"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."
"We believe that our principled, transparent and open approach to integrating first-party data requires all publishers to play by the same rules and will accelerate the industry’s move toward a streaming-first world."
"It would also give ESPN the backing of Amazon as it continues to develop a direct-to-consumer offering. Talks, however, have been described as preliminary at this point."
"The minority investment will aim to broaden distribution as ESPN works on executing “Project Flagship,” a plan to unveil a direct-to-consumer (DTC) offering."
"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."
“Once you can rock the mic in a state where you can hardly pronounce any of the towns, but you still connect with the people, you feel like you can make it anywhere, especially where you’re from."