Wild Weeks of Sports Rights Deals

Wild Weeks of Sports Rights Deals

A summary of a the last few weeks full of tv sports deals across the landscape.

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This week on The Wormcast it's episode 34 and my guest is me. Just you and me this week going through a bushel full of major sports rights deals which have been finalized over the last few weeks. Enjoy!

Topics discussed: 1:35 Amazon taking over Thursday Night Football in 2022. Time for innovation 6:04 ESPN's deal with MLB, six months of sports rights buying spree 10:20 Sinclair tying to go direct to consumer 13:51 NHL has new partners ESPN & Turner, why it's a good idea beyond the cash 20:49 The fallout for NBC losing the NHL and possibly walking away from Indy Car 25:06 College football playoff expansion and tv 28:48 Pac 12 has a new commissioner 30:40 Soccer deals galore CBS with Serie A and CONCACAF 34:00 FOX deal for Copa America 35:45 ESPN deal for LaLiga and the story behind it. 40:15 Premier League and MLS rights are next


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