The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Town with Matthew Belloni
The Ringer
ESPN Jumps Into Bed With the NFL. What About Everyone Else?
32 minutes Posted Aug 7, 2025 at 2:34 am.
Matt is joined by Huddle Up’s Joe Pompliano to break down why the NFL is acquiring a 10 percent stake in ESPN in exchange for NFL Network and other media assets. They discuss the complicated details of this deal and what's in it for both sides, including how this will affect ESPN's NFL offerings and its upcoming stand-alone streaming service
Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Freakier Friday’ and ‘Weapons’
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Matt is joined by Huddle Up’s Joe Pompliano to break down why the NFL is acquiring a 10 percent stake in ESPN in exchange for NFL Network and other media assets. They discuss the complicated details of this deal and what's in it for both sides, including how this will affect ESPN's NFL offerings and its upcoming stand-alone streaming service (
02:42). Matt finishes the show with an opening weekend box office prediction for ‘Freakier Friday’ and ‘Weapons’ (27:06).
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Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Joe Pompliano
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