Amazon's bid to unseat ESPN for NFL primetime weeknight supremacy

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 42-minute podcast, Puck’s John Ourand joins “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” for the monthly Marchand & Ourand reunionFor access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. What’s on tap:* Ourand is curious about if Amazon Prime Video’s Thursday Night Football can out-rate ESPN's Monday Night Football this season* Why Amazon has the best sports strategy of the streamers* How Amazon has created one of the great modern bundles and where sports fits* Why Ourand is fascinated by Amazon's channel strategy and the comparison with Jimmy Pitaro's ESPN DTC app* How the YouTube game translates into the NFL's plans for an expanded international package* How YouTube's international numbers were disappointing* Marchand thinks globalization for sports viewing is a little overrated* Why Marchand thinks an international package might be split up different* Why soccer is the winner in sports viewing globalization* How Marchand & Ourand have found using the new ESPN app* Why ESPN is not cutting the cord with new app* The WWE events create a fatter cable bundle, according to Ourand* How many people want an RSN app, who don't already have it* The advantage for the subscriber with the ESPN app* Why the RSNs are hedging their bets* The dangers of making apps too expensive* The YouTube NFL Friday number compared to Peacock's a year ago* The power of NBC marketing* How NBA new partners will come second nature and how NBC will use NFL to promote its NBA* Ourand says NASCAR streaming is comparable to network* Why the ratings are a little suspect everywhere* The CW with best game of the week and maybe there is a middle* Ourand says the RedZone commercials are a big deal* The best part of the Manningcast* Peyton Manning tries to get the Pope on MNF* Peacock has most new stuff outside of ESPN* Why Marchand doesn't like ESPN's soccer strategy* Ourand officially owes Marchand a steak over ESPN app launch bet* Ourand starts talking Orioles and Marchand had enough For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.com. Each podcast includes a short free component, while to listen to the whole pods and all of our archives become a full-time subscriber* Jay Marine is the guest for “Off The Record with Andrew Marchand presented by WSC Sports” on Sept. 24th. Sign-up here* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you* On Deck Tuesday: Marchand & Meterparel* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com