“I’ll have the oysters”
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Hey, it's Tony. On today's show, we will go across the pond to preview the Open Championship with Steve Sands. We'll also talk about the All-Star Game with Jeff Passan. But first, commerce. Previously on the Tony Kornheiser Show. He retired with a record of 31-1. That was it. That was it. Because you say to yourself, well, what am I doing? Right. Because I can't fight this guy again. What am I doing in here? Yeah. Anyway, that's... Oh, by the way, also Anders Jarrett.
Remember him? Tennis player. Yes. He wasn't much. Swedish tennis player. I never really wanted anything. I just loved the name.
He wasn't like the other Swedish tennis player. No, no, no.
He wasn't Ed Berg and Wielander and those guys.
How about Borg? Was he Borg? Because if you're not Borg, get off the list. Get out of the show. The Tony Kornheiser Show is on now. So I got this email overnight, and I need to read it because it shows you how completely out of touch I am with the world. This is from Jim Gentile, not that Jim Gentile. People who are my age remember Jim Gentile as a baseball player, first baseman, I believe. Yes, I think you're right. It's a different Jim Gentile. This is in Brooklyn. Jim Gentile here to follow up on your most recent tirade about major sporting events being shifted to streaming services for telecast. This would be the Home Run Derby going to Netflix. Which actually worked for... Okay, but what are you doing is my position.
He writes, I thought you would be interested to know the following. According to the Pew Research Center, 83% of Americans subscribe to one or more streaming services, while only 36% have cable subscriptions. 83%. Now, I subscribe to one or more streaming services. I do. I just don't know how to use them. But only 36% have just cable. Breaking those down, this is further. Breaking down those numbers further, only 8% have cable and no streaming. Only 8%, while 55% have streaming and no cable. That's the Wilbon position. Bring Derek in, streaming and no cable. In terms of actual viewership levels, according to AdWave, total viewership of streaming services... exceeds the total viewership of cable and old-fashioned over-the-air access combined.
I don't have numbers specific to Americans 40 and under, but can only presume that the skew towards streaming is even more pronounced there, perhaps significantly so. You often say correctly that sporting events are TV shows.
How is the shift from cable to streaming changing where major sports are broadcast?
Part of the business of putting on TV shows is to place them so as to maximize viewership. That is why sports are being placed on Netflix and other streaming platforms. This appears irrefutable by me. I don't know what I'm supposed to say to it.
Sure. Right? Yeah, I would say you're missing the point a little bit that it's about the experience where, again, there are certain sporting events like the Sunday afternoon where you're going back and forth from baseball, football, golf, and you want to be able to go back and forth. Yes, you want to be able to do that. When you're on those platforms, you can't do that. Now, when you think about if you're the streaming service and you see how many people leave, even if it's for just a couple months, maybe by having more of these sporting events, you keep them as year-round subscribers.
There's a larger question here. Where is... Where's the red zone going to be? That's the question. I don't get the red zone at the moment on Comcast. It is closed out to me. They say this station is unavailable. Are you looking for the music? Same with NFL Network. Yeah, the music. So where am I going to get the red zone from? Because I'm going to that. I'm going to that. If that is on a streaming service where I have to climb a mountain to get it, I'm going to that. Just so we know. Climb every mountain. Yeah, forward every stream. Okay. Okay. Little inside baseball yesterday on the PTI program. We were put in a position yesterday. We are in the exact same position today. The lead story of our show will be the end of the soccer game if the soccer game ends on time or in time to get on our show.
Full time? Yesterday, Spain beat France 2-0 in regulation time.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–2:29
2
How is the shift from cable to streaming changing where major sports are broadcast?
2:29–9:05
3
Why did PTI’s timing get impacted by the Spain vs France World Cup match?
9:05–18:22
4
What went wrong for Philadelphia fans during the Home Run Derby and All‑Star Game?
18:22–36:39
5
Which All‑Star Game pitching and roster decisions sparked controversy?
36:39–46:15
6
What should viewers expect at Royal Birkdale for the Open Championship?
46:15–1:02:22