In the 44-minute Marchand & Ourand, The Monthly, reunion, Andrew Marchand & Puck’s John Ourand reunite to discuss how the NFL potentially may slice up another TV package, MLB’s strong hand in one area, Netflix’s audacity, Amazon’s lead and a bullish ESPN outlook. More details below.
Rundown of topics:
How the NFL could take more from Fox and CBS to create another package without adding an 18th game
Ourand says the “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” with Jay Marine event was great, but asks how it is off-the-record when there is a podcast
The NFL seemingly front-loaded the schedule to start a strong ratings narrative … not that it needs it
NFL has scarcity, but YouTube’s so so ratings might have been partly because fans may not want Friday opening week games
Baseball’s big argument against football that MLB should scream
MLB local ratings story is intriguing
Red Sox president Sam Kennedy saying that Boston would be on-board with national digital package and explaining the “Big 6'“
How Amazon’s League Pass with the NBA kind of works in the platform’s favor long-term
Ourand doesn’t know how to reference days of the week even four years after he and Marchand started doing pods
Why Ourand says a digital local world will be so much more fan friendly
MLB’s attempt to entice Netflix
We list all the platforms you need to watch the Yankees next year
The Marchand Plan for MLB’s long-term packages
Why live sports streaming is a bit of myth right now, but probably not long-term
Does YouTube drive people to events
Amazon is the leaders of the digital players
All the ratings on streaming would be higher on broadcast
Streaming makes it harder to bring in the casual fans
MrBeast vs. the Manningcast
Good guy Ourand trusts that the NFL was happy with YouTube numbers
Ourand’s incredible USC/Notre Dame Netflix story
What was Notre Dame’s AD Pete Bevacqua’s role in the rogue USC/Netflix plan
YouTube and NBC/Peacock: Who won
The analyst who is bullish on ESPN’s app
Marchand & Ourand bloopers!
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