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The Athletic, Sr. Sports Media Columnist, podcaster, AndrewMarchand.com

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Jay Marine explains Amazon's sports strategy The Global Head of Sports & Prime Video US, Jay Marine, is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

NEW POD: Amazon's Jay Marine

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03.10.2025 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The significance of Netflix, MLB & Opening Day Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

NEW POD ...

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29.09.2025 20:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Netflix to stream Yankees-Giants on MLB Opening Day 2026 as part of new 3-year agreement: Sources The game will be Netflix’s first exclusive stream, part of the new three-year agreement that MLB and the giant streamer have agreed to,

🚨NEWS ...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/666...

25.09.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 45
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ESPN vs. Paramount's Battle Royale Moffetnathanson's Robert Fishman is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

NEW POD ... www.andrewmarchand.com/p/espn-vs-pa...

25.09.2025 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alex Faust will succeed Bob Costas as TNT’s play-by-play voice for MLB playoffs: Sources Faust has already broadcast events for TNT Sports, as he is part of their NFL coverage and was on the call for French Open matches

www.nytimes.com/athletic/665... Alex Faust will succeed Bob Costas as TNT’s play-by-play voice for MLB playoffs: Sources

22.09.2025 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New York Times Best Seller Ian O'Connor tells the stories of legends Ian O'Connor joins The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

Podcast with one of the best sports authors and columnists of his generation, @Ian_OConnor on writing New York Times best selling books and the great stories around them

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18.09.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Inside Stephen A. Smith’s near-$40M-a-year bonanza as he launches into political prime time With a new Sirius XM politics show launching today and deals across multiple platforms, the pundit is expanding well beyond ESPN.

NEWS COLUMN: Stephen A. Smith makes $33M per year between his ESPN & SiriusXM deals with the potential to make $40M per, The Athletic has learned.Β 

Next stop: Trying to be as influential in politics as he is in sports.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/663...

17.09.2025 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 14

FULL POD

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15.09.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CLIP: The Myth of Streamers "Eventizing"

15.09.2025 20:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon's bid to unseat ESPN for NFL primetime weeknight supremacy Puck's John Ourand joins The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

NEW POD: Can Amazon's TNF outrate ESPN's MNF

Marchand & Ourand

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11.09.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Upon Further Review: NFL Opening Week! Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

NEW POD: Upon Further Review: NFL Opening Week

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08.09.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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J.J. Watt shows TV potential as CBS attempts Tony Romo contract mistake do-over The Hall of Fame NFL player made his debut as a TV game analyst in Week 1. The Athletic's Andrew Marchand evaluated his performance.

NEW COLUMN: J.J. Watt shows TV potential as CBS attempts Tony Romo contract mistake do-over

www.nytimes.com/athletic/660...

08.09.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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From China to Miss Florida to Monday Night Football, Laura Rutledge's road to stardom Laura Rutledge is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

NEW POD: open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...

03.09.2025 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tom Brady Year 2, YouTube Year 1 and the biggest NFL media storylines for the 2025 season The Athletic's media reporters tackle the biggest media storylines of the new NFL season.

NEW: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social and me go back and forth on the biggest NFL media storylines for the 2025 season:

www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

03.09.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UConn coach Dan Hurley contemplated stepping down after last season: β€˜I was completely cooked’ In a book he co-wrote with The Athletic's Ian O'Connor, Hurley says he thought about leaving coaching and moving to TV.

NEWS: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659... UConn coach Dan Hurley contemplated stepping down after last season: β€˜I was completely cooked’

03.09.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Inside Barstool Saturdays, Doris' demotion & MLB.TV potential ESPN pricing Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

NEW POD: www.andrewmarchand.com/p/inside-bar...

02.09.2025 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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NEWS: ABC/ESPN has demoted Doris Burke from its NBA Finals team and promoted Tim Legler, sources tell @andrewmarchand.bsky.social.

Legler will pair Mike Breen and Richard Jefferson.

Read: www.nytimes.com/athletic/658...

28.08.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 198    πŸ” 57    πŸ’¬ 108    πŸ“Œ 194
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Top Media Analyst on the impact of the bold & crazy month of major deals Rich Greenfield is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

NEW POD: open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...

27.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Skip Bayless to join Gilbert Arenas' new football show in channel rebrand

NEWS: Skip Bayless joining Gilbert Arenas for new football show, The Athletic has learned.

I spoke to Skip about it.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

27.08.2025 18:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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In Tom Brady’s rookie broadcasting year, he played by a special set of rules due to his Raiders ownership stake. The NFL relented for the Super Bowl.

Now? The β€œBrady Rules” are basically done, sources tell @andrewmarchand.bsky.social.

www.nytimes.com/athletic/657...

27.08.2025 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 5
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Netflix to stream 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan The partnership with MLB is the start of a relationship that is expected to grow soon.

NEWS: Netflix has its first agreement with Major League Baseball to stream the 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan.

The partnership is the start of a relationship that is expected to grow soon.

More details from @andrewmarchand.bsky.social:

25.08.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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ESPN, MLB have framework for deal to sell out-of-market regular-season games

🚨NEWS: MLB & ESPN have an agreement to make the network the exclusive home of out-of-market games for all teams and in-market for five clubs, The Athletic has learned.

Full details on MLB negotiations

www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

21.08.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 28
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How Woj became a Hall of Famer Basketball Hall of Famer Adrian Wojnarowski is on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"

NEW POD: How Woj became a Hall of Famer

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20.08.2025 20:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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20.08.2025 13:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Woj is The Main Event.

Pod out later this afternoon.

Here's a great Jerry Tarkanian story from when Woj was in Fresno

20.08.2025 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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As ESPN navigates shifting media landscape, Jimmy Pitaro leads launch of new streaming era The Aug. 21 launch of ESPN's updated app, including new access to all of ESPN's live games without cable, is a huge moment for the network.

NEW: Jimmy Pitaro's Big Bet

www.nytimes.com/athletic/656...

19.08.2025 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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MLB's Media Reinvention Plan Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

NEW POD ....

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18.08.2025 20:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MLB negotiating with Apple, Netflix, ESPN, NBC for possible broadcast packages: Sources Netflix has emerged as the potential Home Run Derby destination, while ESPN could add weekday games.

NEWS: MLB in negotiations that could result in new and different relationships with Netflix, ESPN, NBC and Apple, The Athletic has learned.

Nothing finalized yet.

Full details ...

www.nytimes.com/athletic/655...

14.08.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Inside the next phase for the NFL, ESPN, Paramount & The Great Rebundling John Ourand joins for his monthly visit on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"

NEW POD: Marchand & Ourand www.andrewmarchand.com/p/inside-the...

13.08.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Billion dollar deals! ESPN, NFL, WWE, Paramount, UFC & what they mean Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

NEW POD:

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