The NBA's Shadow Over the NFL

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.andrewmarchand.comIn the 41-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by Frank Isola, who is in for the vacationing Jon Meterparel. Isola — the SiriusXM/ESPN/YES star — joins Marchand to analyze the new NBA deals and how they are shadowing the upcoming NFL TV rights negotiations. Plus, a deep dive into what Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.-Discovery means. And more.For access to our twice-a-week podcasts sign-up as a free or paid subscriber at AndrewMarchand.comThe Rundown …* How to assess the new NBA TV deals with NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video & ESPN so far* Netflix’s Ted Sarandos is now in even a better position in sports* The Apple MLS deal is improved this year* Who is going to fill all these NFL TV studio openings …* The unfairness to Charles Barkley and company for “not celebrating the game”* Judging the Prime Video and NBC/Peacock’s NBA hires * Tony Dungy is out as a regular on an NBC’s pregame … his last hurrah was not good* Judging the Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit’s booth* The NFL is the biggest winner of the Paramount-Warner Bros.-Discovery deal* The NFL deals could impact the rest of TV and there are some intriguing players* The NFL should be greedy, but not too greedy with the networks* Isola is concerned if Paramount’s Champions League will be impacted by the Warner Bros.-Discovery deal* What is Isola’s take on the insiders game* You want to hear the “why” of situations* How Fox’s World Cup coverage will be impacted by politics* Isola likes Alexi Lalas* The parking for the World Cup is going to cost, “What?”* Isola paid for World Cup tickets* Apple’s MLS adjustments* Why the World Cup may not give MLS an uptick* How the Premier League is planting seeds with kids* Big Papa Clicker Book Review for Paul Knepper’s Moses Malone: The Life of Basketball Prophet* Isola’s classic stories on Malone* On Deck: YouTube VP of Subscriptions, Christian Oestlien, is The Main Event* Frank Isola’s trip from New York sports media institution to the national spotlight* Subscribe at AndrewMarchand.com