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In ESPN and YouTube TV standoff, the fans are the biggest loser

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 1d

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 1d

NEW COLUMN: IN ESPN and YouTube TV standoff, the fans are the biggest losers

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For 10 million subscribers, a missed college football Saturday on ABC and ESPN networks is rolling over to NFL's "Monday Night Football."

Colin Cowherd's journey from obscurity to stardom

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 6d

Colin Cowherd, John Walsh & the New Yorker 😂😂😂

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 6d

Colin Cowherd is The Main Event

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Colin Cowherd is the guest on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"

YES Network to drop longtime Yankees analyst John Flaherty, others as part of latest moves

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 6d

NEWS: Longtime Yankee analyst John Flaherty is out as the YES Network reshapes its broadcast to feature its star analysts, The Athletic has learned.

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Flaherty had been on Yankee broadcasts for two decades after playing three seasons with the team.

Prime Video’s NBA debut showed Amazon didn’t mess around with its broadcast

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 10d

NEW COLUMN: Like with Al Michels on football, Ian Eagle's voice made Amazon Prime Video sound big & authoritative in its debut

Full Review

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The studio show, featuring Taylor Rooks and four recent ex-pros, has room to improve. But Amazon Prime's NBA broadcast was top of class.

A legendary World Series producer says goodbye

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 13d

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A legendary World Series producer says goodbye open.substack.com/pub/andrewma...

Fox Sports' World Series' producer Pete Macheska is the guest on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"

What to expect when the rollicking ‘Inside the NBA’ TV show makes its ESPN debut

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · 13d

NEW: @andrewmarchand.bsky.social and me had a conversation about the NBA's new broadcasting partners and whether ESPN will fuck with Inside The NBA.

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For years, ESPN's NBA studio shows couldn't match the alchemy of TNT's 'Inside the NBA.' So they went out and acquired it.

Fantastic! The NBA, NBC & Prime Video's Goal As New Era Begins

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 14d

NEW POD: www.andrewmarchand.com/p/fantastic-...

Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

NBC is back, Amazon debuts, 'Inside' moves over: Introducing the NBA's new TV landscape

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 14d

www.nytimes.com/athletic/673... Introducing the NBA’s new TV landscape: NBC is back, Amazon debuts and ‘Inside’ moves over

F1 must now navigate the slipstream of Apple’s previous media deals with MLB, MLS

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The Athletic | F1 @theathletic-f1.bsky.social · 18d

For existing F1 fans, the Apple setup will work fine.

But for a sport at a pivotal growth moment?

"It is just all still unproven," writes @andrewmarchand.bsky.social ⬇️

The $140 million per year partnership brings together two glamorous brands, but previous sports leagues have had mixed results on Apple TV.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 18d

NEW COLUMN: Apple & F1, I'm a little skeptical

www.nytimes.com/athletic/672... F1 must now navigate the slipstream of Apple’s previous media deals with MLB, MLS

F1 must now navigate the slipstream of Apple’s previous media deals with MLB, MLS

The $140 million per year partnership brings together two glamorous brands, but previous sports leagues have had mixed results on Apple TV.

Bruce Pearl's new gig: Headlining TNT's new college basketball studio show

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 19d

NEWS: www.nytimes.com/athletic/672... Bruce Pearl’s new gig: Headlining TNT’s new college basketball studio show

Tim Legler on the NBA Finals & Dreams

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 20d

NEW POD: Tim Legler on the NBA Finals & Dreams

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ESPN's Tim Legler is the guest on "The Main Event with Andrew Marchand"

Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 22d

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Netflix's NFL Play Fake

Jay Marine explains Amazon's sports strategy

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Oct 3

NEW POD: Amazon's Jay Marine

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The Global Head of Sports & Prime Video US, Jay Marine, is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

The significance of Netflix, MLB & Opening Day

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 29

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Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

Netflix to stream Yankees-Giants on MLB Opening Day 2026 as part of new 3-year agreement: Sources

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 25

🚨NEWS ...

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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,

ESPN vs. Paramount's Battle Royale

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 25

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Moffetnathanson's Robert Fishman is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

Alex Faust will succeed Bob Costas as TNT’s play-by-play voice for MLB playoffs: Sources

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 22

www.nytimes.com/athletic/665... 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

New York Times Best Seller Ian O'Connor tells the stories of legends

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 18

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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Ian O'Connor joins The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

Inside Stephen A. Smith’s near-$40M-a-year bonanza as he launches into political prime time

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 17

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.

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

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With a new Sirius XM politics show launching today and deals across multiple platforms, the pundit is expanding well beyond ESPN.