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    #86: Fubulunu

    January 9th, 2025 · 84 minutes

    Will Carroll joins for a mega Sports Corner: Fubo meets Hulu to enable Venu, Netflix goes full force into live sports, how football dominates American TV, NFL announcers, and our TV picks!

    Guest Starring: Will Carroll

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    TV Picks:

    Will: Traitors (US and UK, Peacock), Landman (JERRY JONES!, Paramount+)

    Jason: Ludwig (UK, coming to Britbox), All Creatures Great and Small (UK, PBS)

    Jeopardy: Behind the Scenes With Ken Jennings
    Disney Deal Will Combine Hulu + Live TV With Fubo, Ending Venu Lawsuit
    NFL Owns 72 of Top 100 Broadcasts as Pols Undermine Sports' TV Might
    Arctos co-founder on the future of private equity in sports
    Takeaways from Netflix’s NFL Christmas ratings door-buster: The streaming giant could be here to stay - The Athletic
    Netflix Spent $5B on WWE Monday Night Raw, Convinced Me to Watch
    Netflix secures U.S. broadcast rights for 2027, 2031 Women’s World Cups - The Athletic
    Netflix Scores FIFA Women's World Cup Exclusive Rights for 2027, 2031
    Netflix’s FIFA Women’s World Cup deal feels like a page out of the pay-to-play book: Rueter - The Athletic
    ‘Why walk away?’ Al Michaels wants a 39th season calling NFL prime-time games - The Athletic
    John Gruber: "2024 NFL broadcast teams and telecast quality, ranked"
    Under The Knife | Will Carroll | Substack