"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
“I've tried very hard to create content that breaks down those barriers and doesn't mean make it seem scary or nerdy or like homework, but just more about what it should be - talking to your friends at a bar.”
"News happens in the NFL 24/7/365 now, and when news happens in the NFL, that has an immediate effect on the fantasy values and sports betting futures of everything."
Chris Berman built that place, he built NFL Primetime, he build Sunday NFL Countdown, Monday Night Countdown, who am I, some dumb kid, to say what should or should not be on those shows?
Berry's show, Fantasy Football Pregame with Matthew Berry, will now get national exposure on CNBC. The company plans to air the program in the 12p ET on most Sundays.
The integrations that viewers will see will include a weekly segment hosted by Chris Simms and Matthew Berry which will highlight storylines and betting odds for the Sunday Night Football game and real-time betting odds on the scoring ticker during FNIA as well.
Fantasy Football Pregame With Matthew Berry has been picked up by eleven NBC-owned stations across the United States and will begin airing in major markets this Sunday.
"I mean, it's Football Night in America," Berry perked up. "It's the second-highest rated show, not sports show, the second-highest rated show in all of television. Second only to the actual game itself."
"The industry has spent decades telling talent to be genuine, build trust, and create authentic relationships with listeners. Yet when those same qualities extend beyond sports and into the realities of the business itself, they can suddenly be viewed as liabilities instead of strengths."
"I, somehow, have been able to survive and adapt. My career is full of different chapters. Every one of those chapters, I never really knew if I’d make it out of it."