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In the 41-minute sports media podcast, Andrew Marchand is joined by Frank Isola, who is in for the vacationing Jon Meterparel.

Isola — the SiriusXM/ESPN/YES star — joins Marchand to analyze the new NBA deals and how they are shadowing the upcoming NFL TV rights negotiations. Plus, a deep dive into what Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.-Discovery means. And more.

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The Rundown …

* How to assess the new NBA TV deals with NBC/Peacock, Amazon Prime Video & ESPN so far

* Netflix’s Ted Sarandos is now in even a better position in sports

* The Apple MLS deal is improved this year

* Who is going to fill all these NFL TV studio openings …

* The unfairness to Charles Barkley and company for “not celebrating the game”

* Judging the Prime Video and NBC/Peacock’s NBA hires

* Tony Dungy is out as a regular on an NBC’s pregame … his last hurrah was not good

* Judging the Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit’s booth

* The NFL is the biggest winner of the Paramount-Warner Bros.-Discovery deal

* The NFL deals could impact the rest of TV and there are some intriguing players

* The NFL should be greedy, but not too greedy with the networks

* Isola is concerned if Paramount’s Champions League will be impacted by the Warner Bros.-Discovery deal

* What is Isola’s take on the insiders game

* You want to hear the “why” of situations

* How Fox’s World Cup coverage will be impacted by politics

* Isola likes Alexi Lalas

* The parking for the World Cup is going to cost, “What?”

* Isola paid for World Cup tickets

* Apple’s MLS adjustments

* Why the World Cup may not give MLS an uptick

* How the Premier League is planting seeds with kids

* Big Papa Clicker Book Review for Paul Knepper’s Moses Malone: The Life of Basketball Prophet

* Isola’s classic stories on Malone

* On Deck: YouTube VP of Subscriptions, Christian Oestlien, is The Main Event

* Frank Isola’s trip from New York sports media institution to the national spotlight

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