"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."
With simply the sheer amount of dollars put into sports television rights, you can't concede any day. You can't just allow your competition to have a win.
"This is the most the NFL has ever profited in its entire life. This is a time, I think, where you can invest in some things and bring them back to a standard I think the NFL would want and the Pro Bowl is certainly one of them.”
"All of this crap is confusing, but this is particularly confusing. Does that mean that you have to have YouTube TV and sign up for their subscription before you can sign up for Sunday Ticket?"
"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."