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In a 24-minute special edition of “Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel discuss what Netflix’s new Women’s World Cup deal, combined with its NFL games on Christmas Day and WWE rights, means for the future of live sports.

Here is what else is in the pod:

* Netflix is fully in on live sports after winning the Women’s Wold Cup rights for 2027 and 2031

* Why the Netflix moves are actually a counter-intuitive win for ESPN/Disney

* Are we seeing the end of the creation of new TV sports show hits

* The latest on NBA TV free agency with Charles Barkley, etc.

* Why the NBA “Deck The Halls” of Christmas may be a winner for ESPN

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* Why Bill Belichick needs to be talked about less

* The NFL should get rid of their double doubleheaders

* Why women’s college hoops are having a significant moment

* Scott Pioli praise for Belichick comments

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The Papa Clicker Book Review Holiday Gift Guide by Herb Marchand

* Stan Issacs: Out of Left Field, A Sportswriter’s Last Word, edited by Aram Goudsouzian: 4.7 clickers

* The Price: What it takes to win in College Football in an Era of Change, by Armen Keteyian and John Talty: 4.6 clickers

* The Big Time, How the 1970’s Transformed Sports in America, by Michael MacCambridge: 4.6 clickers

* The Tigerbelles, Legends by Tennessee State, by Aime Alley Card: 4.6 clickers

* The New York Game: Baseball and the Rise of the New York City, by Kevin Baker: 4.6 clickers

* The Ancient Eight: College Football’s Ivy League and the Game they play today, by John Feinstein: 4.55 clickers

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