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In the 44-minute Marchand Sports Media podcast, MoffettNathanson’s analyst Robert Fishman explains what a potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery deal could mean for sports. Fishman and host Andrew Marchand go deep into the futures of Paramount, Warner Bros Discovery, ESPN, Netflix, YouTube, Fox, NBC/Peacock, Apple, Charter/Spectrum and how the NFL could transform its TV and streaming deals.

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What’s on tap:

* What would a Paramount and Warner Bros. deal mean for sports

* Why Fishman believes ESPN is still in a league of its own

* How Paramount’s new ownership impacts the NFL

* How would Paramount-WBD compare to Netflix, Disney & Amazon

* What does Fishman expect from the ESPN DTC launch

* How Charter/Spectrum has added value to the bundle

* The NFL can be watched completely outside the bundle for the first time

* Does streaming sports work

* How league needs to be on streamers for younger fans

* Was the YouTube/NFL game a success

* Why YouTube, Amazon & Netflix are most important for NFL internationally

* How popular really is the NFL internationally

* Why the times for international package are complicated

* Is the NFL messing with its scarcity advantage

* Which broadcast network position from Fox, CBS, NBC to ABC/ESPN does Fishman like

* Why Disney has the most … and the most to lose with ESPN

* What did Fishman think of Paramamount/UFC deal

* Why NBC/Peacock could be sub-scale, according to Fishman

* TNT Sports' issue with leagues

* What is Fox's future looks like

* Which streamers is doing the best and who is most intriguing among Amazon, Netflix & YouTube

* What Fishman thinks of YouTube's sports future

* How the NFL could totally transform its TV packages

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