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David Samson: MLB Work Stoppage is ‘Almost Assured’ After 2026 Season
"When you say that tens of thousands of direct-to-consumer in-market packages are being sold and you’re trying to say, ‘Look how many people want to pay to watch baseball,’ and then you do the math, oy."
David Samson: Comcast Has The Leverage In Dispute With YES Network
New York Yankees fans are anxiously waiting to see if the YES Network and Comcast/Xfinity will reach a deal before the midnight deadline tonight....
John Skipper: CBS, TNT Did Not Offer More Money Than ESPN for NCAA Tournament
"They banded together to keep the evil empire from taking the tournament, and TNT took the lion’s share of the money too and got a final."
David Samson Proving His Value As Contract Approaches
"I’ve always had my mouth behind my brain, so I know what I’m going to say before I say it."
John Skipper Doesn’t Believe MLB Will Get $600 Million From a ‘Single Entity in the Market’
"My instinct is that ESPN wanted not to go long term because they had other money they were going to have to spend."
Dan Le Batard: ESPN is ‘Not Paying Very Much Care to Baseball’
"...as the sport shrunk and regionally, cable networks bought things up, ESPN covered baseball a lot less than they used to – a lot less well, and just with a lot fewer resources."
David Samson: MLB and ESPN Will Not Renew – ‘It’s Done’
“The next thing you’re going to hear is MLB with a new broadcaster. How interesting that will be.”
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."