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Every Thursday, “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” is where Marchand interviews the biggest names in sports media.
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THE RUNDOWN
In “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand,” Marchand spoke with the President and COO of Endeavor and TKO, Mark Shapiro. Shapiro first rose to prominence as the head of production and programming with ESPN at age 32. Today, he is a leader for one of the most important companies in all of sports and entertainment. Here is what Marchand and Shapiro discussed.
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* Shapiro on his childhood and the influence of his mom working at Time.
* How the heck did he run programming and production at ESPN by the time he was 32?
* How Mike Lupica was offered to co-host PTI after Tony Kornheiser first said no.
* How NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue suggested to Disney’s Michael Eisner it might be smart to cancel “Playmakers.”
* At 31, how Shapiro almost became the head of ABC Entertainment in a secret meeting with Eisner and Bob Iger at Hamburger Hamlet
* Why didn’t ESPN just keep Al Michaels and John Madden when it took over Monday Night Football?
* Shapiro’s plan to put Al Michaels, Joe Theismann and Troy Aikman as ESPN’s new MNF team
* Shapiro offering Aikman $4M to move from Fox to join ESPN’s MNF.
* How did the WWE end up with Netflix for $5.2 billion and 10 years.
* How does Shapiro look at upcoming UFC deal
* What did Shapiro think of the NBA TV deals
* How Disney could have kept NBC out of Sundays.
* How Shapiro thought Tony Romo’s $180 million deal was a bad one.
* What is Stephen A. Smith’s value with his contract up soon
* What does Shapiro think of Venu Sports and ESPN’s direct to consumer plans.
THE RUNDOWN
WHAT’S UP
Andrew Marchand: Jay Marine, Amazon Prime Video
Jon Meterparel: Dan Hicks, NBC Sports
WHAT’S DOWN
Marchand: Venu Sports
Meterparel: The “We” and “Us” analysts
THE QUESTIONS
* Is Tom Brady one of the top 5 biggest stories in the NFL season, not just media?
* What are the other biggest on-air NFL stories? It starts with Bill Belichick
* How did Nick Saban do in his debut for College GameDay in Ireland?
* What do we make of the ESPN layoffs of Sam Ponder and Robert Griffin III and Mike Greenberg’s promotion?
Who are the winners in the ESPN reorganization?
* The future of Media presented by WSC Sports: What should be the biggest takeaway from the NBA TV deals in terms of the future of sports media?
YOUR QUESTIONS
* From full-time subscriber, George S. Boath: What are your thoughts on the future of college sports in the wake of NIL, unionization and payment? George’s full comments are on AndrewMarchand.com
Thursday’s Guest
The Main Event with Andrew Marchand on Thursday will feature Endeavor and TKO Group President Mark Shapiro. You can find it on this same feed. Thanks for listening, watching and subscribing.
We are starting our twice-weekly sports media podcasts on Aug. 27th. Every Tuesday morning, “Marchand & Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media” will discuss the biggest stories in the game. Andrew Marchand will be joined by the voice of Boston College football, Jon Meterparel.
On Thursday mornings, “The Main Event with Andrew Marchand” will have Marchand interviewing the biggest names in front of the cameras and network and streamer decision makers. Both podcasts will aim to be 30 to 40 minutes in length.
For more information go to AndrewMarchand.com. Full subscribers will get all the benefits with potential more plans in the works.
Once you sign up, the podcasts will be available wherever you get your podcasts (Apple, Spotify, etc) or you can find them in your email or on AndrewMarchand.com.
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