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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
Producers: Craig Horlbeck and Jessie Lopez
Theme Song: Devon Renaldo