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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

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: In this week's Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast, Mike Tirico joins the show one year before the start of the Summer Olympics in Paris. Tirico talks about his preparation for hosting those games with NBC and his role in covering geopolitical stories during the games. Tirico describes how he broke into the business, how he landed a job at ESPN and what made him move to NBC. Tirico also discusses the situation early in his NBC tenure when he wasn't calling NFL games and how he kept from being frustrated.   Marchand and Ourand open the podcast with a discussion around the company Disney is most likely to pick as a strategic partner on ESPN, from Comcast to sports leagues to venture capital to Big Tech to gambling. The two hosts then talk the story Ourand broke about the number of MLS Season Pass subscribers approaching 1 million. The conversation turns to parsing Apple's sports ambitions further and a review of the Pac-12's Media Day. As always, Marchand and Ourand give their picks for Who's Up and Who's Down in sports media for the week. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

John is an esteemed figure in the sports media industry, having dedicated his entire career to this field. He has now ventured into podcasting and co-hosts the highly popular "Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast." In his current role, John is associated with the Sports Business Journal, where he meticulously covers all the latest developments and trends in sports media. With his deep expertise and comprehensive understanding, John remains at the forefront of reporting on the dynamic intersection of sports and media. In this episode of The Press Row, Jonah talks with John about: Sports Media Today  Regional sports networks   Is cable going away? Where is ESPN going?  New NHL Candian deal  Fast TV - Sports  Gambling in sports   For more, be sure to visit Yyzsportsmedia.com and follow @yyzsportsmedia

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

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: ESPN's Paul Finebaum, host of a daily four-hour show on SEC Network, joins this week's pod as a co-host and discusses what it was like inside ESPN as last week's on-air layoffs were announced, including well-known names like Jeff Van Gundy, Suzy Kolber and Jalen Rose. Finebaum discusses what his day was like the Friday the layoffs were made and what morale is like among the ESPNers that remain.   Ourand and Finebaum, one of the smartest minds in college sports, dive into how the Power Five conferences stand from a media standpoint. Topics include what to expect from the Pac-12's next media deal, changes to the Big Ten's media rights package due to take effect this fall, and how the Big 12 appears to be in a better situation than the ACC and Pac-12. Ourand and Finebaum dive into some of the struggles the ACC faces and consider the schools most likely to leave one conference for another. Ourand and Finebaum share their picks for Who's Up and Who's Down for the week and offer a Call of the Week. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the final episode of the first season of “The Ariel Helwani Basketball Show,” we look toward the future. With the NBA's broadcast deal set to expire at the end of the 2023-24 season, it's unclear whether the NBA will re-up its long-standing partnerships with TNT and ESPN. As we tread deeper into the waters of the streaming era, it's quite possible the NBA could find a new TV home in the coming years. And so Ariel Helwani calls upon Andrew Marchand, the world's No. 1 expert in all things sports media, to make sense of this crazy world the NBA is about to find itself in. The guys discuss topics like: How this past season's recent NBA ratings will affect upcoming negotiations (12:47) The differences between TNT and ESPN and how they each approach their coverage of the NBA (20:25) Marchand's prediction for how the NBA media package will look once the current deal ends (26:28) If NBC, the home of the NBA in the 1990s, has a legitimate shot at getting NBA rights in the next deal (30:04) Recently retired players and coaches who make good candidates for transitioning to the broadcast booth (50:52) Plus, Marchand gives Ariel his dream NBA broadcast trio and he also talks about LeBron James' prospects as a broadcaster once he calls it quits. Andrew Marchand is a writer for The New York Post. The leading voice when it comes to covering sports media, Marchand is also the host of “The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast” alongside John Ourand of Sports Business Journal. Formerly of ESPN, Marchand is the go-to for everything about broadcasting deals, industry gossip, on-air talent drama, and more. 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

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

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

 In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:  In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, the NFL's deal to sell one wildcard playoff game exclusively to the Peacock streaming service for $110 million is a main topic. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss what the deal means for the NFL and NBC. The two hosts also dive into the NFL's schedule, Pat McAfee's future and Matt Ryan's move to join CBS. Plus, the pod brings back its Tom Brady Meter to determine the odds for whether the future Hall of Fame quarterback will join Fox's broadcast booth by 2024.   Other topics include a review of TV networks' Upfront advertising presentations, an early review of the MLS-Apple deal just a couple of months into the season and LIV Golf's Heidi moment on The CW over the weekend. As always, Marchand and Ourand offer their choices on who's up and who's down in sports media for the week. 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:  In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast: Pat McAfee appears to be on the cusp of leaving his $120 million FanDuel deal in favor of ESPN. Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss why McAfee would make this move and what benefits ESPN would get from this deal. Marchand and Ourand also preview the NFL's schedule release, which is slated for Thursday, and offer a preview of ESPN's second NFL booth that will be calling five games this fall.   This week's pod also marks the return of the podcast's “Brady Meter,” which gives the percentage chances that Tom Brady ever will appear in a Fox booth. Marchand talks about how last week's “Brady Meter” debut made international news and led to the former quarterback commenting on it. Other topics on this week's pod: ESPN's decision to not take its NBA studio show to the Western Conference finals this year; the Pac-12's seemingly endless media negotiations; and the likelihood that the WNBA will double its rights fee revenue. 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:  From new Super Bowl viewership numbers to NFL Draft news, the NFL is a hot topic for hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand this week. The two also discuss Amazon's plans around a Black Friday game and Comcast's decision to drop, then pick back up, NFL Network. Marchand and Ourand trot out the “Brady Meter” to gauge the odds that Tom Brady ever sits behind a microphone in Fox's NFL booth.   With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, the two predict how each league will fare based on the teams that remain. They revisit ESPN's layoffs, which hit ESPN Radio particularly hard. And then spend some time talking about the Phoenix Suns and Mercury new local media deals with Gray Television and Kiswe, NASCAR's media rights negotiations and what to expect from this weekend's Kentucky Derby. 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:  ESPN started a round of layoffs this week that included one employee of 43 years in PR executive Mike Soltys and another employee of 26 years in senior executive Russell Wolff. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how ESPN's string of layoffs have affected the morale inside the company. They talk about the business decisions that led to this point, and what this means for the future of ESPN. Marchand and Ourand also discuss ESPN's announcer signings (Marcus Spears and, potentially, Pat McAfee) and rights deals in light of the layoffs.   Outside of ESPN, Marchand and Ourand outline the changes that should be expected at NBC in the wake of Comcast's sudden move to let go of Jeff Shell after he admitted to an inappropriate relationship with a coworker. The two hosts talk about what viewers should look for during the upcoming NFL Draft telecasts, and they walk through Adam Silver's and Rob Manfred's vision of how fan will be able to watch local sports over the next several years. 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:  In this week's Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast: Commissioner Adam Silver discusses the future of the league's local and national media rights. The hosts use clips from Silver's interview at the CAA World Congress of Sports to discuss how the NBA plans to approach the RSN problems and its coming national media rights deal. Marchand and Ourand also discuss the NBA's plans around its in-season tournament and how it will play in the upcoming national media rights negotiations.   Elsewhere on the podcast, Marchand and Ourand discuss the upcoming ESPN layoffs and Marcus Spears new four-year, multi-million deal to stay at the network. The two also dive into the technical problems that affected Netflix and AppleTV+ over the weekend and the early returns on MLB's rule changes. As always, the two offer their opinions about ‘Who's Up' and ‘Who's Down' in sports media this week. 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: YouTube TV just released prices for its “NFL Sunday Ticket” package, which is the opening topic on this week's podcast. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss why the streaming company made its prices so high and what innovations consumers should expect. The two also dive into the Pac-12's media rights negotiations, outlining the expected timetable to reach a deal and why The CW is not a likely destination for the college conference's rights.   Marchand and Ourand take a deep dive into CBS and ESPN's coverage of The Masters, including a review of Jim Nantz's performance as lead announcer and the networks' mid-round interviews with golfers that were competing in the tournament, including Rory McIlroy and Justin Thomas. Ourand provides and update on Warner Bros. Discovery's regional sports network strategy, and Marchand previews the NBA's playoff storylines. 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: In the aftermath of the LSU and UConn college basketball championships, hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand dive into the health of both sports as media properties. The two look at the storylines that helped the popularity of the NCAA Women's College Basketball Tournament and discuss the social media controversy surrounding Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark - the two most popular players in the championship game. Marchand and Ourand bring up Jim Nantz's final call as play-by-play announcer for the NCAA Men's College Basketball Tournament and review the tournament's studio show.   Other topics for the pod include a preview of this weekend's Masters golf tournament and a review of Endeavor's deal to buy WWE. As always the hosts provide their picks for Who's Up and Who's Down for the week and go back to the women's tournament for their Call of the Week.. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ), Media Reporter, Sports Business Journal and Co-host, Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast joins this week's edition of Sports Business Radio. Ourand discusses the collapse of Regional Sports Networks and how that is impacting the sports media landscape, the upcoming battle for NBA media rights, how the Pac-12 media rights might land, the huge deal that Endeavor made this week to acquire WWE, pickle ball on TV and where Apple might spend money on sports media rights in the future (in addition to their current deals with MLS and MLB). In our sports business headlines segment, we discuss a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for the NBA and we recap March Madness for the men and women. LISTEN to Sports Business Radio on Apple podcasts or Spotify podcasts. Give Sports Business Radio a 5-star rating if you enjoy our podcast. Click on the plus sign on our Apple Podcasts page and follow the Sports Business Radio podcast. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram @SportsBusinessRadio. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is presented by InsideTracker. InsideTracker is the ultra-personalized performance system that analyzes biomarker data from your blood, DNA, lifestyle and fitness tracker to help you optimize your body and reach your health & wellness goals. InsideTracker transforms your body's data into true knowledge, meaningful insights and customized action plans of evidence-backed nutrition, fitness and lifestyle recommendations. For a limited time, you can get 20% off the entire Inside Tracker store. Just go to InsideTracker.com/SBR and save 20% today. This week's edition of Sports Business Radio is also presented by Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment. Morgan Stanley Global Sports & Entertainment is a division of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management dedicated to serving the unique and sophisticated needs of elite and professional athletes, entertainers, executives, creators, and other top talent and professionals in the sports and entertainment industry. The division consists of over 200 Financial Advisors with the Global Sports & Entertainment Director/Associate Director designation, several of whom are former professional and collegiate athletes who once embarked on a similar journey to that of today's talent, leaders, executives and creators. Visit morganstanley.com/gse to learn more. #SportsMedia #SportsBusiness #SportsBusinessRadio #SBJ #JohnOurand #WWE #NBA #Pac12 #PickleBall #MLS #Apple #ESPN  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: WWE CEO Nick Khan joins the podcast days before Wrestlemania and talks about the tumultuous past 12 months when Vince McMahon left the company amid reports of sexual misconduct only to return after six months. Khan addresses the company's plan to sell its media rights, Wrestlemania's role in kicking off those talks, Pat McAfee's role with the company and Roman Reigns Hollywood future.   Khan also offers his outlook on the sports media business, including the market for streaming services. He outlines the situation faced by the Pac-12 and NBA as they prepare to go to market with their media rights. Khan also talks about PGA Tour's strategy against LIV Golf and ESPN's strategy when it comes to streaming. The most influential talent agent before he joined WWE, Khan discusses the salary structure for sports media's biggest stars and his role in changing the on-air salary structure at ESPN.   Marchand and Ourand preview MLB Season and NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four and discuss Twitter's future role in sports media. The co-hosts begin the pod as they always do – presenting their picks for Who's Up and Who's Down in sports media for the week. 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: As ESPN employees gird for another round of layoffs that's about to hit the company, podcasts hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand look into what to expect and decisions Disney executives have made to get to this point. Sticking with ESPN, the hosts also talk about Troy Aikman's role in the changes in the “Monday Night Football” production truck, where Derek Mobley and Steve Ackels will replace Jimmy Platt and Phil Dean as director and producer.   Other topics have Marchand and Ourand dissecting Pat McAfee's choices as he decides where to take his career; predicting who will replace Ian Eagle on the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight telecasts; and offer a tribute to Greg Gumbel, who is stepping away from play-by-play duties on the NFL next year while remaining a studio host for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The future of the Pac-12 media rights are another topic Marchand and Ourand discuss on this week's pod.   SBJ's Austin Karp joins the pod for another installment of Karp's Korner where he discusses the TV viewership performance of the NCAA Tournament and LIV Golf. As always, the two offer their picks for who in sports media is up and who's down for the week, and they roll out a Call of the Week. 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: Jim Nantz's final NCAA Tournament as lead announcer is the lead topic on this week's podcast with Andrew Marchand and John Ourand also discuss Jay Wright's first March Madness as a full-time announcer. Bob Iger said it was “inevitable” that ESPN would be offered as a direct-to-consumer service at some point, prompting Marchand and Ourand to continue their long-running debate on when that would be and how much it would cost.   This is the week that Diamond Sports Group, which owns the Bally Sports regional sports networks, is expected to file for bankruptcy protection. The hosts talk about what that development means for fans. Other topics include changes inside ESPN's “Monday Night Football” production truck and the trend of NFL hosts that publicize questionable information. Marchand and Ourand also answer questions from their mailbag on the pricing of the MLS Season Pass package and how to tell when announcers are past their prime. 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: Diamond Sports, which operates 19 regional sports networks, is headed into bankruptcy. Warner Bros. Discovery told teams that it is weeks away from shutting down its three AT&T SportsNet RSNs for good. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand discuss how the failing financial fortunes at the regional sports networks will affect how fans watch the games.   Marchand and Ourand also provide updates on the Pac-12 media rights situation and review Apple's first weekend with MLS games. They also talk about the TV future of Charles Barkley and Frank Thomas. As always, the duo provide their picks for who in sports media is up – and who in sports media is down – for the week. For more information about WSC Sports http://bitly.ws/AUVk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The era of HBO Max, TNT, Telemundo, Universo and Peacock is upon us with the U.S. women taking on New Zealand tonight under the new TV deals. Also, Major League Soccer embarks on a historic 10-year deal with Apple. John Ourand, a reporter for the Sports Business Journal and co-host of Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast, joins Belz to help us understand what's going on, how it compares to what's happening in other sports, and what it means for soccer's bargaining power in America.John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Ourand_SBJHis podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-marchand-and-ourand-sports-media-podcast/id1587364692----Support Scuffed on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scuffed

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports:  Andrew Marchand and John Ourand choose the ten biggest stories they covered over the past 12 months. The duo starts with the free agent frenzy among NFL announcers last off-season and carries on to the upheaval in local sports TV marketplace. Other topics include Amazon and Apple's sports strategy, Big Ten media rights deal, the rise of soccer on TV and executive moves at the top of the biggest companies in sports media. There's also an in-depth conversation about whether the word ‘irregardless' should ever be uttered on this pod again.   Mentioned this week: Joe Buck, Tony Romo, Troy Aikman, Chris Russo, Tom Brady, Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Al Michaels, Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Jim Nantz, Roger Goodell, Brian Rolapp, Hans Schroeder, Chris Fowler, irregardless, Chris Mason, Chris Ripley, Adam Silver, John Leo Ourand, Kirk Herbstreit, Dude Perfect, LeBron James, Abe Madkour, Mark Lazarus, ethos, Judge Acie Wyatt, Eric Shanks, Katie Nolan, Tripp Mickle, JJ Redick, Mike Krzyzewski, Coach K podcast producer, Jeff Zucker, David Zaslav, Dick Ebersol, Luis Silberwasser, Lenny Daniels, Bob Iger, Bob Chapek, Jimmy Pitaro, Dan Loeb, Peyton Manning, Tiger Woods, Mark Silverman, Larry Jones, Lionel Messi, Rob Manfred, John Strong, Pep Guardiola, Michael Nathanson, Garrett Camp, Travis Kalanick, Merriam-Webster, Reggie Walker  For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports, Former basketball player and current ESPN star JJ Redick joins the podcast to discuss his media career. He talks about how and why he started his “Old Man and the Three” podcast and the growth of athlete-driven media. Redick talks about his time on ESPN's “First Take” and some of the viral moments that it has produced. Redick talks about his time at Duke and how he dealt with obnoxious fans from John Ourand's alma mater, Maryland.   SBJ released its list of the Most Influential executives in sports business this week, which is the first topic on this week's show. Hosts Andrew Marchand and Ourand also hit on the NFL's Sunday Ticket discussions, Major Soccer's deal with Fox, NFL Network's decision to use Noah Eagle and Nate Burleson on Saturday's Colts-Vikings game and NBC's decision to use Maria Taylor on college football. Mentioned this week: Chris Russo, Stephen A. Smith, Max Kellerman, Erik Rydholm, Aaron Solomon, JA Adande, Kevin Blackistone, Frank Isola, Jackie MacMullan, Bob Ryan, Sarah Spain, Mina Kimes, John Strong, Joe Buck, Ryan Ruocco, Noah Eagle, Adam Amin, Jason Benetti, Joe Davis, Gus Johnson, Ian Darke, Jon Stainer, Austin Karp, Tim Buckman, Abe Madkour, Marie Donoghue, Jay Marine, Fred Gaudelli, Al Michaels, Adam Silver, Roger Goodell, Brian Rolapp, Eric Shanks, Chris Ripley, Jimmy Pitaro, Sean McManus, David Berson, Pete Bevacqua, Molly Solomon, Andrew Fegyveresi, Nate Burleson, Ian Eagle, Maria Taylor, Cassidy Hubbarth, Adrian Wojnarowski, Bill Simmons, Draymond Green, CJ McCollum, Patrick Beverly, Marcus Spears, Kendrick Perkins, Bob Cousy, Kyrie Irving, Chris Paul, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Skip Bayless, Mike Krzyzewski, Chris Collins, Steve Wojciechowski, Johnny Dawkins, Greg Paulus, John Anderson, Grant Wahl, David Beckham, Chris Mason, Acie Wyatt For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve interviews Andrew Marchand (00:13:26) from the New York Post and the Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast. At the top, Steve and Andrew talk about the World Cup. Is it as good as the last World Cup? Who will win it? How had Fox done covering the event? Also, the guys talk about Messi, the USA's failures, and more. After the soccer, Andrew and Steve get into the sports media. Who was sports media's person of the year? How would Andrew rank the top NFL announce booths? What was the sports media story of the year and what will it be next year? Also, Andrew talks about streaming services, podcasts, and other sports media issues. Also, Stewart Mandel(01:11:30) joins the show to discuss the college football season that was and what lies ahead for bowl season and the playoffs. Stewart gives his favorite teams and players from the college football season, talks about the teams chosen for the playoff, and digs into the collapse at Oklahoma that he predicted. Also, Stewart talks about the transfer portal, conference expansion, and the Heisman Trophy. Steve starts the talking about the World Cup, the Saints, the Sabres and a few other things from the last couple of weeks. So, the show starts basically how it always starts. The book club is dedicated to books that would be great gift ideas from 2022 and before. The show ends with one last thing about Christmas traditions and the joy that comes from creating new ones. For more information follow the podcast on twitter @sports_casters Email: thesportscasters@gmail.com

New York Post sports media columnist and Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast host Andrew Marchand joins Irish Breakdown's Sean Stires to discuss the future of the Notre Dame/NBC TV contract. They also discuss: *The current Notre Dame NBC booth of Jac Collinsworth and Jason Garrett *Brady Quin *Mike Golic Sr and Jr *If Notre Dame will have other bidders for its TV contract besides NBC *If he thinks Notre Dame will get enough out of its next TV deal to remain indenpendent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports The latest developments in the Pac-12's media rights negotiations and MLS' push to get a traditional TV network to carry its games next season are the top two podcasts on this week's pod. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand also spend some time on whether Fox Sports' production of the World Cup from Qatar is getting better and they parse some of NBC honcho Mark Lazarus' comments from SBJ's Media Innovators conference in New York City.   As always, Marchand and Ourand identify who in sports media has had a good week and who has not. Instead of a Call of the Week this week, the hosts answer a reader's question that was submitted via Twitter.   Mentioned this week: Joe Buck, Troy Ailkman, Chris Russo, JJ Redick, Mike Krzyzewski, Gary Williams, MandO Mojitos, Sarah Langs, Lou Gehrig, Mike Biard, Adam Schefter, Deshaun Watson, Chris Ripley, David Preschlack, Freddie Mercury, Chris Mason, Rob Manfred, George Kliavkoff, Dennis Dodd, Michael Smith, Kevin Warren, Lionel Messi, John Strong, Stu Holden, Alexi Lalas, Grandma Marchand, Côte d'Azur, Marchand & Ourand Podcast des Médias Sportifs, Mark Lazarus, Ted Turner, Abe Madkour, Brian Roberts, Jason Kilar, Noah Garden, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Andrew Stolowitz, Steph Curry, Bradley Beal, Acie Wyatt For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO 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 and John Ourand review Fox Sports' performance during the first week of the World Cup from Qatar. The two also look at whether the tournament's move to November and December has affected TV viewership yet. The two also discuss rumors that soccer superstar Lionel Messi may join MLS and debate whether that will help AppleTV+.   Ourand discusses a story he broke on Monday about Lenny Daniels leaving Warner Bros. Discovery Sports after 27 years, and Marchand dives into a story he broke Monday on whether former Yankees Derek Jeter and Don Mattingly will join YES Network. Plus, the two give updates on the Big Ten and Pac-12. As always, The two give their regular Who's Up and Who's Down picks, answer a listener's question and give their Call of the Week. For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sports Business Journal and the New York Post today released the fourth episode of a new podcast hosted by the best sports media reporters in the business, SBJ's John Ourand and the Post's Andrew Marchand. Among the topics this week: whether Amazon will ever become a major player in sports media, the reasons behind the NFL's sky-high ratings, ratings prospects for the World Series, and the pros and cons of the NHL's mostly streaming media rights deal. In their regular “Who's up, who's down” segment, Marchand praises David Ortiz for his TV work, while Ourand points to the NFL, which is in a prime position to again capitalize on the rights for Sunday Ticket. The hosts also discuss Joe Buck's career and how long he will continue his career. New episodes of “The Marchand & Ourand Sports Media Podcast” debut each Wednesday. The audio podcast is available on Spotify, Apple and other podcast platforms. The video version is offered through SBJ.TV and on the Post website.Each episode includes Marchand and Ourand's takes on the biggest topics in sports media, as well as their picks for best calls of the week, and who's up and down in the media business. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) - New York Post sports media columnist amd Co-Host of Marchand & Ourand Sports Media podcast joins Sports Business Radio to discuss his new sports media podcast with John Ourand of the Sports Business Journal and his career as a sports media reporter. We also discuss sports media topics such as Disney's possible spin off of ESPN, the future of the NFL Ticket and when we might see sports leagues move away from linear TV to direct to consumer models. LISTEN to the award-winning Sports Business Radio podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music and www.sportsbusinessradio.com. Follow Sports Business Radio on Twitter @SBRadio and on Instagram and Tik Tok @SportsBusinessRadio. Sports Business Radio is produced by Griggs Productions and powered by Malka Sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jets fans, we thought you may want to hear the newest New York Post meets Sports Business Journal's "The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast" with Andrew Marchand and John Ourand. New episodes drop Wednesdays. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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The day before joining us, Andrew Marchand announced the reveal of his new podcast, "The Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast" with the New York Post and the Sports Business Journal. He joined us the next morning to discuss that and much more, including: - 3:26: Is the Manningcast getting better? - 5:29: Katie Nolan announced this week she is no longer with ESPN. What went wrong? - 7:55: What went into Stephen A. Smith's current dominance over ESPN programming? - 12:42: Do Gus Johnson & Aqib Talib have promise? - 14:43: Andrew's relationship with Seth Wickersham, author of the new book "It's Better to Be Feared: The New England Patriots and the World They Made" - 16:42: Will Drew Brees be the color analyst replacement for Sunday Night Football? All you have to do is listen?

Andrew Marchand, senior sports media columnist for the New York Post, and John Ourand, sports media writer at Sports Business Journal, have teamed up for a new weekly podcast about sports media. They'll cover the business beyond the buzzer: the hottest headlines, network deals, ratings, and trends. It's everything you need to know, from the best sources in the business. New episodes every Wednesday. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.