Huge news for the business of hockey as ESPN gained part of the US NHL rights on a big 7 year deal. Top Sports Media Columnist for the NY Post Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) & ESPN Host & one of the key figures in their hockey coverage Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) join the Show Me the Money Hockey Podcast, hosted by Hart (@PuckPedia) from PuckPedia.com & Jonathan Davis (@westcoasthky) from SiriusXM NHL Network.
Jonathan & Hart go over the key terms of the ESPN deal, where fans in the US will be able to find games, and what it should mean for the salary cap going forward.
Andrew Marchand (7:30) is one of the top people covering sports media, as the NY Post's Sports Media Columnist. He gives his insight into the deal, how the terms were impacted by the pandemic, the implications for hockey popularity in the US, what ESPN's coverage could look like, and his thoughts on the network and price for the remainder of the US tv rights. Fox's puck tracker also comes up.
Linda Cohn (26:15) has been with ESPN for 29 years as a SportsCenter host and was the lead host when they previously had the hockey rights. She currently hosts In the Crease daily on ESPN+ and is well known for her huge love of hockey. She shares her excitement on the news and how she found out, what ESPN being a rightsholder means for hockey, some thoughts on ESPN's coverage, more women being featured in hockey broadcast roles in recent years, & much more.
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Huge news for the business of hockey as ESPN gained part of the US NHL rights on a big 7 year deal. Top Sports Media Columnist for the NY Post Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) & ESPN Host & one of the key figures in their hockey coverage Linda Cohn (@lindacohn) join the Show Me the Money Hockey Podcast, hosted by Hart (@PuckPedia) from PuckPedia.com & Jonathan Davis (@westcoasthky) from SiriusXM NHL Network.
Jonathan & Hart go over the key terms of the ESPN deal, where fans in the US will be able to find games, and what it should mean for the salary cap going forward.
Andrew Marchand (7:30) is one of the top people covering sports media, as the NY Post's Sports Media Columnist. He gives his insight into the deal, how the terms were impacted by the pandemic, the implications for hockey popularity in the US, what ESPN's coverage could look like, and his thoughts on the network and price for the remainder of the US tv rights. Fox's puck tracker also comes up.
Linda Cohn (26:15) has been with ESPN for 29 years as a SportsCenter host and was the lead host when they previously had the hockey rights. She currently hosts In the Crease daily on ESPN+ and is well known for her huge love of hockey. She shares her excitement on the news and how she found out, what ESPN being a rightsholder means for hockey, some thoughts on ESPN's coverage, more women being featured in hockey broadcast roles in recent years, & much more.
Make sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode, and please Rate, Review, and Share!
Follow on Twitter at @ShowMoneyHkyPod