In the 45-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and John Ourand project where the NFL TV rights will end up, for how much and how long the deals will be. This is after spending Super Bowl week talking to scores of executives.
They delve into the potential pivotal pressure-point package, Netflix and YouTube’s real interest … and will Amazon Prime Video pick up a Super Bowl and/or a Conference Championship. And what impact will all this have on leagues like MLB, the NHL and others.
THE RUNDOWN …
The opening salvo about the cost of the NFL and the fallout
One prime time package may be the linchpin
The dilemma of a lame-duck broadcaster for four years
Their views on if Netflix will want a weekly package
Why Prime Video seems most likely for a streaming Super Bowl
The likely length of the new deals
How many extra Super Bowls will the NFL put out there
Marchand & Ourand disagree over the significance of an ESPN Super Bowl
ESPN’s portfolio is at its zenith
The naivety both Marchand & Ourand felt when they separately found out the new NFL deals probably won’t be longer than the old ones
What type of money could the NFL pick up
Looking at ESPN’s cards
Should ESPN/ABC be in on Sunday Night Football
Could the same platforms be in, but nights and packages change
Where is Amazon Prime Video shopping
The YouTube wild card
How David Berson is now like the “Benjamins” commercial
Lachlan Murdoch’s comments saying how Fox will “rebalance” around NFL opt-out negotiations
How will the current Fox and CBS packages look
What does NFL Projection 1.0 look like
Gary Bettman and Brian Rolapp wanted to go early in their negotiations
The networks have to find money
Why Marchand still thinks MLB has a potentially good hand for 2029
The NFL and NHL are not in the same conversation
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