The NFL’s next play: From primetime to YouTube with MrBeast and IShowSpeed

10/09/2025 49 min

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Episode Synopsis

With the new season underway, the NFL is leaving no screen untouched. Co-hosts Nick Meacham and Chris Stone break down the league’s bold broadcast strategy, from teaming up with YouTube creators like MrBeast and IShowSpeed, to expanding free-to-air access in the UK, and even NBC selling out every Super Bowl ad before kickoff.Key Points:Can the NFL prove through YouTube that its advertising model is the future of broadcasting?What impact will the NFL’s partnership with content creators MrBeast and IShowSpeed have?Should fans be concerned that NFL RedZone is introducing commercials?How significant is it that NBC sold all of its Super Bowl advertising before the season kicked off?Why has DAZN taken on a sublicensing deal with ESPN for college football?What do the WSL’s international broadcast moves mean for women’s soccer?Is UFC Fight Pass the reason ESPN was willing to let the MMA promoter move to Paramount?

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