StreamTime Sports

On this week’s episode of StreamTime Sports co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone investigate the current state of play for Europe’s ‘big five’ socce leagues and discuss whether they should be concerned given the status of their TV rights negotiations. They also discuss the impact of Taylor Swift on the NFL and what to expect from the Cricket World Cup. • What Canal+ choosing the Premier League ov...

On this episode of StreamTime Sports co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Aarti Dabas, the chief media officer at Formula E. They discuss how successful OTT has been for disruptor sports, the growth of cricket, and will India become the next big market for sports. • How effective is OTT for disruptor sports like Formula E? - (7:46) • Can a sports OTT platform survive?  - (15:06) • F...

On this episode of StreamTime Sports co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone look at how two of the world’s biggest sports properties have kicked off their seasons, new streaming platforms, and future broadcast negotiations. • Is the NFL’s streaming strategy with Amazon, Peacock, and YouTube working? - (5:00) • Can the NFL expand its international presence?  – (10:52) • Will DAZN win over fans with...

A milestone for StreamTime Sports as co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone proudly to deliver their 100th episode. For the occasion, SportsPro’s technology editor Steve McCaskill joins the pod to partake in a twist on a fantasy draft that sees the trio each look to construct the best global sports broadcast. Working with an unlimited budget and following a traditional snake draft the contestants p...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast our guest is Euan Smith, the CEO of Astro, who shares insights into Malaysia’s changing audience and how the broadcaster is taking a hands on approach to growing the popularity of domestic sports. Talking points:  • What makes the Malaysian market unique? – (7:50)  • In a diverse market how do Astro hyper localize their approach? (14:09)  • How has Astro c...

StreamTime Sports co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Roku’s director of sports products, Drew Adams. The trio discuss how Roku’s platform approaches solving discoverability and fragmentation in the sports ecosystem. • Why is Roku is platform unique and how can it help with discoverability? - (5:23) • What role does AI and personalisation play in the user experience on Roku? - (18:...

On this episode of the StreamTime Sports, Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by veteran sports executive Peter Hutton, who shares learnings from his across his career and where the sports industry is headed. Talking points: • What have been the biggest changes in the sports industry over the last 20 years? - (6:20) • How do media companies such as Discovery and Meta differ in their approach t...

StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone discuss the sports media landscape in APAC including its challenges and opportunities for properties looking to enter the market. Later, the founder and chief executive of ONE Championship, Chatri Sityodtong, discusses the Singapore-based MMA promotion’s journey in taking on established sports properties overseas.  • How does the sports indu...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Seth Bacon, the executive vice president of media at MLS, to discuss the YS soccer league’s growing media strategy. • How did the relationship between the MLS and Apple come together? - (3:04) • Taking on the production of the games - (10:00) • What are Apple’s objectives and how to meet those goals? (18:...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone discuss the challenges and opportunities for emerging sports through OTT. This is followed by an interview with the president of the Drone Racing League Rachel Jacobson, vice president of strategy and new business development at the Professional Fighters League Allie Dinsmore, as well as the co-founder and chief execut...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by the group of head of innovation at Deltatre, Pietro Marini. The panel discuss the future of artificial intelligence (AI), trialling new innovations, and identifying what fans what when consuming sports. • How is innovation impacting how fans consume sports? - (4:51) • How to incorporate innovation into yo...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by sports content marketing specialist Sean Verity. The trio discuss the new Threads platform and whether or not it can actually challenge Twitter, as well as discussing the misplaced value of vanity engagement metrics. Talking points: What is Threads? (7:05) Should video content be the heart of your social...

As part of SportsPro’s 2023 Women’s Sports Week , this episode of the StreamTime Podcast sees co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone joined by the Women’s Sports Trust's Chris Hurst. Talking all things media, they discuss the upcoming Women’s World Cup, DAZN, WNBA, and what the data is saying about consumption trends. Talking points: What are the latest trends in women’s sports consumption? – (5:50...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone discuss the latest news on the futures of Buzzer and OneFootball as disruptors in the sports ecosystem. Plus, we hear from EVP and GM of CBS Sports Digital, Jeff Gertulla. • SportsPro+ Launch – (4:36) • What to make of latest news on Buzzer and OneFootball? (9:30) • What is the scale of CBS and Paramount+? - (16:54) •...

Co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone discuss incoming news on the three major platforms and their plan for sports. Talking points: Will YouTube’s Primetime Channels set them up to become the destination for sports? - (5:54) Why would rights holders and broadcasters want to work with YouTube? - (15:49) How YouTube is stepping up its monetisation options - (22:08) Is Netflix taking its first step i...

On this episode of the SportsPro StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by the UFC’s vice president of marketing and digital marketing, Kristen Banks. She shares her insights on the challenges and best practices when it comes to customer acquisition. Talking points: How to build a marketing strategy for your OTT platform? - (4:50) What’s more important – first or third...

StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Robbie Lyle, the founder and CEO of both AFTV and Global Fan Network. Lyle shares the story of AFTV’s rise, the role of user generated content on YouTube and social media, as well as the changing landscape in media consumption.  Talking points: Who are AFTV? – (3:07) When did Robbie know AFTV would be a success? – (12:40) What...

For this edition of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Sanjog Gupta, head of sports, Disney Star. Gupta provides an in-depth look into the evolving Indian marketplace and the incredible growth of the IPL. What is the scale of the Indian sports industry? - (4:50) How has the Indian marketplace evolved over the last decade? - (18:44) How do regional sports net...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast the godfather of FAST Alan Wolk delivers a masterclass on FAST Channels, their application to sports, and how FAST will impact sports and advertisers in the future.  Talking points: • What is FAST - (10:15) • How advertising works on FAST - (18:21) • The FAST flywheel effect - (23:30) • Why sports is perfect for advertisers on FAST - (26:19) For more infor...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast the BBC's longstanding director of sports, Barbara Slater, gives insights into how the free to air broadcaster is approaching the changing sports media landscape. Talking points: • How can the BBC compete with pay-TV's media rights budgets? • What role does the BBC play amplifying pivotal sporting moments as a media aggregator?  • Why the BBC's role as a f...

On this this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-host Nick Meacham and Chris Stone break down the latest new stories and developments coming from the sports broadcast industry. Talking points: • Fifa threatens a European blackout of the Women’s World Cup - (4:55) • Sky Sports, the EFL, and the UK 3pm blackout - (10:37) • ESPN’s direct-to-consumer announcement - (19:11) • Amazon’s new ecommerce st...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by David Guinan,  chief digital officer at the Cowboy Channel. Guinan outlines how the platform  reached more than 100,000 paying subscribers within four years, as well as the growing pains of an emerging media business. • Viacom to Nigerian Insurgents, to the Cowboy Channel – (5:30) • Challenges of building...

On this episode of the StreamTime Podcast, co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone share learnings from this year’s SportsPro Live, including  exclusive conversations with executives from newly promoted Wrexham AFC, Manchester United, the NFL, Premier League, and many more. Talking points:  • How sports has changed over the last ten years - (3:31)  • NEW ERA and growth of women in sports – (13:20)  ...

On this week's episode of the StreamTime Podcast hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone are joined by Premier League Production's (PLP) managing director, Nick Morgan, to get a behind-the-scenes insight into how the world’s most popular soccer property is delivered to fans around the world. Talking points: • Intro - (2:01) • What is the relationship between the Premier League and PLP?  - (4:44) • How...

On this week's episode of the StreamTime podcast hosts, Nick Meacham and Chris Stone, share some of their bold predictions for 2023 alongside guests Steve McCaskill and Marion Ranchet.  • Bengals heartbreak and Fight Club - (0:15) • SportsPro Ignition - (7:38) • 2023 Bold Predictions - (12:19) • Netflix will partner with DAZN - (16:56) • The UK 3pm black rule will end - (19:34) • We have reached s...