The Sports Media Podcast

Andrew Marchand and John Ourand review the broadcast booths for CBS’s production of the AFC Championship game and Fox’s NFC Championship telecast. The two hosts also talk about what Diamond Sports Group’s pending bankruptcy means for professional sports teams and what YES Network’s expected streaming service will look like for the upcoming Yankees seasons. Marchand and Ourand also dive into media rights negotiations for both the Pac-12 and NASCAR. The podcast unveils a new segment this week with Karp’s Korner. SBJ’s Austin Karp joins to put the NFL’s huge championship game TV ratings in perspective. Karp also discusses the NHL’s ratings performance heading into its All-Star break – with ESPN and TNT showing a 22% drop in viewers compared to the previous year.

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:The NFL dominated television over the weekend during the Divisional Playoffs. It also dominated the first part of this week’s podcast as Andrew Marchand and John Ourand analyze how the different broadcast booths handled the games. The two also discuss Tom Brady’s options as the future Hall of Famer decides whether to play another season or venture into the broadcast booth. Other topics include the headlines being made by Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe; LIV Golf’s TV deal with The CW; and HBO Max’s first sports streaming efforts with the USWNT last week and the USMNT this week.Mentioned this week: Tom Brady, Chris Mason, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, Mike Florio, Albert Breer, Joe Davis, Adam Amin, Jason Benetti, George Kliavkoff, Kathleen Finch, Rob Manfred, Adam Silver, Gary Bettman, Dana White, Anne White, Josh Allen, Phil Simms, Patrick Mahomes, Ian Eagle, Alex Rodriguez, Dalton Schultz, Charvarius Ward, Daryl Johnston, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Damar Hamlin, Cris Collinsworth, Drew Brees, Sean McVay, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Muhammad Ali, Gisele Bündchen, Jim Gray, Larry Fitzgerald Jr., Stephen A. Smith, Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe, Acie Wyatt, Will Smith, Charles Barkley, Beyoncé, Rihanna, Jamie Horowitz, Phil Mickelson, Luke Wileman, Colin Campbell, Snoop Dogg, ESPN Potato Chips, TB12, Say It Ain’t So ProductionsFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:Pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand dissect all aspects of the NFL’s Wild Card weekend, from a sports media perspective. They look into whether social media complaints about Al Michaels’ and Tony Dungy’s performance are fair, and they look into how the top NFL broadcast teams on other networks fared: Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth on NBC, Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen on Fox, Jim Nantz and Tony Romo on CBS, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman on ESPN and Joe Davis and Daryl Johnston on Fox. Marchand and Ourand also review ManningCast’s playoff performance; predict whether Fox will have Tom Brady on air this postseason and look into the sports media fortunes of Sean McVay. The hosts identify the sports media executives that will be considered for the Big Ten Commissioner job being vacated by Kevin Warren; MLB’s plans around local media; and the likelihood of Netflix bidding on sports rights.Mentioned this week: Al Michaels, Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Deion Sanders, Nick Khan, The Miz, Roman Reigns, Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, Jason McCourty, Devin McCourty, Peter Schrager, Kyle Brandt, John Angelos, Mike Elias, Dan Connolly, Darren Cahill, Rennae Stubbs, Pam Shriver, Chris Fowler, John McEnroe, Tony Dungy, Ian Eagle, Ross Matiscik, Logan Cooke, Riley Patterson, Cris Collinsworth, Kirk Herbstreit, Drew Brees, Mike Tirico, Pat Summerall, Ray Scott, John Madden, Vin Scully, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston, Cover-2, A-Gap, Phil Simms, Dan Campbell, Snoop Dogg, Sean McVay, Peter King, NYP Sports Plus, Kathryn Tappen, Kevin Warren, Burke Magnus, Mark Silverman, Jim Phillips, George Kliavkoff, Brett Yormark, Eric Shanks, Billy Chambers, Chris Ripley, Brandon Riegg, Gilbert Arenas, Tyler Huntley, Sam Hubbard, The Cincinnati Kid, Mark Andrews, Fred Gaudelli, Chris Mason, Acie Wyatt For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:How did ESPN end up with a Cowboys playoff game? That’s one of many NFL playoff-related topics discussed by Andrew Marchand and John Ourand this week. Other topics include how CBS and Fox handled the final regular season NFL Sunday, Greg Gumbel’s week 18 performance, DirecTV’s negotiations for NFL Sunday Ticket’s commercial rights and a look back at 2022’s 100 most viewed shows on television – a list that is dominated by NFL games. Ourand is in Los Angeles and gives a report from the site of thethe CFP Championship game. College football topics include Pat McAfee’s alternate telecast around the championship game, an update on media rights to the planned CFP expansion and a preview of NBC’s planned “Blackbird” booth for the Big Ten that will feature Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge. Mentioned this episode: Tom Brady, Pat McAfee, Jamie Horowitz, Jake Horowitz, Jimmy Pitaro, Austin Karp, Cameron Maybin, Jon Greenberg, Tim McCarver, Tony Kubek, Ron Darling, Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, Justin Kutcher, Troy Vincent, Watergate, Damar Hamlin, Joe Buck, Don Van Natta, Tony Romo, Jim Nantz, Nyheim Hines, Scott Van Pelt, Uncle Sloppy Joe, Joe Simons, Al Michaels, Tony Dungy, Sean McVay, Jason Witten, Aaron Rodgers, Greg Gumbel, Deshaun Watson, David Njoku, Billy Wanger, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Simmons, Charles Barkley, Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Ian Eagle, Ryan Glasspiegel, Chris Mason, Acie WyattFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss ESPN’s coverage of the injury suffered by the Buffalo Bills’s Damar Hamlin during “Monday Night Football” and what the network could have done differently. Other topics include Google/YouTube’s $2+ billion deal for the NFL Sunday Ticket package and Amazon’s plans to launch a sports-focused app. This week’s show has regular podcast features like Who’s Up and Who’s Down and Call of the Week. Mentioned this week: Sean McDonough, Scott Van Pelt, Damar Hamlin, Jim McKay, Bob Costas, Bryant Gumbel, Bob Ley, Chris Fowler, Andy Jassy, Franco Harris, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Lisa Salters, Booger McFarland, Suzy Kolber, Adam Schefter, Don Van Natta Jr., Coley Harvey, Ben Baby, Ryan Clark, John Parry, Josh Allen, Tripp Mickle, Chris Mason, Anne Ourand, Mike Soltys, Donovan Edwards, Colston Loveland, Queen Frostine, Acie Wyatt, Ross NetheryFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:Andrew Marchand and John Ourand offer their sports media predictions for 2023. The hosts hit on everything from whether Tom Brady will actually be part of Fox’s top NFL announcer booth to the likelihood of DirecTV and Diamond Sports reaching an RSN deal. Other predictions involve the NBA, NWSL, LIV Golf, WWE and the College Football Playoff. Marchand and Ourand discuss ESPN’s gambling prospects and preview what’s ahead for Warner Bros Discovery Sports. Mentioned this week: Tom Brady, Johnny Miller, Chris Russo, Gisele Bündchen, Steve Young, Greg Olsen, Kevin Burkhardt, Brad Zager, Eric Shanks, Brian Rolapp, Sean McVay, Jimmy Johnson, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Tony Romo, Peyton Manning, Tim McCarver, Al Michaels, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Mike Tomlin, Kirk Herbstreit, David Preschlack, Rob Thun, Adam Silver, David Zaslav, Mark Lazarus, Lionel Messi, Nick Khan, Crystal Dunn, Chris Mason, Chris Legentil, Pete Bevacqua, Ryan Glasspiegel, Larry King, Jimmy Pitaro, Burke Magnus, Adam Schefter, Lenny Daniels, Luis Silberwasser, Rupert Murdoch, Acie WyattFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: Andrew Marchand and John Ourand choose the ten biggest stories they covered over the past 12 months. The duo starts with the free agent frenzy among NFL announcers last off-season and carries on to the upheaval in local sports TV marketplace. Other topics include Amazon and Apple’s sports strategy, Big Ten media rights deal, the rise of soccer on TV and executive moves at the top of the biggest companies in sports media. There’s also an in-depth conversation about whether the word ‘irregardless’ should ever be uttered on this pod again. Mentioned this week: Joe Buck, Tony Romo, Troy Aikman, Chris Russo, Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Al Michaels, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Jim Nantz, Roger Goodell, Brian Rolapp, Hans Schroeder, Chris Fowler, irregardless, Chris Mason, Chris Ripley, Adam Silver, John Leo Ourand, Kirk Herbstreit, Dude Perfect, LeBron James, Abe Madkour, Mark Lazarus, ethos, Judge Acie Wyatt, Eric Shanks, Katie Nolan, Tripp Mickle, JJ Redick, Mike Krzyzewski, Coach K podcast producer, Jeff Zucker, David Zaslav, Dick Ebersol, Luis Silberwasser, Lenny Daniels, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, Jimmy Pitaro, Dan Loeb, Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods, Mark Silverman, Larry Jones, Lionel Messi, Rob Manfred, John Strong, Pep Guardiola, Michael Nathanson, Garrett Camp, Travis Kalanick, Merriam-Webster, Reggie Walker For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports, Former basketball player and current ESPN star JJ Redick joins the podcast to discuss his media career. He talks about how and why he started his “Old Man and the Three” podcast and the growth of athlete-driven media. Redick talks about his time on ESPN’s “First Take” and some of the viral moments that it has produced. Redick talks about his time at Duke and how he dealt with obnoxious fans from John Ourand’s alma mater, Maryland. SBJ released its list of the Most Influential executives in sports business this week, which is the first topic on this week’s show. Hosts Andrew Marchand and Ourand also hit on the NFL’s Sunday Ticket discussions, Major Soccer’s deal with Fox, NFL Network’s decision to use Noah Eagle and Nate Burleson on Saturday’s Colts-Vikings game and NBC’s decision to use Maria Taylor on college football.Mentioned this week: Chris Russo, Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman, Erik Rydholm, Aaron Solomon, JA Adande, Kevin Blackistone, Frank Isola, Jackie MacMullan, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Mina Kimes, John Strong, Joe Buck, Ryan Ruocco, Noah Eagle, Adam Amin, Jason Benetti, Joe Davis, Gus Johnson, Ian Darke, Jon Stainer, Austin Karp, Tim Buckman, Abe Madkour, Marie Donoghue, Jay Marine, Fred Gaudelli, Al Michaels, Adam Silver, Roger Goodell, Brian Rolapp, Eric Shanks, Chris Ripley, Jimmy Pitaro, Sean McManus, David Berson, Pete Bevacqua, Molly Solomon, Andrew Fegyveresi, Nate Burleson, Ian Eagle, Maria Taylor, Cassidy Hubbarth, Adrian Wojnarowski, Bill Simmons, Draymond Green, CJ McCollum, Patrick Beverly, Marcus Spears, Kendrick Perkins, Bob Cousy, Kyrie Irving, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Skip Bayless, Mike Krzyzewski, Chris Collins, Steve Wojciechowski, Johnny Dawkins, Greg Paulus, John Anderson, Grant Wahl, David Beckham, Chris Mason, Acie WyattFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC SportsThe latest developments in the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations and MLS’ push to get a traditional TV network to carry its games next season are the top two podcasts on this week’s pod. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand also spend some time on whether Fox Sports’ production of the World Cup from Qatar is getting better and they parse some of NBC honcho Mark Lazarus’ comments from SBJ’s Media Innovators conference in New York City. As always, Marchand and Ourand identify who in sports media has had a good week and who has not. Instead of a Call of the Week this week, the hosts answer a reader’s question that was submitted via Twitter. Mentioned this week: Joe Buck, Troy Ailkman, Chris Russo, JJ Redick, Mike Krzyzewski, Gary Williams, MandO Mojitos, Sarah Langs, Lou Gehrig, Mike Biard, Adam Schefter, Deshaun Watson, Chris Ripley, David Preschlack, Freddie Mercury, Chris Mason, Rob Manfred, George Kliavkoff, Dennis Dodd, Michael Smith, Kevin Warren, Lionel Messi, John Strong, Stu Holden, Alexi Lalas, Grandma Marchand, Côte d’Azur, Marchand & Ourand Podcast des Médias Sportifs, Mark Lazarus, Ted Turner, Abe Madkour, Brian Roberts, Jason Kilar, Noah Garden, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Andrew Stolowitz, Steph Curry, Bradley Beal, Acie WyattFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO

Andrew Marchand and John Ourand co-hosted this podcast at SBJ’s Media Innovators conference in New York City. The live audience attending the late afternoon taping were treated to “MandO Mojitos.” The live podcast has the same “Who’s Up/Who’s Down” segment that is a regular part of the Marchand & Ourand Sports Media podcast. For the live show, Marchand and Ourand document the strategies for all sports media companies, including CBS, ESPN, Fox, NBC, Amazon, Apple and Netflix. The duo also answer audience questions.Mentioned on the Bonus Live Pod: Jimmy Pitaro, Steve Bornstein, Gary Bettman, Marie Donoghue, Steve Phelps, Shaqille O’Neal, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Al Michaels, MandO Mojito, Ray Warren, Abe Madkour, Eric Shanks, Chris Ripley, Steve Rosenberg, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Acie Wyatt, Adam Schefter, Bob Iger, Brian Rolapp, Walter White, Gale Boetticher, Joe Lemire, Jeff Passan, Michael Nathanson, Jen Sabatelle, Greg Hughes, Chris LaPlaca, Andrew Fegyveresi, Nate Smeltz, David Zaslav, Meghan Ourand, Mike Soltys, Ross Nethery, Taylor Swift, Michael Jordan, Mike Bass, Joe Girardi, Kirk Herbstreit, Chris Mason, Rick DiPietro, Dave Rothenberg, Stu Holden