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In the 29-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel go in-depth on how ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro changed the relationship with the NFL post-John Skipper

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What’s on tap:

* How post-John Skipper, ESPN chairman Jimmy Pitaro has changed the network’s relationship with the NFL

* What the ESPN-NFL Media deal can mean for the long-term

* Why RedZone is so important

* The reason ESPN’s DTC should go after MLB Network, NBA TV and NHL Network

* ESPN better get the DTC technology correct

* Where ESPN, Disney and Hulu are likely eventually going

* What is next for Shannon Sharpe after ESPN cut ties with him, while Sharpe’s The Volume deal is ending

* Ochocinco could be on-deck for First Take

* Comparing YouTube’s first NFL game crew — Kurt Warner and likely Rich Eisen — to Netflix’s Christmas booths

* Why UFC should be considered in the Fox-Indy Car deal

* How did MLB’s Speedway Classic work out

* Why ESPN, MLBN and The Athletic’s MLB trade deadline coverage was so good

* MLB Network’s Ryne Sandberg touched all the bases

* Alex Faust’s Apple mishap and how a play-by-player feels

* Bob Iger vs. Gorilla Monsoon as greatest Ithaca College alumnus

* Sponsor: WSC Sports … Tell them Marchand sent you

* On Deck Thursday (or earlier): Chris LaPlaca is The Main Event

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