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MLS Commissioner Don Garber: Sports Rights Will Continue To Grow On Streaming Platforms
"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."
NFL Reportedly Begins Media Rights Negotiations With Paramount Skydance
"The current agreement averages about $2.1 billion per year for the Sunday afternoon slate of games, meaning a revised deal could push CBS’s annual commitment past $3 billion."
Chris Berman: NFL 10% Stake in ESPN Will Not Control Network Coverage of League
"If it did, I’d be really disappointed in the league as much as I am our place for agreeing. But that’s not the way it goes."
NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico: NFL Broadcasts Have Never Been Done Any Better Than Now
"I don’t think our business has ever been done any better, I really don’t. Top to bottom, so many good broadcasters, so many good games. It’s nice to be a part of it."
Roger Goodell Dismisses Notion Of Conflict Of Interest With NFL on FOX Analyst Tom Brady
"We get a lot of former players that are in [broadcast meetings] that are close to their former teams. I think our teams are pretty smart about saying, ‘I’m not sharing something with him"
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Hints League Could Renegotiate Rights Deals Earlier Than Expected
"I think our partners would want to sit down and talk to us at any time, and we continue to dialogue with them"
Versant President of Sport Matt Hong Prefers Peacock as Streaming Partner, Happy With Sports Portfolio
"We have programming that I think is competitive with most networks out there. I like what we have, and will continue to be competitive going forward"
NFL Reportedly Having Discussions About Buying 10% Stake In ESPN
"The reason we're talking equity here is that ESPN needs all the cash it can get to buy sports rights"
Rob Manfred Suggests Centralized MLB Media Rights by 2028
"Our goal would be to accumulate all of our rights, national and local. Go to the table and develop in concert with the potential buyers, packages that are most valuable to them."
U.S. Open Champion J.J. Spaun: Brian Rolapp Brings a “Fresh Perspective” to the PGA Tour
"Coming from an arena that is so large in the NFL, he's going to have all the talent in the world in the PGA Tour."