Listen to Episode 91 of ‘Marchand and Ourand’: ESPN layoffs and NYT sports shutdown

Listen to Episode 91 of ‘Marchand and Ourand’: ESPN layoffs and NYT sports shutdown
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Listen to Episode 91 of ‘Marchand and Ourand’: ESPN layoffs and NYT sports shutdown 1

Andrew Marchand returns from vacation to offer his perspective on ESPN’s layoffs, from which high-profile on-air departure is the most surprising to educated guesses on who will call NBA games given Jeff Van Gundy’s layoff.

Marchand and John Ourand go on to discuss the New York Times’ decision to scrap its sports desk and move its existing sports reporters to the business section.

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As MLB enters the mid-way point of its season, Marchand and Ourand take a deep dive into the regional sports network crisis that teams, leagues and media companies are facing.

The co-hosts discuss MLB’s local media strategy and Charter’s plan to deal with the high-cost channels on its Spectrum cable systems.

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The two also talk about personnel changes on Fox Sports’ Big Noon Kickoff and opine on the newest Twitter threat: Threads.

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