Will Carroll returns on Super Bowl week, and we discuss Super Bowl 4K, Tubi, and the enduring power of communal live events. Also: ESPN Flagship and Fox's streaming play, a new RSN is heard from, Apple and MLS make tweaks, your letters, and TV picks!

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Will Carroll

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TV Picks:

Will: Ludwig (coming to Britbox, Elsbeth (Paramount+)

Jason: Detectorists (Acorn, Pluto TV, Roku, Hoopla)

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