Charles Barkley Reflects on First Year of ‘Inside the NBA’ on ESPN: “Honor and a Privilege”
"Every kid who's ever touched a ball wanted to be on ESPN. To work with you guys, it's been awesome. But to get to do the NBA finals, it was exciting, fun, and we had a blast."
Dan Patrick Reveals Counseling Four ESPN Employees To Stay With the Network Since His Own Departure
"Those four letters are extremely powerful, because you're going to get your ass handed to you. If you leave there, and you think everybody's going to fawn all over you, think again."
ESPN Reportedly Preparing for Layoffs This Summer
"ESPN is heading into it's first year broadcasting the Super Bowl. Ensuring the right talent are in place for the network's debut is crucial for success."
Craig Carton: CBS Sports Adding Russell Wilson, Kyle Long Won’t Improve The NFL Today
"It's those cliche hours of sports programming in the history of television. It's a garbage show. It's never been good."
ESPN Launching ‘This Was SportsCenter’ Interview Series Hosted by Rich Eisen Friday
"SportsCenter has been the centerpiece of ESPN since its launch."
Ryan Leaf Named Lead Analyst for Pac-12 Football Inaugural Season on USA Network
"USA Sports has made a big investment in myself and in the Pac-12 and wants to be the authentic home for the conference with the biggest games week-in and week-out."
CBS Sports Adds Kyle Long To ‘The NFL Today’ Program
"Kyle brings an infectious energy, relentless passion and deep knowledge of the game and is not shy about sharing his opinions."
Barstool Sports’ ‘Spittin’ Chiclets’ Awarded Spotify Bronze Creator Milestone Award
"The Bronze award acknowledges podcasts that have surpassed 100 million all-time streams on Spotify — or 50 million in emerging markets."
Paramount Executive: UFC Audience on Paramount+ Is 15 Years Younger Than Average Audience on Platform
"We have found that on average, the folks watching UFC on Paramount+ are 15 years younger than our average audience before UFC, so for us that’s a massive unlock."
ESPN’s Burke Magnus: NFL Network Will Not “Investigate” the League, While ESPN Will Not Change Approach
"We're going to cover and report the NFL, it's called the NFL Network. But we're not going to investigate the NFL. We'll leave that to what we do on the ESPN platform."
