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In the 32-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel discuss the NFL, YouTube and what distribution dominance means.
The duo goes into if college football pooling its TV rights together could work, the standout out college basketball regular season TV story, the upgrade of an ESPN booth, NBC’s old and new moves and Gorilla Monsoon.
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The RUNDOWN …
* What YouTube’s desire to be an even bigger part of the NFL distribution strategy means
* Why winning distribution historically leads to domination in media
* Nets’ radio play-by-player Chris Carrino going into the Hall of Fame is well deserved
* Breaking news: Meterparel’s take on John Smoltz, Fox & the WBC
* The NFL wanting deals before next season is bad news for networks
* TMZ’s story on Momma Kelce was ridiculous
* Why YouTube’s strategy feels unbeatable
* YouTube TV is on pace to be the No. 1 cable-like distributor
* Can college sports bundle all of its rights for TV
* TNT Sports’ Jamal Mashburn has been the standout newcomer on regular season college
* Evaluating the Mike Breen, Richard Jefferson and Tim Legler team
* The NBC Bob Costas led throwback game
* The potential of the WBC as a TV event
* Tyler Kepner’s strong column
* Judging Jason Benetti’s move from Fox to NBC
* NBC going with local announcers
* The pod controversy of using the word “misnomer” wrong
* Papa Clicker Review of the Gorilla Monsoon book by Brian R. Solomon
* Meterparel’s Larry Bird book recommendation for Papa Clicker
