Andrew Marchand on Netflix, NBC, NCAA Tournament & More

Episode 602 of "SI Media With Jimmy Traina" features an interview with The Athletic’s sports media reporter, Andrew Marchand about all of the latest sports media news.

Topics discussed include: Netflix’s awful broadcast of the Yankees-Giants game on Opening Night; what Netflix gets out of a deal with Major League Baseball; NBC’s return to airing MLB games; Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery and Grant Hill’s work on the Men’s NCAA Tournament; CBS and Turner’s very deep and impressive roster off college basketball announcers; Issues with the CBS/Turner Tournament studio show; the NFL trying to feature as many standalone games as possible and much more.

Following Marchand, Sal Licata, from SNY TV and “The Sal Licata Show,” joins Jimmy for their weekly “Traina Thoughts” segment. This week’s, Sal gives a report on what it was like to experience the ABS Challenge System in person at a recent Mets game. Jimmy breaks down his issues with a new commercial starring Larry David and talks about becoming obsessed with HBO’s new show, “DTF St. Louis.”

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