Episode 63: World Cup, MLS & Pac-12 Trends; plus Chris Ripley’s Fall

In this week’s Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC SportsThe latest developments in the Pac-12’s media rights negotiations and MLS’ push to get a traditional TV network to carry its games next season are the top two podcasts on this week’s pod. Hosts Andrew Marchand and John Ourand also spend some time on whether Fox Sports’ production of the World Cup from Qatar is getting better and they parse some of NBC honcho Mark Lazarus’ comments from SBJ’s Media Innovators conference in New York City. As always, Marchand and Ourand identify who in sports media has had a good week and who has not. Instead of a Call of the Week this week, the hosts answer a reader’s question that was submitted via Twitter. Mentioned this week: Joe Buck, Troy Ailkman, Chris Russo, JJ Redick, Mike Krzyzewski, Gary Williams, MandO Mojitos, Sarah Langs, Lou Gehrig, Mike Biard, Adam Schefter, Deshaun Watson, Chris Ripley, David Preschlack, Freddie Mercury, Chris Mason, Rob Manfred, George Kliavkoff, Dennis Dodd, Michael Smith, Kevin Warren, Lionel Messi, John Strong, Stu Holden, Alexi Lalas, Grandma Marchand, Côte d’Azur, Marchand & Ourand Podcast des Médias Sportifs, Mark Lazarus, Ted Turner, Abe Madkour, Brian Roberts, Jason Kilar, Noah Garden, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Andrew Stolowitz, Steph Curry, Bradley Beal, Acie WyattFor more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO Sign up for SBJ 360, our free, daily newsletter. SBJ 360 delivers a concise, high-level overview of the most important stories shaping the sports industry. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.