This week on The Wormcast, I'm joined by veteran sports tv producer Mark Perez. Mark, most recently worked at VSiN, the sports wagering content platform founded by Brent Musburger and which was recently purchased by DraftKings. We talk about producing interesting content, growing the audience and the next steps in the sports betting world. Later we discuss Naomi Osaka's withdrawal from the French Open and how other athletes and coaches have had similar situations dealing with the press and social media. Finally we discuss F1: Drive to Survive on Netflix and Alex Ferguson: Never Give In documentary on Paramount+. Enjoy!

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This week on The Wormcast it's episode 34 and my guest is me. Just you and me this week going through a bushel full of major sports rights deals which have been finalized over the last few weeks.

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This week on The Wormcast, it's episode 33 with Michael Mandt of Mandt Bros. Productions. Michael has a weath of great stories about his long career in sports and entertainment. Everything from the crazy days of ESPN in the early 90's to the challenging freelance world to later pitching and producing shows at ESPN, co-producing "The Million Dollar Arm" for Disney and now in the true crime genre as Chief Content Officer for the app Crime Door. You'll love his stories. Enjoy!

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This week on The Wormcast it's episode 32 and we can't get enough of the fallout of the Super League. My guest is Ian Joy, soccer analyst for CBS Sports HQ and YES Network in NY. Ian covers The Champions League and Europa League for CBS and NY City FC matches, in addition to hosting his own show "Joy to the World" on YES.

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This week on The Wormcast, FOX Sports commentator Alexi Lalas joins me to discuss one of the craziest 48 hours in the history of global soccer with the announcement and Hindenberg-like crash of the European Super League which was to compete against the UEFA Champions League. Ishatar and New Coke have nothing on this mess. Now the fallout, what reforms are needed and the next steps for the European game.

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This week it's episode 30 of The Wormcast: How Sports Media Happens. Happy Masters Week and I have a genuine master of field operations as my guest. Jerry Steinberg is the The Godfather of field operations in sports television. He shares his four + decades worth or stories from his days as a page at The Dean Martin Show to the founding days of ESPN and FOX Sports and all the unique ways he and his teams have brought viewers closer to the games they love. Enjoy!

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This week a special edition of The Wormcast as I have a comprehensive breakdown of the new NFL television rights deals with media consultant Pat Crakes of Crakes Media. A deep look into the economics and how these deals fit into each company's distribution chain. Enjoy!

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This week Episode 28 is a special Wormcast Extra where we talk about specific key events in the sports media world. I'm joined by my old FOX colleague Clark Pierce about the tv and streaming set up for March Madness. Reactions to the NHL mega deal with Disney starting this fall and the latest on the NFL's media rights discussions. Enjoy!

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This week it's episode 27 of The Wormcast. My guest Michael Bloom, CEO of BONGO Pictures. Michael spent a few years in the sports content space as SVP of Original Programming at FOX Sports and helped set up the E-League at Turner Sports. There's tonnage of orginal sports content wherever you look. We look at sports documentariess, ones that Michael worked on and others that left a great a great impression. Where's the genre going in the near future? Enjoy

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This week on The Wormcast I'm joined by one of the women pioneers in sports tv production, Nancy Bernstein. Nancy was one of the first female line producers at ESPN in the early 90's, producing College Gameday just as the show was emerging. Today she's the Senior Director of Integrated Sales for NFL Network.

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