In the 43-minute sports media podcast, “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” LightShed partner Rich Greenfield analyzes the future of Fox, Amazon, ESPN, NBC, CBS, YouTube, Netflix, Apple, TNT Sports and Major League Baseball. Greenfield dissects who has the best hands and who doesn’t.
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Greenfield loves Fox’s “envious position” by holding its fire on the streaming game
Greenfield is not sure what Peacock ultimately becomes
Amazon has built out sports, making it well positioned for long-term strength with its subscription business and leveraging data
Disney/ESPN’s new DTC offerings must learn more about its customers
What ESPN can do to make their app special
Does ESPN need everything in sports or can it just pick and choose
What will TNT Sports be post-spinoff
How YouTube is becoming more aggressive in sports
Why leagues are trying to figure out how to appeal to Netflix
MLB should move its ESPN-opt out assets to NBC, according to Greenfield
Apple has bigger issues than trying to get into sports
If the CBS deal with Skydance closes, CBS Sports could be major players
Fox’s future may be determined by a court case in Nevada and then what for Fox Sports
Roku is someone to watch in the bundles
What should MLB do with its local rights
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3) The sports media fight between ESPN, legacy media, Amazon, Netflix & YouTube
4) Mark Shapiro is The Main Event
5) Rick Cordella explains NBC's NBA logic & how sports drives Peacock
6) The future of baseball & local rights with SNY president Steve Raab
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