In the 41-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by Frank Isola, who is in for the vacationing Jon Meterparel.
Isola — the SiriusXM/ESPN/YES star — joins Marchand to analyze the new NBA deals and how they are shadowing the upcoming NFL TV rights negotiations. Plus, a deep dive into what Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.-Discovery means. And more.
The Rundown …
How to assess the new NBA TV deals with NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video & ESPN so far
Netflix’s Ted Sarandos is now in even a better position in sports
The Apple MLS deal is improved this year
Who is going to fill all these NFL TV studio openings …
The unfairness to Charles Barkley and company for “not celebrating the game”
Judging the Prime Video and NBC/Peacock’s NBA hires
Tony Dungy is out as a regular on an NBC’s pregame … his last hurrah was not good
Judging the Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit’s booth
The NFL is the biggest winner of the Paramount-Warner Bros.-Discovery deal
The NFL deals could impact the rest of TV and there are some intriguing players
The NFL should be greedy, but not too greedy with the networks
Isola is concerned if Paramount’s Champions League will be impacted by the Warner Bros.-Discovery deal
What is Isola’s take on the insiders game
You want to hear the “why” of situations
How Fox’s World Cup coverage will be impacted by politics
Isola likes Alexi Lalas
The parking for the World Cup is going to cost, “What?”
Isola paid for World Cup tickets
Apple’s MLS adjustments
Why the World Cup may not give MLS an uptick
How the Premier League is planting seeds with kids
Big Papa Clicker Book Review for Paul Knepper’s Moses Malone: The Life of Basketball Prophet
Isola’s classic stories on Malone
On Deck: YouTube VP of Subscriptions, Christian Oestlien, is The Main Event
Frank Isola’s trip from New York sports media institution to the national spotlight
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