Why Amazon Prime Video has officially reached the ESPN, Fox, NBC, CBS & TNT level. The surprising results of the Marchand PrimeTime Schedule Ratings™. The Sunday setback. How Netflix got what it wanted from the NFL. The next great NBA TV star. Shams vs. Amazon.
Why Gary Bettman was so right on John Tortorella. What to make of the Derek Jeter in the booth. And the ever popular “Cakes are Baking” game.
It is a 36-minute edition of Andrew Marchand & Jon Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media.
RUNDOWN ….
HEADLINES: Why Amazon Prime Video has arrived in sports
How the NFL is letting Netflix have the strategy it wants
The schedule did not favor Sunday afternoons
Gary Bettman puts John Tortorella & Las Vegas in the media penalty box
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WHAT’s UP/WHAT’s DOWN: NFL Schedule Release, NBC MLB Booth, Chargers Social Media, Udonis Haslem
THE QUESTIONS
Evaluating Amazon Prime Video’s first year with NBA games
The Steve Nash issue
Shams vs. Amazon on the MVP story
The NBA has found their next TV superstar … MJ, LeBron and now
NBC’s Michael Jordan is compared to the Great Gatsby by Meterparel
The surprising result of the official Marchand PrimeTime Schedule Ratings™
The impact of CBS, Fox, Red Zone and Sunday Ticket
NFL must be careful not to lose scarcity
The lessons of the Premier League
The big reason Bettman had to put the hammer down on Tortorella
The hypocrisy of Tortorella and others
Assessing the Ronda Rousey event for Netflix
What to make of the Derek Jeter, David Ortiz, Alex Rodriguez and Kevin Burkhardt Fox Red Sox-Yankees booth for June 6
The new viral term of “Grand Sham” for when a teams is on four different platforms in four days
How about a “Triple Clown” when it is three
Papa Clicker on WFAN’s Steve Somers’ book
How Papa Clicker listened to Somers under the covers
Cakes are Baking Game: Jim Nantz … Reggie Jackson … Ron Mercer
“Off the Record” with Matt Hong on June 9th
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