The state of the sports business with Robert Fishman and Michael Nathanson of MoffettNathanson
Sports Media with Richard Deitsch
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4.5 • 757 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2025
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Episode 539 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features Michael Nathanson, a Founding Partner & Senior Research Analyst at MoffetNathanson and Robert Fishman, a senior research analyst at Michael Nathanson. Their firm is a leading independent equity research publisher focusing on the most important companies across the Technology, Media and Telecom landscape. In this podcast, Fishman and Nathanson discuss ESPN acquiring NFL Network and other league-owned media assets in exchange for a 10% equity stake in ESPN; why they believe the deal strengthens ESPN’s negotiating posture with distributors; whether the deal gives Disney a heads up on NFL rights in future negotiations; the NFL Network as an asset in carriage negotiations; YouTube's sports ambitions; the TKO Group and Paramount signing a seven-year, $7.7 billion rights agreement; how consumers should view Netflix when it comes to its sports acquisitions; FOX One and how it relates to sports; the Pay TV universe continuing to shrink, and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the sports media podcast. I'm your host, Richard Dyche. My producer is Patrick Antonetti. Two guests this week. And if you aren't to the business of sports, this will be must listening. |
| 0:24.0 | Moffat Nathanson is one of the leading independent equity research publishers. |
| 0:29.0 | And they focus on the most significant companies in the space across technology, media, and telcon. |
| 0:36.1 | One of my guests, Michael Nathanson, is a founding partner and senior research analyst at Moppet Nathanson. |
| 0:41.3 | My other guest, Robert Fishman, is a senior research analyst at Mopin Nathanson. |
| 0:46.7 | These are two of the sharpest observers and analysts when it comes to research and insights |
| 0:52.1 | for the media companies that are involved with sports organizations. |
| 0:56.9 | So your ESPNs, your Foxes, Paramount Skydance, et cetera. |
| 1:01.4 | They have been gracious to give me a little bit of time today. |
| 1:04.3 | And we will hit some of the more significant stories that have been in the marketplace |
| 1:08.6 | when it comes to the nexus of sports and business. |
| 1:11.6 | And with that, I bring in Michael Nathanthin and Robert Fishman. Welcome. |
| 1:16.5 | Hey, good afternoon, Richard. |
| 1:19.7 | Thank you for having us. |
| 1:20.9 | You got it. |
| 1:21.5 | All right. |
| 1:21.8 | First, Robert, Michael, I'll start with this. |
| 1:25.2 | I see with great interest that you and Puck are hosting this very, very fancy |
| 1:31.3 | sware at the spiral in Hudson Yards in my own, in my old beloved New York City, |
| 1:37.5 | Kung October. |
| 1:39.3 | You have some very big names on that, Adam Silver, Hans Schroeder. |
| 1:43.4 | I looked at the access price. I think it's |
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