The New Sports Streaming Future: ESPN, Fox, Warner/Discovery team up for new service, ANOTHER update on Vegas and the Athletics (Episode 985)

Nothing Personal with David Samson

David Samson

Baseball, Sports, Business

4.5 • 3K Ratings

🗓️ 7 February 2024

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today’s word of the day is ‘bundle’ as in streaming as in cable as in ESPN as in Fox as in TNT as in ABC as in FS1 as in sports. Here we go again. We’re back to the TV bundle. These companies announced yesterday that a new streaming service is coming this fall. (13:30) We have another update on yesterday’s exciting Las Vegas mayor statements. Carolyn Goodman walked back her statement on the Athletics. Wonder why! (25:04) Review: Reacher. (28:20) Jose Altuve is a Houston Astro for life. He signed a 5-year extension through his age-39 season. And Clayton Kershaw is back with the Dodgers. He won’t pitch most of the season though. (39:00) NPPOD. (43:00) Let’s talk about the circus…. I mean Super Bowl Week from Las Vegas. Gambling. Radio Row. Drinking. Partying. IT’S A LOT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Slack presents hands-free conversations.
0:03.2	Hello, car commuter, dog walker, stroller pusher.
0:06.5	Your hands are busy.
0:07.9	It's why we created huddles in Slack, because sometimes talking is easier than typing.
0:12.7	Huddle without the hassle.
0:14.4	In Slack. Yeah. Hello? Yes, Is this the cable company?
0:46.0	My name's David Sampson.
0:48.0	I've been on hold for 49 minutes.
0:51.0	20 more minutes of holding? That'll be 69 minutes. 20 more minutes of holding?
0:53.0	That'll be 69 minutes.
0:55.0	All right, what number am I?
0:57.0	Number 18.
0:58.0	All right, listen, I'd like to get some sports channels.
1:02.0	No problem, we've got a bundle for you. We can get you
1:05.4	E-SPN. We can get you your regional sports network. We can get you FS1. We can get you the Yes network. We can get you Sny. We can get you Max Disney. It's a bundle.
1:18.0	How much will that bundle be? Oh, it's approximately $192.69. I've been holding 69 for this. I want to go streaming.
1:29.6	Click.
1:33.0	So I live my life streaming, getting different apps.
1:37.0	Figuring out where games are by looking for
1:40.0	thumbnails or dials or tiles or whatever it is.
1:45.0	What channel is this on?
1:47.0	Where do I find that?
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