Weekly Recap: Pink's Bottom Line on Media, Money and Sports
Top items takeaways from the week plus my NFL pick of the week
Here are the top items and takeaways from the week plus I give my NFL pick of the week.
MEDIA
Netflix this week launched a new website called Top 10 on Netflix, which will list every Tuesday the most popular movies and television shows on the streaming service from the prior week.
Broadcast television enjoyed a good month of October, according to The Gauge, a product from Nielsen that measures total television viewing among cable, broadcast, satellite and streaming. However, here’s why broadcast television viewership could decline early next year.
MONEY
SPORTS
NFL Pick of the Week
Baltimore Ravens at Chicago Bears (+6)
Although the Chicago Bears are on a four-game losing streak, the team looked good in its last game against the Pittsburgh two weeks ago. (The Bears had a bye last week.)
Notably, in that Pittsburgh game, Chicago rookie quarterback Justin Fields made some terrific plays and appears to have emerged as the team’s long-term starter.
The Ravens, meanwhile, suffered a decisive loss against the Miami Dolphins where Baltimore’s offense struggled.
Two weeks prior to the Miami game, the Cincinnati Bengals crushed the Ravens 41-17 in a game when the Baltimore offense also struggled.
As such, look for the Bears, who are playing at home, to stifle the Baltimore offense and to put up some strong numbers on offense led by a confident and improving Fields at quarterback.
That’s why I am picking the Bears with the points, and why I am also picking them to win the game outright.
NFL Pick of the Week Record
Outright: 5-5
Against the Spread: 6-4
Jeremy Pink is currently an advisor to media and fintech companies around the world. He is the former CEO of private-equity backed Broadcast Sports International where he helped lead the company to a successful sale and exit during his tenure there. He is also a former CNBC television executive in New York, London and Singapore.
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