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Tim Legler on the NBA Finals & Dreams

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 20h

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

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 2d

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Netflix's NFL Play Fake

Jay Marine explains Amazon's sports strategy

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 12d

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

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 16d

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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 · 20d

🚨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 · 21d

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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

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 23d

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 · 28d

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

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · 29d

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.

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

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 15

CLIP: The Myth of Streamers "Eventizing"

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 11

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

Marchand & Ourand

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Puck's John Ourand joins The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

Upon Further Review: NFL Opening Week!

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW POD: Upon Further Review: NFL Opening Week

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Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

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

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 8

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

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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.

From China to Miss Florida to Monday Night Football, Laura Rutledge's road to stardom

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Laura Rutledge is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

Tom Brady Year 2, YouTube Year 1 and the biggest NFL media storylines for the 2025 season

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Richard Deitsch @richarddeitsch.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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The Athletic's media reporters tackle the biggest media storylines of the new NFL season.

UConn coach Dan Hurley contemplated stepping down after last season: ‘I was completely cooked’

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 3

NEWS: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659... UConn coach Dan Hurley contemplated stepping down after last season: ‘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.

Inside Barstool Saturdays, Doris' demotion & MLB.TV potential ESPN pricing

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media

Top Media Analyst on the impact of the bold & crazy month of major deals

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 28

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.

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

Rich Greenfield is the guest on The Main Event with Andrew Marchand

Skip Bayless to join Gilbert Arenas' new football show in channel rebrand

Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 27

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

I spoke to Skip about it.

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Netflix to stream 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 27

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 “Brady Rules” are basically done, sources tell @andrewmarchand.bsky.social.

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The Athletic @theathletic.com · Aug 25

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:

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

ESPN, MLB have framework for deal to sell out-of-market regular-season games

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Andrew Marchand @andrewmarchand.bsky.social · Aug 21

🚨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

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