"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
"I’ve been in this unique end of the business for so many years and if there is one thing I’m certain of, it’s that most people in the media have no idea of how audience measurement actually works."
"Not just a single, solitary question to tick a box, with no follow-up, but a sustained period of questioning -- which I'm not sure the live town hall format allows for..."
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."