"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."
He takes over the chairmanship from Nexstar Media Group chairman and CEO Perry Sook, who will remain on the executive committee as immediate past joint board chair.
"Measurement suppliers don’t have to apply for MRC accreditation, but many on both sides of the table consider the double checkmarks a necessity to be a serious player."
"I've been trying to make an acquisition for quite a while -- that's not a secret -- because we think that what we do is successful and vital to our communities."
"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."