About this episode

The episode discusses the World Cup viewership, Bundesliga's shift from ESPN, Netflix's Home Run Derby debut, and features an interview with Mike McCarthy about RSNs.

On this week's pod, SBJ’s Austin Karp and Josh Carpenter reflect on the massive viewership around the World Cup quarterfinals, as well as Bundesliga's shift away from ESPN. We look back at Netflix's debut around MLB's Home Run Derby, and Chicago Sports Network's Mike McCarthy joins the pod to talk RSNs.

People in this episode

Hosts: Austin Karp, Josh Carpenter

Guest: Mike McCarthy

Topics covered

• World Cup
• viewership
• Bundesliga
• Netflix
• Home Run Derby
• RSNs

Keywords

• World Cup
• viewership
• Bundesliga
• Netflix
• Home Run Derby
• RSNs
• sports media

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bundesliga, ESPN, Netflix, Chicago Sports Network

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