#Why Peacock’s MLB streaming deal is superior to Apple’s

#Why Peacock’s MLB streaming deal is superior to Apple’s

“Why Peacock’s MLB streaming deal is superior to Apple’s” Sign up here to get Andrew Marchand’s Sports Clicker delivered to your inbox each Monday morning. The matchup: Let’s compare the Apple TV+ “Friday Night Baseball” doubleheaders to Peacock’s “MLB Sunday Leadoff.” My two cents: Peacock’s deal with Major League Baseball is about a third the price and twice…

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#Kay-Rod acted like it was no Manningcast, and it was right

#Kay-Rod acted like it was no Manningcast, and it was right

“Kay-Rod acted like it was no Manningcast, and it was right” Sign up here to get Andrew Marchand’s Sports Clicker delivered to your inbox each Monday morning. To begin “Kay-Rod,” ESPN2’s new Manningcast-type “Sunday Night Baseball” alternative broadcast, Michael Kay and Alex Rodriguez leaned into the idea that nobody really asked for this. Prior to the first pitch…

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#Helen Mirren reveals her ‘normal home life’ while filming ‘The Duke’

#Helen Mirren reveals her ‘normal home life’ while filming ‘The Duke’

“Helen Mirren reveals her ‘normal home life’ while filming ‘The Duke’” When Dame meets ‘Duke’ Helen Mirren, filmdom’s perennial majesty, arrived at Andrew Saffir’s exclusive movie preview. She plays queens. He does screenings. She’s in Sony Pictures Classics’ newie “The Duke.” His Cinema Society showed it at the Tribeca screening room. “We were unbelievably lucky,” she…

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#Inside ESPN’s plan for new A-Rod baseball broadcasts

#Inside ESPN’s plan for new A-Rod baseball broadcasts

“Inside ESPN’s plan for new A-Rod baseball broadcasts” Sign up here to get Andrew Marchand’s Sports Clicker delivered to your inbox each Monday morning. Opening Day week is upon us, ending with Yankees-Red Sox on ESPN’s “Sunday Night Baseball,” which will have a complete broadcasting overhaul. In the main weekly booth, it will be Karl Ravech, Eduardo Perez…

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#’People like to touch my Oscar for luck’

#’People like to touch my Oscar for luck’

“‘People like to touch my Oscar for luck’” Youn Yuh-jung, the first Korean to win an Academy Award ( “Best Supporting Actress” for “Minari” in 2021) for acting stars in the Apple TV+ adaptation of the generation-spanning 2017 novel “Pachinko.”  “This role was suitable for my age – she’s 74,” Yuh-jung, 74, told The Post….

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#Apple scores exclusive Friday Night baseball streaming rights

#Apple scores exclusive Friday Night baseball streaming rights

“Apple scores exclusive Friday Night baseball streaming rights” Apple has scored exclusive streaming rights to Friday Night Baseball games, the company said Tuesday.  The company’s streaming service Apple TV+, which costs $5 a month, will exclusively stream two games each Friday through a partnership with Major League Baseball.  “Tune in on Friday nights for two…

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