“The problem is that rather than bringing McAfee in and letting him coexist inside of the ESPN ecosystem, the ESPN ecosystem is trying to be more like McAfee.”
“If the audience rises, the advertising increases, and your brand gains significant value, which leads to a major deal with the industry's largest sports media company, why would you even think a key contributor wouldn't be paid let alone not expect a fortune to appear?”
"The experiment of a paid subscription didn't work. Do I think we're going there at some point in the future? Maybe five years, maybe 10 years? I agree with that, but we were early."