. Louis, Mike Krzyzewski, Chip Kelly, Dan Patrick, Mark Shapiro, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Fowler, Mike Tirico, Bobby Bowden, Joe Paterno, Mike McCarthy, Aaron Rodgers, Dak Prescott, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Richard Zyontz, Rich Russo, Adam Stenavich, Matt LaFleur, Adam Schefter, Jay Glazer, Doug Pederson, Nick Foles, Suzy Kolber, Jarret Stoll, Brett Favre, Tony Romo, Candice Romo, Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid, Peyton Manning, Richard Sherman, Michael Crabtree, Joe Buck, Paula Andrews, Anne Ourand, Kim Kardashian, Kendall Kardashian, Kylie Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian, Kris Jenner, Kyle Shanahan, Trent Williams, Bryce Harper, Lance McCullers, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason, DocLouIowaMore information on WSC Sports https://wsc-sports.com/sbj/?utm_medium=podcast&utm_source=music_streaming_services&utm_campaign=sbj_podcast_11_22&utm_content=in_text_link

The Big 12’s blockbuster media deal with ESPN and Fox Sports gets top billing on this week’s pod as Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss the fallout from the story Ourand broke with Michael Smith over the weekend. The duo goes in-depth with a story Marchand broke earlier this week about Amazon’s plans to produce daily sports talk studio shows. They also highlight the NWSL championship game’s primetime performance on CBS and offer a quick preview for when they take the podcast live at the Media Innovators conference in New York at the end of this month. Fox Sports and NFL Network’s Peter Schrager joins as this week’s Big Get and talks about how he was able to break into the business and how he got his start on the “Good Morning Football” morning show. One of the most plugged-in people on the NFL beat, Schrager talks about how he approaches the beat. A big fan of the sports media business, Schrager offers his thoughts on Sean McVay’s media future and identifies the current players he thinks will make the transition to broadcasting. Mentioned this week: Bob Wischusen, Max Duggan, Kendre Miller, Chris Russo, Sean McVay, Joe Davis, John Lombardo, Nick Dawson, Burke Magnus, Mark Silverman, Brett Yormark, LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, Jimmy Pitaro, Luis Silberwasser, Craig Moffett, Michael Nathanson, Brian Roberts, Sean McManus, Pete Bevacqua, Brad Zager, Cam Rising, Petros Papadakis, Bryson Barnes, Kyle Whittingham, Jeff Levering, Al Michaels, Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Michael Smith, Michael Davies, Cari Champion, Madelyn Burke, Master Tesfatsion, Pat McAfee, Stephen A. Smith, Dan Weinberg, Jen Sabatelle, Chris Ripley, Rob Weisbord, Robert Saleh, Paul Rudd, Ken Dorsey, Adam Amin, Bill Simmons, Ralph Wiley, Lou D’Ermilio, Bill Burr, Keith Richards, Jim Nantz, Rey Ordóñez, John Vander Wal, Alex Riethmiller, Kyle Brandt, Kay Adams, Nate Burleson, Pete Radovich, Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, Cris Collinsworth, Mike Tirico, Cam Newton, Ron Rivera, Derek Anderson, Steven Drummond, Brandon Beane, Odell Beckham Jr., Roger Goodell, Adam Schefter, Ian Rapoport, Jay Glazer, Christian McCaffrey, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Donald, Cooper Kupp, Mike Francesa, Kirk Herbstreit, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Travis Kelce, Rob Gronkowski, Shannon Sharpe, Tony Gonzalez, Greg Olsen, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Mark Sanchez, Chase Daniel, Colt McCoy, Kyler Murray, John Fetterman, Mehmet Oz, Jamie Erdahl, Ian Eagle, Tua Tagovailoa, Joe Burrow, Jalen Hurts, Jason McCourty, Devin McCourty, Bill Belichick, Sean Payton, Charissa Thompson, Charles Woodson, Michael Vick, Jennifer Aniston, Brian Rolapp, Hans Schroeder, Alberto Riveron, Walt Coleman IV, Deshaun Watson, Judy Battista, Daniel Snyder, Jerome from Manhattan, Yao Ming, Bob Weir, Casey Jones, Jacob Ullman, Richard Jefferson, Kyrie Irving, Ryan Ruocco, Alex Jones, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason

 Just days before calling his first World Series game, Fox Sports’ Joe Davis joins the pod to talk about how his meteoric career took off. Davis, who replaced play-by-play legends Vin Scully on Dodgers games and Joe Buck on national games, takes listeners through how he approached the NLCS and what was going through his mind before Bryce Harper’s game-winning eighth-inning home run. He also discusses his accomplished family, including his Academy Award-winning brother, producer sister and his father, who works as a spotter on his NFL games. Andrew Marchand and John Ourand open the pod by discussing two stories that they broke this week. The duo discuss Jim Nantz’ decision to step away as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament’s main play-by-play announcer and CBS’s decision to replace Nantz with Ian Eagle. The two also discuss the NBA’s decision to mandate that regional sports network announcers travel to every game this season. Other topics include updates to the Big 12 and Pac-12 media rights negotiations and this weekend’s NWSL championship, which CBS will carry on its broadcast TV network in primetime.Mentioned this week: Jim Nantz, Ian Eagle, Chris Russo, Joe Buck, Pedro Martinez, Marie Donoghue, Dan Marino, Breece Hall, Denzel Mims, Melvin Gordon, Brett Rypien, Courtland Sutton, Bill Koenig, Melinda Witmer, Matt Vasgersian, Gary Bettman, Eddy Cue, Anne Ourand, Chris Myers, Trevor Lawrence, Christian Kirk, Mark Schlereth, Noah Eagle, Finley Nantz, Jameson Nantz, Caroline Nantz, Verne Lundquist, Gus Johnson, Al Michaels, Mike Breen, Nate Smeltz, Jay Wright, Bill Raftery, Abe Madkour, Libby Davis, Charlotte Davis, Blake Davis, Theodore Orel Davis, Mike Puma, Paul Davis, Len Kasper, Vin Scully, Red Barber, Bryce Harper, Bob Melvin, Josh Hader, Rob Thomson, Zack Wheeler, John Smoltz, Sam A. Davis, Catherine Davis, Tom Brady, Jean Segura, Nick Castellanos, John Leo Ourand, Chris Mason, Acie Wyatt.

Pedro Martinez joins the podcast as TBS prepares to carry baseball’s American League Championship Series. Martinez, who played for the Red Sox, Mets and Phillies during his career, discusses which team was in the toughest media market during his playing days and how he mentors young Spanish-speaking players breaking into the league. Martinez talks about his only regret from his playing days and the origin of his home run phrase “Ding Dong Johnson.”The NBA’s upcoming season is one of the big topics on this week’s pod, with Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discussing how the new deals Turner signed with its “Inside the NBA” stars could affect the NBA’s media rights negotiations. The two reporters provide analysis on several rights deals negotiations, including the Big 12, Pac-12, Amazon’s Black Friday NFL game, NFL Sunday Ticket, LIV Golf and NASCAR.Mentioned this week: Al Michaels, Dan Snyder, DC sports fans, Chris Russo, Marie Donoghue, Jay Marine, Jon Sciambi, Dan Shulman, Vin Scully, Jack Buck, Jon Miller, Matt Vasgersian, Karl Ravech, Boog Powell, Bob Costas, Ron Darling, Ernie Johnson, Yossi Benchetrit, Charles Barkley, Tony Romo, Tom Brady, Troy Aikman, Kenny Smith, Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Sherman, Eddy Cue, Brian Windhorst, Roger Goodell, Michael Smith, Robert Kraft, Dana Blumberg, Eric Shanks, Hans Schroeder, Abe Madkour, Brian Rolapp, Dan Shaughnessy, Armando Benítez, Don Zimmer, Karim Garcia, Jay Moskowitz, Ding Dong Johnson, Jim Tracy, Chili Davis, Jim Nantz, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason, Jimmy Pitaro, Sean McManus

Andrew Marchand and John Ourand interview Amazon Sports VP of Global Sports Video, Marie Donoghue. Donoghue is the one who first hatched Amazon's plan to go after the rights for Thursday Night Football and she led how the streamer has approached its look in front and behind the cameras. In the pod, Donoghue reveals some news on an addition to TNF's pregame, talks about interest in the NBA, Big 12 and Pac 12. She also tells of what it was like to row in the Harlem River as part of Columbia's crew team in college. Plus, Marchand and Ourand have their usual segments of "Who's Up" and "Who's down," delve deep into Major League Baseball and Sinclair, while also providing a prognosis of the current state of the Pac 12 deal. And one sportscaster receives the coveted "Call of the Week" award. 

Andrew Marchand and John Ourand celebrate one year of the sports media podcast. They are joined by ESPN MLB insider Jeff Passan, who details why he always wears a suit to the ballpark, navigating ESPN rivalries, the angst of being glued to his phone and his Elmo impersonation, among other topics. Marchand and Ourand have all the usual elements, picking “Who’s up” and “Who’s down,” plus they go deep on subjects, including what does the Sling-Disney deal foretell, what is the NBA up to with its reimagined app and Rachel Nichols’ comeback. They end with “Call of the Week,” which has a Manning slant. Mentioned this week: Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, Chris Russo, Doug Perlman, Abe Madkour, Chris Shaw, Scott Van Pelt, Shaquille O’Neal, Gary Bettman, Steve Phelps, Roger Goodell, Aaron Judge, Derek Volner, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Charlie Ergen, Chris Ripley, LeBron James, Fred Hickman, Nick Charles, George Michael, Rachel Nichols, Mark Hale, Adam Silver, Maria Taylor, John Blake, Rich Passan, Adrian Wojnarowski, Adam Shefter, Pete Thamel, John Branch, Joe Posnanski, Jason Whitlock, Wright Thompson, Liz Merrill, Adam Teicher, Blair Kirkhoff, Bob Dutton, Sam Mellinger, Kevin Kaduk, Candace Buckner, Mike Fannin, Dan Wetzel, Charles Robinson, Tim Brown, Kevin Iole, Greg Wyshynski, Buster Olney, Rob Manfred, Rachel Ullrich, Ken Rosenthal, Jon Heyman, Joel Sherman, Adley Rutschman, Elmo, Sean Connery, Dan LeBatard, Manny Machado, George King, Tom Verducci, Bobby Wagner, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason, Pedro Martinez 

Aaron Judge and Albert Pujols went for historic home runs exclusively on AppleTV+. The NFL put some of its most popular teams exclusive on Amazon. The NFL wants to sell its Sunday Ticket service exclusively to a streamer. Podcast hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss what sports leagues’ moves to streaming services mean for the business. Other topics: Pac-12 and Big 12 media rights, the new NBA App, J.J. Redick’s media future and Peyton and Eli Manning’s role in the new NFL Pro Bowl weekend.Troy Aikman, Joe Buck, Chris Russo, Jeff Passan, Pedro Martinez, Adam Silver, George Kliavkoff, Brett Yormark, Jay Marine, Jeff Bezos, Marie Donoghue, Jared Stacy, Barry Bonds, Michael Kay, Alex Rodriguez, Aaron Judge, Roger Maris, David Waldstein, Joel Sherman, Roger Clemens, Burke Magnus, Jimmy Pitaro, Adley Rutschman, Roger Goodell, Ian Eagle, Charles Davis, Marv Albert, Chris Ripley, Albert Puljols, Letitia James, Bob Lawyer, Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, WeCrashed, Tripp Mickle, James Nestor, Eddy Cue, Brian Rolapp, John Canzano, Jon Wilner, Pat McAfee, JJ Redick, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Wayne Randazzo, Richard Jefferson, Ryan Ruocco, Dave Pasch, Stephen A. Smith, Howie Rose, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason.

Sports media’s push to streaming dominates the first part of this week’s podcast, as Andrew Marchand and John Ourand take a deep dive into how Amazon fared during its first exclusive NFL game. Marchand and Ourand take a look at Amazon’s performance from the NBA’s perspective since that league’s media rights deals are up after the 2024-25 season. They bring up both the good and the bad with Amazon’s stream of the Chargers-Chiefs game.Other streaming topics include the potential for AppleTV+ to carry a historic MLB game as Aaron Judge chases Roger Maris’ Yankees homerun record and discuss how a direct-to-consumer ESPN may look. College rights negotiations continue to be a big issue, as the Big 12 and Pac-12 have started looking into re-doing their deals. And they tell you why Dwyane Wade is leaving TNT’s NBA telecasts this season. As always, the show has its Who’s Up/Who’s Down and Call of the Week features.Mentions: Aaron Judge, Roger Maris, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Jimmy Pitaro, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Scott Van Pelt, Burke Magnus, Bob Chapek, Russell Wilson, Dak Prescott, Ian Eagle, Eddy Cue, Dean Spanos, Justin Herbert, Jay Marine, Marie Donoghue, Jared Stacy, Fred Gaudelli, Kaylee Hartung, Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dude Perfect, Joe Flint, Jeff Bezos, Bart Simpson, Al Bundy, Roger Goodell, Chris Russo, Pat McAfee, Stephen Nelson, Hunter Pence, Katie Nolan, Derek Jeter, Babe Ruth, John Canzano, Jon Wilner, George Kliavkoff, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Harlan, Tua Tagovailoa, Tyreek Hill, Gus Johnson, Joel Klatt, Jason McCourty, Michael Nathanson, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason

  Days before they will call the first regular season NFL game on Amazon Prime, Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit joined the pod this week to discuss their plan for calling games on the streaming service and how they’ve approached their partnership. The two also discuss the free agent frenzy that hit NFL announcers in the off season; Michaels talks about how he will decide when to hang up his announcer’s microphone; and Herbstreit offers his two cents on Big Ten expansion. Other topics: Michaels’ disdain for vegetables and Herbstreit’s travel schedule to Boone, N.C.  Marchand and Ourand also discuss ESPN’s future, what to expect from Amazon’s first game and a review of Week 1 on television. The two also make their weekly picks about Who’s Up, Who’s Down and Call of the Week.  Mentioned this week: Ian Eagle, Chris Russo, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Chris Finnegan, Pat McAfee, Brad Marchand, Jimmy Pitaro, Bob Chapek, Urban Meyer, Jac Collinsworth, Maria Taylor, Mike Tirico, Tim of Shelbyville, Tenn., Rick Mace, Jonathan Tannenwald, Brian Roberts, Charlie Ergen, Rob Thun, Brian Rolapp, Hans Schroeder, Michael Nathanson, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Robert Seidman, Marion Barry, Steve Levy, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky, Darren Rovell, Joel McHale, Shannon Sharpe, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Chris LaPlaca, Jay Marine, Marie Donoghue, Fred Gaudelli, Jared Stacy, Tripp Mickle, Jeff Bezos, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Justin Reid, Eric Reid, Cris Collinsworth, Marty Brennaman, Wayne Lucas, Mario Cristobal, Jimbo Fisher, Mack Brown, Michael Smith, Bob Kraft, Michele Tafoya, Jay Michaels, Lila Roginsky, Dr. Spock, Michael Kay, Ian Eagle, Jo Ann Ross, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason  

 Fox Sports’ top NFL announcing team of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen join the pod this week to discuss the upcoming season when they will call the Super Bowl for the first time. Andrew Marchand and John Ourand ask about the long off-season process to become Fox’s top NFL broadcasting team. Burkhardt and Olsen also address Tom Brady, who is scheduled to replace Olsen when he stops playing football. Other topics include their New Jersey roots, where Burkhardt called Olsen’s high-school games; Burkhardt’s “first pitch” at Citi Field; and Burkhardt’s role on WFAN 20 years ago. Marchand and Ourand also discuss the NFL’s upcoming season, from Amazon’s debut and the Manningcast to NBC’s Sunday Night Football’s expected performance. The two opine on what the expansion of the College Football Playoff means to ESPN, Fox and Amazon.Mentioned on the pod: Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Jay Marine, Marie Donoghue, Jeff Bezos, Brett Yormark, Burke Magnus, Ray Davis, Sarah Krouse, Chris Fowler, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Tony Romo, Jim Nantz, Peyton Manning, Fred Gaudelli, Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Chris Olsen, Jr., Chris Olsen, Sr., Art Stapleton, Mike Trevino, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi, Rob Boras, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers, Charles Davis, Kenny Albert, Gregg Picker, Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, Ron Darling, Bill Webb, Chris Russo, Richard Cross, Leger Douzable, Andrew Fegyveresi, Acie Wyatt, Chris Mason.