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John Skipper: New NBA Media Rights Deal is More Important Than Regular-Season Ratings
"We’re back to people thinking the ratings are some dramatic indication of the health of the league."
‘The Sporting Class’ with Pablo Torre, John Skipper and David Samson is a MasterClass on Sports Business and Media
"Television works perfectly for football."
John Skipper: Tom Brady Should Choose Between FOX Sports Broadcasts or Raiders Minority Ownership
"He should make a decision about which one he wants to do."
John Skipper: Venu Sports ‘Was Always a Temporary Stopgap’ Before Launch of ESPN Flagship
"This was always a Disney-led effort in my opinion. I thought that Disney always got the preponderance of benefit."
John Skipper: I Think Stephen A. Smith Will Be on ‘Inside the NBA’ at Some Point
"With Stephen A., he is maybe the hardest-working on-air talent – among the hardest-working on-air talents – I ever saw."
John Skipper: Timing of Disney Carriage Deals is ‘By Design’
The Walt Disney Company and DirecTV are currently engaged in a carriage dispute that has caused the Disney portfolio of networks, including ESPN platforms,...
John Skipper: I Have Always Thought Venu Sports ‘Overwhelmingly Benefitted The Walt Disney Company’
Earlier in the month, FuboTV received a preliminary injunction in its antitrust lawsuit against The Walt Disney Company, FOX Corporation and Warner Bros. Discovery...
John Skipper: NBA Made Good Faith Offer to Warner Bros. Discovery
"I genuinely believe that at the start of the negotiation, they would have been quite happy if TNT and ESPN had renewed."
John Skipper: New NBA Media Deal Signals Sports Rights Are ‘Most Valuable Content in the Universe’
The NBA Board of Governors voted to ratify the new media rights deal with The Walt Disney Company’s ESPN, NBCUniversal and Amazon’s Prime Video...
Who is Next if Charles Barkley Leaves NBA Television?
"Many entertaining and interesting analysts grace the television airwaves today, but none are Charles Barkley. His exit would create a massive issue for the NBA as it would take away its top TV star, and the league's best program outside of games."