The billion dollar game of chicken between the NFL and its TV partners is on. In ‘NFL Media Rights Projection 2.0,” Andrew Marchand is joined by Puck’s John Ourand for his monthly appearance and the duo explains the latest on the NFL Talks and where they are trending.
In the 36-minute podcast, Marchand & Ourand also go into Ourand’s ESPN’s mini-layoff report and have some fun with Ourand’s Chris Berman nickname.
The Topics ….
How the networks’ attitude might be changing in the game of chicken
Why CBS is a different scenario compared to the other networks
Where the leverage points stand in negotiations and budgets
Why FCC and Congress are worth watching
Kitchen tabling the process of stripping the NFL anti-trust exemption
How much credence does this idea have
Why Hollywood and other sports are so nervous about the new NFL talks
Gaming out a post-CBS deal with Fox and others up next
The rights holder would pay more if they got this criteria from the NFL
The four-corners strategy
Why would you go early if you are the networks and why not
The NFL is a league of its own on TV, which is why these talks are so important
Marchand & Ourand make predictions on who has deals before next season’s kickoff … and they disagree
Is YouTube leverage as a free service or not ….
Marchand’s Ourand social media strategy
What is Ourand’s thought process in reporting that 30 non-on-air ESPN folks will be let go
ESPN and the YouTube TV factor …
Assessing the Chris Berman-like “Grande Ourand” nickname
Ourand flip flops on predictions
The Best Berman nicknames & bloopers
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