In the 36-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel talked about what worked and what didn’t with NBC, Prime Video, ESPN & the NBA. Who covered the NBA scandal well and who didn’t? The duo details why NFL MNF doubleheaders may not be over. Plus, much more, including the World Series, college football and World Cup/MLS.
The Rundown …
The NBA, Amazon, NBC and ESPN had to be thrilled with the first week
Mike Tirico succeeding Bob Costas & Al Michaels continues to be an all-time move
MLBN’s Dan Plesac’s World Series clairvoyance
Fox, please correctly tell us when the World Series starts
Reviewing Mark Schlereth as a game analyst
How did Prime Video’s Cassidy Hubbarth do with her interview of Adam Silver
Grading the coverage of the NBA’s sports gambling and poker scandal
The Ian Eagle and Kevin Harlan hires were were so important for Prime
The technology of the Amazon Prime Video studio is impressive
NBC produced Prime Video’s sports events up until NBA
Amazon’s studio showed a little more potential than NBC’s
The ingredient Jamal Crawford needs for next level
The initial impressions of Tim Legler joining Mike Breen & Richard Jefferson on ESPN’s No. 1 game team
When the gambling scandal hit, ESPN was flat-footed
What ESPN could have done differently even with current resources
SiriusXM’s Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine shined
Christopher (Mad Dog) Russo was out to lunch on his NBA scandal take
Good job by ESPN’s Alex Smith lighting up Woody Johnson
Terry Bradshaw’s funny “pig dealer” anecdote
Why ESPN-NFL Media deal may not start until 2027
The result could be that the ESPN MNF doubleheaders may not be over
Could the Patriots-Bills be flexed to Monday Night in December
How bad were the Steelers’ uniform against the Packers on Sunday night
What Fox Sports does really well on the World Series
Why Derek Jeter was such a good hire for Fox in October
Kevin Burkhardt is a tremendous host
The reaction to the Pete Macheska pod
Fox’s World Cup schedule shows the power of broadcast
MLS numbers on Apple & beyond don’t tell a great story
Will the ESPN-YouTube brouhaha be settled
Meteparel still loving the 21st anniversary of the Red Sox curse breaker
Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you
On Deck: Colin Cowherd is The Main Event on Thursday
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