On this week’s pod, Andrew Marchand is joined by Sports Business Journal’s Austin Karp to discuss the $5 billion WWE deal with Netflix and what it means for the future of sports rights. The duo discuss the impact of the agreement on the NBA’s forthcoming broadcast negotiations. They also highlight the bonkers NFL TV ratings, … Read more
Andrew Marchand and guest host Amazon Prime Video/NBC/Peacock’s Michael Smith discuss the current state of media in the latest “Marchand and Ourand” podcast. Andrew Marchand (l) and Michael Smith (r). NY Post Their talks include the NFL’s advanced talks with Disney/ESPN about an equity stake in the network in exchange for NFL Media. The two … Read more
On this week’s edition, Christopher “Mad Dog” Russo is the guest host, joining Andrew Marchand. Marchand and Russo go into full detail about Pat McAfee, Aaron Rodgers and Norby Williamson. They also dissect ESPN’s reaction to McAfee calling Williamson, one of the top executives at the company, a “rat.” Marchand and Russo look at the … Read more
On this week’s “Marchand and Ourand” podcast, Joe Buck is the guest co-host with Andrew Marchand. John Ourand is off to Puck. Marchand and Buck both give their Who’s up and Who’s Down of the week. The duo discusses Buck’s reunion with his Fox family at Jimmy Johnson’s Ring of Honor ceremony in Dallas. Andrew … Read more
On this week’s “Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast,” hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand preview the biggest sports media stories of 2024. The episode includes the return of Marchand’s “Brady Meter,” which gives the odds on whether Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady will call a game as Fox’s top NFL analyst. The two … Read more
Andrew Marchand published a list of the 25 most powerful people in sports media this year. Stephen A. Smith topped the list, followed by Lionel Messi, CBS’ Sean McManus, ESPN’s Jimmy Pitaro and Fox Sports’ Eric Shanks. Andrew Marchand (l) and John Ourand (r). NY Post Hosts Marchand and John Ourand debated the executives and … Read more
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. Source link #Marchand #Ourand #podcast #episode #Breaking #footballs #biggest #media #stories
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. Andrew Marchand (l) … Read more
The head of Amazon’s global sports Jay Marine joins the pod this week to discuss the company’s sports strategy and how it 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
YouTubeTV experienced a lot of streaming problems Sunday, and Bally Sports’ app was not working 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. Andrew Marchand (l) and John Ourand (r).NY Post In other topics, Marchand … Read more
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 … Read more
Andrew Marchand (l) and John Ourand (r). 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 … Read more
Negotiations for the College Football Playoff’s media rights negotiations have started, 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. Andrew Marchand (l), Austin Karp (b) and John Ourand (r).NY Post The … Read more
Sean McManus announced last week 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. Andrew Marchand (l), Sean McManus (c) and John Ourand (r).NY Post In a wide-ranging interview, McManus talks about his … Read more
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred joins Andrew Marchand and John Ourand on this week’s show for a half-hour interview. During the sit-down interview, 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 … Read more
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 … Read more
All Disney networks, including ESPN, went dark on Charter’s Spectrum cable systems on Aug. 31, affecting close to 15 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. … Read more
Changes to the college football television landscape is the top topic on this week’s show, with 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 … Read more