Navigating Sports Media:

Eric Ratchman - CRO of FanDuel Sports Network - discussed the new era of the RSN model and how they're finding sustainable success after bankruptcy.

He argues that no other media company offers the same combination of local penetration and national scale, appealing to advertisers wishing for year-round content in a given market or those looking to make a deal across markets in one or more sports.

Timestamps:

1:40 - Eric's day-to-day

6:50 - Getting out of bankruptcy and the next 5-10 years

10:40 - DTC

13:00 - Sports betting and their relationship with FanDuel

15:10 - Integrating data with team partners

19:25 - Local reach and nationwide scale

25:45 - Media consolidation

33:45 - Rapid Fire Questions

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