Logo of Omaha Productions

Omaha Productions is an American entertainment company founded by former football quarterback Peyton Manning. It is known for producing Manningcast, an alternate live television broadcast of ESPN's Monday Night Football hosted by Peyton and his brother Eli.[1][2][3]

History

Omaha Productions was founded in 2020. It was named after Peyton Manning's trademark audible call, "Omaha, Omaha!", that he used throughout most of his playing career.[4][5] The company took over production of Peyton's Places, a football documentary series the debuted in 2019 on ESPN+, in which Peyton Manning interviews players, coaches, and celebrities.[6][7][8]

On July 19, 2021, ESPN announced that Peyton and Eli Manning would host an alternate presentation of Monday Night Football, produced by Omaha Productions.[9] The Manningcast, as it became known, debuted on September 13, 2021, with the game between the Las Vegas Raiders and Baltimore Ravens.[10][11] It airs on ESPN2 and ESPN+ and features the two brothers discussing the live game and interviewing sports guests.[12][13] An initial three-year deal was signed by ESPN and Omaha Productions, and called for only ten games for each NFL season instead of the full MNF slate.[14] On November 13, 2021, ESPN announced that the ManningCast would also be offered for the network's Monday-night Wild Card Game during the 2021 playoffs.

In February 2022, ESPN extended its contract through the 2024 NFL season, with Omaha Productions also agreeing to collaborate with ESPN on extending the format to other sports properties, such as college football, golf, and UFC events.[15]

In May 2023, Omaha Productions received outside investment from businessman Peter Chernin's global production studio roll-up company The North Road, increasing the value of Manning's production company to $400 million.[16]

Television series

  • Places Series
Series/SubseriesHostSportYear(s)
Peyton's PlacesPeyton ManningFootball2019–present
Eli's PlacesEli ManningCollege football2021–present
Abby's PlacesAbby WambachSoccer2021
Rowdy's PlacesRonda RouseyCombat sports2022
Big Papi's PlacesDavid OrtizBaseball2022
Vince's PlacesVince CarterBasketball2022
Sue's PlacesSue BirdCollege basketball2022
P.K.'s PlacesP.K. SubbanHockey2023
McEnroe's PlacesJohn McEnroeTennis2023

References

  1. ↑ "ESPN and Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions partner for NFL "MegaCasts"". SportsPro. July 21, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ↑ Frank Pallotta. "ESPN's 'Manning Cast' is a hit. It could also change how we watch the NFL". CNN. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ Scooby Axson,"ESPN expands agreement with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions for 'ManningCast', other sports". USA TODAY. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  4. ↑ Sprung, Shlomo. "Peyton Manning Reveals How He Really Came Up With Omaha". Forbes. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Manning Grows Media Bandwidth In Retirement With Omaha Productions". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  6. ↑ Florio, Mike (February 4, 2021). "Peyton Manning launches Omaha Productions". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  7. ↑ Hayes, Dade (July 19, 2021). "ESPN And Disney Reach Deal With Peyton & Eli Manning For 'Monday Night Football' MegaCasts". Deadline. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  8. ↑ Micheel David Smith,"ESPN expands its deal with Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions". profootballtalk.nbcsports.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Peyton Manning's production company agrees to deal with ESPN for alternate MNF broadcasts". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Monday Night Football: How to watch Ravens-Raiders on ESPN & ESPN+, including Peyton and Eli Manning simulcast". ESPN.com. September 13, 2021. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Monday Night Mannings has been a big success for ESPN". ABC News. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  12. ↑ Gay, Jason (September 30, 2021). "How Peyton and Eli Manning Are Changing Television". WSJ.com. Retrieved September 30, 2021.
  13. ↑ Daniel Chavkin,"Peyton and Eli Manning Sign Extension to Continue 'ManningCast' Through 2024". si.com. February 9, 2022. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  14. ↑ REEDY, JOE. "Peyton Manning teams up with brother Eli and ESPN for MNF MegaCast". orlandosentinel.com. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  15. ↑ Steinberg, Brian (February 9, 2022). "ESPN Expands 'ManningCast' Deal With Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions". Variety. Archived from the original on March 24, 2022. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Peyton Manning's Omaha Productions Becomes a Media Powerhouse". Bloomberg News. May 17, 2023.
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