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As college football readies for the CFP and the NFL enters the final stage of its season, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into the biggest media stories in both sports. For college football, that includes the CFP, the end of the Pac-12 conference and the final SEC on CBS telecast. With the NFL, Marchand and Ourand dissect the NFL's decision to use flex scheduling on for “Monday Night Football,” and they analyze Amazon's record-setting viewership for the Seahawks-Cowboys game.   Marchand and Ourand devote a topic to the NBA's on-going media rights negotiations. Marchand looks into how MLB Network is treating MLB's Winter Meetings. And Ourand explains why the DirecTV-Tegna carriage battle is so important to the sports media business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12.1.23 John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, joins to recap Josh Harris' appearance at the SBJ: Dealmakers Conference on Thursday. Kevin and John also discuss late season TV ratings for the NFL and College Football. Kevin hears comments Josh Harris made on Thursday about the team's future. Kevin then gives his keys to a Washington win. 

12.1.23 John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, joins to recap Josh Harris' appearance at the SBJ: Dealmakers Conference on Thursday. Kevin and John also discuss late season TV ratings for the NFL and College Football. 

The NFL set a viewership record on Thanksgiving Day across CBS, Fox and NBC. It also kicked-off the first Black Friday game in its history, which was carried on Amazon Prime. Pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss the league's media dominance and whether Black Friday will follow that trajectory. Now that the NBA is through the round-robin part of its In-Season Tournament, Marchand and Ourand dissect what they like and don't like about the tournament and whether it has the staying power to be one of the NBA's tent-pole events.   Two of the most controversial sports media stories of the last two weeks made it onto the pod's list of topics this week. One is the Futurism report that Sports Illustrated had been using AI-generated stories and AI-generated bylines without properly alerting readers. The other is Charissa Thompson's comments to the “Pardon My Take” podcast that she used to make up sideline reports when she wasn't able to track down a coach. This week also sees the return of the “MandO Mailbag.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The head of Amazon's global sports Jay Marine joins the pod this week to discuss Amazon's sports strategy and how the company uses sports to grow its Prime Video business. Marine opens up to hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand about Amazon's NBA negotiations, saying that Amazon wants to have meaningful games – including playoffs – on Amazon Prime. Marine also provides updates on Amazon's negotiations to get NASCAR rights and CFP rights, and offers a preview to what viewers can expect during the first Black Friday game. Marchand and Ourand offer their picks for who is up in sports media, and who is down in sports media. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disney CEO Bob Iger recently announced the year – 2025 – when ESPN will take its main cable channel direct-to-consumer. Host Andrew Marchand, who has reported on 2025 as the date for a couple of years, and John Ourand discuss what needs to happen before the 2025 launch date. The two hosts identify storylines that should develop over the next two years, as it heads direct-to-consumer. In light of SBJ's report on Netflix's interest in the NBA's In-Season Tournament, Marchand and Ourand discuss Netflix's aspirations to invest in live sports. The hosts also dive into Marchand's exclusive interview with Al Michaels and talk about the future of the broadcasting legend.   Former NFL legend and current TV star Eli Manning joins the podcast as The Big Get and addresses how his brother Peyton Manning convinced him to do the “ManningCast” and when he knew that the Monday night show would be a success. Manning also dives into how he dealt with the media as a star quarterback in New York, what he learned from Derek Jeter when talking with the media and who his media influences were in his younger days. Manning also discusses the 2-8 New York Giants and offers suggestions on how his former team can improve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NBA agreed to a deal with the bankrupt company Diamond Sports Group, which runs the Bally Sports-branded regional sports networks. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how that deal affects the 15 NBA teams that have Diamond deals; how the deal could impact the league's national TV negotiations; and what the deal means for Diamond Sports. Marchand and Ourand also discuss how MLB will approach its off-season from a sports media standpoint and look into the takeaways from its ultra successful Chiefs-Dolphins game in Germany last weekend.   Mike McCarley, the founder and CEO of TMRW Sports and TGL, joins the pod as The Big Get this week and tells the story about how Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and he decided to launch this venture. McCarley details what viewers should expect when it launches in January on ESPN. A long-time veteran of the sports media business, McCarley details the current market for sports media rights and offers his two cents on the LIV Golf controversy that took over the sport this summer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

YouTubeTV experienced a lot of streaming problems on Sunday, and Bally Sports' app was not working on Monday night. Co-hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand dive into what those two problems say about where and how streaming fits into the current state of sports media.   In other topics, Marchand and Ourand offer their predictions on the NBA's next rights deal, talk about MLB's success this season regardless of World Series ratings and dive into MLS post-season run on AppleTV+. Marchand discusses the sports media listening tour he took last week in Minnesota, where local fans had a lot of opinions about how much they would pay to stream their teams' games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sports Business Journal's John Ourand comes on the show today to go behind the scenes with John and Paul today and geek out over the business end of Sports media.  We take a look ahead and discuss where we think the money will be coming from when it comes to TV rights within professional sports, stack up where Canada is at compared to the US with sports streaming services and much more on a very fun episode with John Ourand.

DirecTV's top content executive Rob Thun joins the pod as co-host this week to discuss the problems regional sports networks are having today and talk about how the satellite operator plans to handle local sports rights in the future. Thun tells co-host John Ourand how some of the local broadcast deals some teams have made aren't as good as they seem, and he calls on network groups to work more closely with DirecTV as they push out direct-to-consumer services. This is the first time in nearly 30 years that DirecTV is not carrying the NFL Sunday Ticket package, and Thun talks about why he made the decision to pass on it.   The voice of baseball for Fox, Joe Davis, joins the pod as The Big Get and talks about how his preparation for the upcoming World Series differs from how he prepared for his first one last year. Davis gets into how the pitch clock affected how he called games this season; what it's like to call games in Philadelphia; why so many young play-by-players are calling games nowadays; how he got started in the business; and the difference between a Texas chop and a Baltimore chop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As rumors about ESPN's streaming plans continue to swirl around, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand separate fact from fiction. They look at the types of companies that would be interested in taking an ownership stake in ESPN and discuss the timing for when ESPN takes its main network – the mothership – direct-to-consumer.   Other topics have the hosts handicapping expected winners in the rights negotiations happening with the NBA, NASCAR and College Football Play. They discuss Marchand's report of Pat McAfee paying guests and offer a review of the MLB playoffs so far. Marchand and Ourand offer a tribute to the retiring NHL analyst Barry Melrose. And they talk about Chris LaPlaca, ESPN's long-time communications executive who announced his retirement this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Negotiations for the College Football Playoff's media rights negotiations have starts, and pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand break down the media companies that will be involved and the likely winners once the CFP expands to add at least four more games. The hosts discuss the NFL's request to have TV networks run ads for Taylor Swift's upcoming movie and preview what to expect this week when Travis Kelce's Kansas City Chiefs play on Thursday. As the NBA preps for a media rights negotiation, Marchand and Ourand look into what leagues can do to make their regular season games more valuable.   This week's episode sees the return of Karp's Korner, as SBJ's ratings guru Austin Karp breaks down MLB's regular season ratings, provides an update on MLB's post-season ratings and previews what to expect with MLB's World Series ratings. Karp provides the reasons why national numbers are lagging local viewership trends in the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last week, Sean McManus announced that he was stepping down as CBS Sports chairman next spring after a 27-year run. This week, McManus joins the podcast to talk about his career and the state of sports media. In a wide-ranging interview, McManus talks about his start in the business, working for legendary executives like Don Ohlmeyer, Geoff Mason and Mark McCormack. McManus takes listeners behind the curtain for the NFL deal he struck in 1998 that changed the fortunes of his network. McManus also discusses the current state of sports media, including the rise of digital streaming and Paramount+, CBS' appetite for new sports rights deals and Tony Romo's performance as the network's top NFL game analyst.   Pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss ESPN's alternate “Toy Story” telecast that ran on ESPN+ alongside its exclusive Falcons-Jaguars game from London. They banter about the effect Taylor Swift and Deion Sanders have on NFL and college football TV ratings. Marchand talks about Mark Jackson's broadcasting future, and Ourand offers an update on Diamond Sports Group's bankruptcy saga. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred joins Andrew Marchand and John Ourand on this week's show for a half hour interview. During the sit down, Manfred goes deep into the future of local media, blackouts, Apple, Peacock, ESPN, fragmentation, Yankees TV, what the future of sports gambling will look like, how a different pitch clock was considered for October, the future of the Orioles in Baltimore and the A's in Oakland. Prior to the interview, Marchand and Ourand give their "Who's up and Who's down for the week" and delve deep into the legendary career of retiring CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus. Plus, there is Taylor Swift talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bunch of breaking news this week dominate this week's topics, from Bob Iger's decision to simulcast most of ESPN's “Monday Night Football” games on ESPN and ESPN New York's decision to relinquish its 98.7 FM signal next year to Warner Bros. Discovery plan to launch a live sports add-on tier via its Max streaming service and the XFL and USFL's plan to merge spring football leagues. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand have reported on all these stories and dissect why they are happening and explain how these moves will alter the sports media landscape.   Now that we're through two weeks of the 2023 NFL season, Marchand and Ourand dive into the biggest sports media storylines that have emerged, including YouTubeTV's debut with “NFL Sunday Ticket,” the potential for “NFL RedZone” to cut into YouTubeTV's subscriber numbers and the massive audience Amazon Prime brought to its first “Thursday Night Football” game of the season. Marchand and Ourand also tackle the impact Colorado coach Deion Sanders already has had on the college football landscape. Other topics include rights negotiation updates for the NBA, NASCAR, UFC and WWE. And Ourand pays homage to a week's worth of great Orioles calls by MASN's Kevin Brown. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9.20.23 John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, on the impact of Deion Sanders on college football and TV ratings. John and Kevin also discussed ESPN staggering two MNF games this week. 

9.20.23 John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, on the impact of Deion Sanders on college football and TV ratings. John and Kevin also discussed ESPN staggering two MNF games this week. Kevin and Denton discuss the biggest surprise of the first two weeks for the Commanders. Denton's Day-ly News.

Just hours before the first “Monday Night Football” game of the season, Disney and Charter reached a deal to restore ABC and ESPN on Spectrum cable systems. Disney's Justin Connolly was one of the key executives on that deal, and he joins the pod's first “Inside the News” segment. Connolly discusses what last weekend was like as the two sides had round-the-clock discussions to close the deal. Other topics include why the deal works for ESPN, whether this deal provides a blueprint for other distributors, what implications this deal has on ESPN's planned direct-to-consumer service and how this deal will affect ESPN's aggressiveness in acquiring sports rights. Following the interview, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand offer their opinions on the deal and discuss the NFL's first week of the 2023 regular season. ESPN analyst Marcus Spears joins as The Big Get and entertainingly outlines his progression from the NFL to ESPN. Spears talks about his new deal to stay at ESPN and the other opportunities that cropped up as he went through the negotiating process. Other topics include the media challenges involved with playing for bigger market teams; his influences in sports media; and an animated discussion of Paul Finebaum's hairstyle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 457 of "SI Media with Jimmy Traina," features two interviews plus the weekly "Traina Thoughts" segment.First up is Super Bowl champion, Julian Edelman, who joins "Fox NFL Kickoff" this season.Edelman discusses his new gig with Fox, why so many former Patriots are on television and why he chose TV over coaching.Edelman also talks about what it was like playing for Bill Belichick and with Tom Brady, how Belichick would use other players' quotes to motivate the Patriots, how Brady would mock him for not being fully in on the TB12 Method, the issue of gambling in the NFL, his love of burgers, beef with Ben Affleck, bad betting losses and much more.Following Edelman, John Ourand from "Sports Business Journal" joins the show to talk about the dispute between Spectrum cable and Disney, which has left 15 million subscribers without ESPN. What is the dispute about? When will it get settled? What should customers do? Ourand also discusses what we should expect from NFL Sunday Ticket and YouTube when the season kicks off, the strong ratings for the start of the college football season and more.The podcast closes with Sal Licata from WFAN radio and SNY TV in New York joining Jimmy for "Traina Thoughts." This week, Jimmy and Sal talk about Week 1 NFL lines, the U.S. Open, Jimmy Buffet and moreSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

All Disney networks, including ESPN, went dark on Charter's Spectrum cable systems on Aug. 31, affecting close to15 million subscribers. Pod hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how ESPN and Charter got to this point and predict what should happen next. The outcome of this deal has tentacles well beyond just ESPN and Charter. It has big ramifications for the entire sports business. Just a couple of days before the start of the NFL's regular season, Marchand and Ourand identify the NFL media story lines they will be following most closely this season. And they discuss Chris Fowler's Instagram video explaining why he made several mistakes announcing a recent college football game.   Fox Sports' top NFL broadcast booth of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen join the pod as The Big Get this week. The duo tell stories from last season when they replaced Joe Buck and Troy Aikman as the top crew. And they talk about the specter of another season calling games with Tom Brady waiting in the wings to take over as Fox's top NFL analyst for the 2024-25 season. Marchand brings out his Brady Meter for this conversation. Burkhardt and Olsen also discuss some of the biggest sports media stories, including the current state of college athletics. Topics 1:16 Who's Up/Who's Down 5:58 ESPN-Charter 24:10 NFL Preview 26:12 Fowler's Flubs 29:05 The Big Get: Kevin Burkhardt & Greg Olsen Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand of Sports Business Journal was on with me Tuesday on 105.9 the X. He explains to us what the Fenway Sports Group takeover of AT&T Sports Net means for Pittsburgh area sports viewers, the Penguins and Pirates. For those first two groups, it means very littler change. For the Pirates, it could mean "pain." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: July 2023: Top spenders, movers and shakers in podcast advertisingCan the Benefits of Digital be a Rising Tide for All Audio? By Jeff VidlerCTV ad sellers are pushing more content-related signals into the programmatic bidstream by Tim PetersonTV's Nielsen complaints get louder by John Ourand…as for the rest of the news: Five late-night talk show hosts have launched a Spotify podcast which will use all proceeds to pay staff of their respective shows who are affected by the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, Australians 10 and up are now listening to an average of 13 hour of commercial radio per week, and children's financial literacy podcast Million Bazillion is launching an educational live show visiting middle schools across the US.

Here's what you need to know for today in the business of podcasting: July 2023: Top spenders, movers and shakers in podcast advertisingCan the Benefits of Digital be a Rising Tide for All Audio? By Jeff VidlerCTV ad sellers are pushing more content-related signals into the programmatic bidstream by Tim PetersonTV's Nielsen complaints get louder by John Ourand…as for the rest of the news: Five late-night talk show hosts have launched a Spotify podcast which will use all proceeds to pay staff of their respective shows who are affected by the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike, Australians 10 and up are now listening to an average of 13 hour of commercial radio per week, and children's financial literacy podcast Million Bazillion is launching an educational live show visiting middle schools across the US.

Changes to the college football television landscape is the top topic on this week's show, the hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discussing the new Big Ten deals that take effect this season on CBS, Fox and NBC. The co-hosts discuss everything from the analysts that will be used on these games to Peacock's role in streaming games. The hosts then turn their attention to the free-agency frenzy that had Stephen A. Smith's “First Take” show compete with Skip Bayless' “Undisputed.”   The TV networks' ratings dispute with the NFL, Nielsen and Amazon is one of the biggest topics in sports media today, and Marchand and Ourand talk about why the TV networks are so publicly at odds over Nielsen's plan to incorporate first-party data from Amazon into its “Thursday Night Football” ratings report. The hosts then turn their attention to Warner Bros. Discovery Sports' plan to get out of the regional sports network business.   As always, Marchand and Ourand offer their picks on Who's Up and Who's Down for the week. This week, those picks include Patrick Crumb, Kevin Connors, Rob Manfred and Tony Romo. The hosts debut a new segment this week: the MandO Mailbag. 1:46 Who's Up/Who's Down 8:10 College Football Kickoff 15:08 “First Take” v “Undisputed” 21:01 Networks vs NFL vs Amazon on ratings 27:05 WBD Sports leaves RSN business 31:27 MandO Mailbag 35:03 The Big Get: Mark Ingram II Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fantasy guru Matthew Berry joins the pod this week just a week after news broke that he raised $2 million for his Fantasy Life with an all-star roster of investors including everyone from Casey Wasserman and Tony Khan to Josh Allen and Joe Burrow. Berry discusses his move from ESPN to NBC and how he rode the rise of fantasy sports to create a career. A student of the sports media business, Berry opined on his thoughts of where the business is headed and how today's sports media stars can amass audiences.   Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss the biggest sports media news of the day: ESPN's decision to part ways with Lee Fitting, the executive behind the massive success of College GameDay. Fitting oversaw the production behind all college and pro football at the network. Marchand and Ourand discuss daytime studio changes at ESPN and Fox shows “First Take” and “Undisputed.” The two hosts also highlight reader feedback from their regular disagreement over Amazon's and Apple's interest in sports media. Time stamps 1:28 Who's Up/Who's Down 5:07 ESPN and Lee Fitting 7:54 The Fox and ESPN talent battle 14:56 Apple and Amazon 23:00 The Big Get: Matthew Berry Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino talk everything Atlanta Sports, the National Sports picture and the current (and WAY back when) in pop culture! Get the latest and your fill of Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks daily from two "Southern" Yankees daily Mon-Fri from 11a-2p! The 11AM Hour of Cellini & Dimino is sponsored by Hayes Chrysler Dodge Jeep & Ram Twitter Question of the Day Braves have a bad night Daily Headline presented by Prometheus by Dr. Malik Drive Into the Redzone presented by Realtree Tour Championship Preview Drive Around the Sports World presented by Marietta Toyota See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nick Cellini and Chris Dimino talk everything Atlanta Sports, the National Sports picture and the current (and WAY back when) in pop culture! Get the latest and your fill of Atlanta Braves, Georgia Bulldogs, Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Hawks daily from two "Southern" Yankees daily Mon-Fri from 11a-2p! The 11AM Hour of Cellini & Dimino is sponsored by Hayes Chrysler Dodge Jeep & Ram Twitter Question of the Day Braves have a bad night Daily Headline presented by Prometheus by Dr. Malik Drive Into the Redzone presented by Realtree Tour Championship Preview Drive Around the Sports World presented by Marietta Toyota See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Less than two weeks after Arizona, Arizona State and Utah bolted the Pac-12 for the Big 12, Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark joins the show to explain how it all went down. Yormark details the Big 12's media rights deals for ESPN and Fox Sports and the rationale behind his decision to renew those deals early. Yormark outlines his vision when he started at the conference a year ago and how closely the events of the past few months aligned with his plans. He spoke about his relationships in the business, including a recent phone call with his Pac 12 counterpart George Kliavkoff. And he makes his case for college basketball to be valued more by networks.   As this marks the 100th episode of the Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss the top five sports media stories over the past 100 weeks, including changes at ESPN, the emergence of Amazon and Apple in the sports media business, the wild media success of the NFL, the pending media success of the NBA and the implosion of regional sports networks. Marchand and Ourand give their Who's Up and Who's Down over the past 100 episodes in sports media. TIME STAMPS 1:48 Who's Up/Who's Down 8:57 ESPN in transition 15:11 Amazon v Apple 22:50 NFL Media gains 30:45 NBA Media future 33:39 RSN implosion 40:53 The Big Get: Brett Yormark Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SBJ sports media reporter John Ourand dishes insight on the next chapter of the disturbing situation in Baltimore: Was broadcaster Kevin Brown forced to put out a sketchy statement on the day of his return? Most importantly, why the f*** was he suspended?!?! Is the public really OK with state-run sports media? Frazier, Braun and Kratz hit John (an O's superfan) on how much of a vibe baseball in Baltimore is again. But also did their extreme tanking wipe out a generation of Orioles fans and will they ever extend any young stars?! Ourand covers the evolving baseball media landscape, which also includes a deep discussion about how the younger audience is consuming sports content differently. Let us know if you agree with the number that Erik Kratz says Adley Rutschman is already worth! DM us on FT IG -- Download the Gametime app, create an account and redeem code FTLIVE for $20 off your first purchase! Terms apply. Last minute tickets. Lowest price. GUARANTEED. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Media implications from the Pac-12's demise make up the biggest topic in this week's Marchand & Ourand Sports Media podcast, with hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand talking about Pac-12 missteps over the past 12 months, why some university presidents did not like the Apple deal and the changing media marketplace when it comes to sports rights. Marchand and Ourand identify the three main culprits responsible for the Pac-12's demise.   Conversation turned to the College Football Playoff, which currently is negotiating a new rights deal, and NBA, which will start negotiating in earnest early next year. This leads to a discussion of the overall market and why television companies and streamers are driving harder bargains on sports rights than they have in the past. Marchand and Ourand also discuss the plight of Orioles announcer Kevin Brown, who has not called the team's games in two weeks. The hosts outline reasons why the team decided to keep their top announcer on the bench for two weeks and offer their opinions on the escalating situation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8.9.23 Hour 41:00- John Ourand, media reporter for the Sports Business Journal, joins G&D to discuss the fiasco going on between Kevin Brown & the Orioles and as well as more around the sports media sphere. 23:45- Do you think team controlled media could affect your fandom down the road? 

Mass firings at ESPN, the elimination of the New York Times' entire sports section, Disney talking about huge changes in its sports programming. Sports are splintering. Joining us as sage and guide is John Ourand, Media Reporter at Sports Business Journal and cohost of The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast. Plus, Florida's African American Studies standards scrutinized ... pilloried, even. And the crushing candor of Mike Pence. Produced by Joel Patterson and Corey Wara Email us at thegist@mikepesca.com To advertise on the show, visit: https://advertisecast.com/TheGist Subscribe to The Gist Subscribe: https://subscribe.mikepesca.com/ Follow Mikes Substack at: Pesca Profundities | Mike Pesca | Substack Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, BoA Securities Analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich joins hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand to discuss ESPN's future. Reif Ehrlich dissects Bob Iger's CNBC interview from last week, when he spoke about looking for a strategic partner for ESPN. She talked about who the likely partners on ESPN would be, when ESPN would take its main channel direct-to-consumer and whether Disney is a stronger company without ESPN right now. Reif Ehrlich also analyzed where the multichannel universe is headed, the companies that are best situated for the changes in media and the decision facing the NBA, as that league takes its rights to market.   Marchand and Ourand discuss broadcaster moves at ESPN (“MNF Countdown” and NBA games) and FS1 (“Undisputed”). They preview the FIFA Women's World Cup, give MLS a report card as the league meets for its annual All-Star Game and review ESPN's coverage from Wimbledon. As with every pod, Marchand and Ourand offer their picks of who in sports media had a good week, and who did not.   For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Disclosures for Jessica Reif Ehrlich / BofA Securities on DIS The issuer is or was, within the last 12 months, an investment banking client of BofAS and/or one or more of its affiliates. BofAS or an affiliate expects to receive or intends to seek compensation for investment banking services from this issuer or an affiliate of the issuer within the next three months. BofAS or an affiliate has received compensation from the issuer for non-investment banking services or products within the past 12 months. The issuer is or was, within the last 12 months, a securities business client (non-investment banking) of BofAS and/or one or more of its affiliates. The issuer is or was, within the last 12 months, a non-securities business client of BofAS and/or one or more of its affiliates. BofAS or one of its affiliates has a significant financial interest in the fixed income instruments of the issuer. If this report was issued on or after the 15th day of the month, it reflects a significant financial interest on the last day of the previous month. Reports issued before the 15th day of the month reflect a significant financial interest at the end of the second month preceding the report. One or more analysts responsible for covering the securities in this report owns stock of the covered issuer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: Andrew Marchand returns from vacation to offer his perspective on ESPN's layoffs, from which high-profile on-air departure is the most surprising to educated guesses on who will call NBA games given Jeff Van Gundy's layoff. Marchand and John Ourand go on to discuss the New York Times' decision to scrap its sports desk and move its existing sports reporters to the business section.   As MLB enters the mid-way point of its season, Marchand and Ourand take a deep dive into the regional sports network crisis that teams, leagues and media companies are facing. The co-hosts discuss MLB's local media strategy and Charter's plan to deal with the high-cost channels on its Spectrum cable systems. The two also talk about personnel changes on Fox Sports' Big Noon Kickoff and opine on the newest Twitter threat: Threads. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The fourth and, presumably, last round of Disney's layoffs is about to hit ESPN's on-screen stars. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss what to expect and how cuts already have affected ESPN Radio. Marchand and Ourand move into a discussion of last week's corporate reorg, which saw longtime executive Burke Magnus cement his position as second in command to Jimmy Pitaro. During their wide-ranging discussion, the hosts identify the executives who gained the most power inside ESPN. Other topics on this week's podcast include a review of Derek Jeter's debut on Fox Sports' MLB pregame show; a review of ESPN's NBA Draft coverage; and the NBA Draft night controversy involving The Athletic's Shams Charania. SBJ's media titan Austin Karp returns for a Karp's Korner segment on MLB ratings. The pod has its regular Who's Up/Who's Down segment this week, as well as a Call of the Week honoring ESPN's Neil Everett, who anchored his final “SportsCenter” last week after a 23-year run. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: With Derek Jeter making his debut on Fox's MLB coverage this weekend, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how the Hall of Famer shortstop will fit in with the network's other studio analysts David Ortiz and Alex Rodriguez. Marchand and Ourand also address Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson's comments about this pod and the XFL. Other topics include: J.J. Watts' television prospects, Craig Carton's move from radio to television and Adrian Wojnarowski's decision not to tip picks on Twitter during this week's NBA Draft. As always, Marchand and Ourand give offer picks for sports media types who are on the way up and ones on the way down.   ESPN host Malika Andrews joins as The Big Get this week, talking about how her journey from editing the school newspaper at the University of Portland to ESPN. Andrews, who will host this week's NBA Draft on ESPN, discussed her preparation for the night and touched on her career goals. Andrews also talks about her decision to talk about mental health struggles publicly and the feedback she's received. https://nypost.com/2020/09/16/malika-andrews-fought-painful-demons-before-meteoric-espn-rise/ For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: With the end of the NBA Finals, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into what's next for the league, from the media free agents we'll see on TV next year to the all-important rights deal that has generated huge interest. Marchand and Ourand also detail why viewers should expect the NBA Finals' earlier start times to remain next season and review the NBA Finals from a media perspective.   The hosts discuss why the next four weeks are so important to the bankrupt Diamond Sports Group and the RSNs they run. They look into Messi's potential impact on MLS and AppleTV+, WWE's media rights negotiations, changes at the top of NBC Sports, changes on the set of Big Noon Kickoff and an update on Pac-12 rights. As always, they pick the people who had good weeks and bad weeks in sports media. And this week's episode includes the return of their popular Call of the Week feature. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: Andrew Marchand is joined this week by guest host Colin Cowherd, who was in for John Ourand. Marchand and Cowherd reveal "Who's up" and "Who's down." The two go into the media implications of the LIV deal. Cowherd reveals the valuation of his company, The Volume, after just two years. Marchand and Cowherd discuss how ESPN tried to woo Cowherd back from FS1. He discussed how far he got with jobs with National Geographic and CNN when he was leaving ESPN eight years ago. The duo discussed the impending break-up of Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe on Undisputed. They delved into Pat McAfee's move to ESPN. Plus, Cowherd gives some sound advice on how to be happy in sports media.  For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6.1.23 Kevin opens the show reacting to all the tweets sent to him loving the action they've seen on social media from Commanders OTAs. Kevin and Denton pick the NBA Finals. Kevin reacts to Brian Davis pulling out of the lawsuit he filed against Bank of America. John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, on the NBA Playoff ratings and the changes in sports media. 

6.1.23 John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, on the NBA Playoff ratings and the changes in sports media. 

Sports Business Journal's John Ourand on Diamond bankruptcy hearing, why Rob Manfred said MLB taking over was inevitable, why baseball is funding Padres lost revenue this year & how it impacts their future.

Hour 1- Reviews of MLB's Padres broadcast, is TODAY the new Padres turning point? Sports Business Journal's John Ourand joins the show.

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: As the NBA is about to start its Heat-Nuggets Finals series, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into the league's media performance throughout the playoffs, comparing the game broadcasts and studio shows from both ESPN and TNT and preview the league's rights deals, which will start to be negotiated next year. Marchand and Ourand also preview the Panthers-Golden Knights NHL's Stanley Cup Finals, which will be carried entirely on cable for the first time ever. SBJ's TV ratings expert Austin Karp returns with his regular Karp's Korner segment to offer his viewership predictions in both sports.   Marchand and Ourand dive into financial analyst Michael Nathanson's new, more dire prediction about how far cable TV will fall, preview what will happen as Diamond continues to try and operate through bankruptcy and give a review of last week's Sports Business Awards, where Fox Sports and Eric Shanks swept the media categories. As always, Marchand and Ourand offer their choices for Who's Up and Who's Down for the week, featuring Charles Barkley, Peter Drury, Kevin Harlan and Crane Kenney. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5/31 Hour 2   3:00 WInger seems like he wants to keep Beal 17:00 Hyping up the Pickleball Challenge 32:00 John Ourand

John Ourand comments on the potential ratings disaster between two smaller market teams in the Finals.

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:  The NFL's decision to add flex scheduling to Amazon's “Thursday Night Football” schedule is this week's top topic, with hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discussing the move from the perspective of the fan, the league perspective and Amazon. The hosts then dive into ESPN issues from inside information around the company's decision to hire Pat McAfee to updates on its latest round of layoffs to an in-depth discussion of its direct-to-consumer plans.   Other topics on this week's podcast include the problems around the Big Ten's media deals that will start in three months; the problems around the Pac-12's media deals that still seems a ways off; a preview of the NBA Finals series; and a review of CBS's performance around the PGA Championship. As always, Marchand and Ourand start the podcast by picking the sports business types who had a good week and the ones who didn't. This segment includes Roger Goodell, Britney Griner, Devin McCourty and Kevin Warren.  For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5.11.23 Kevin opens the show recapping Game 5 between the Warriors and Lakers. Denton thinks that Golden State is going to come back and win the series. Kevin discusses the up-to-date schedule leaks in the NFL. John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, on the NFL schedule release and what to expect from the schedule. 

5.11.23 John Ourand, Sports Business Journal, on the NFL schedule release and what to expect from the schedule.