Tag: David Samson

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...

"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."

“If he worked for a network I was in charge of, I would be very discomfited by his going around and telling me how to do my job."

"If you’re a shareholder, this is why you’re saying he’s brilliant is because if you were a shareholder, you would be glad they walked away from this very expensive package."

"I believe that studio show still could exist."

"It’s not for me to accuse anybody of mendacity, but I am puzzled by it."

"These deals always look very, very expensive in the beginning and very, very profitable at the end."

Samson's remarks come after the league pocketed $110 million from Peacock for the exclusive rights to a playoff game.

"I'm not surprised to see ESPN do this."

Skipper made the revelation about past ESPN finances while appearing on Pablo Torre's Meadowlark Media podcast.