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Dan Le Batard: Inside the NBA is ‘Most Popular Studio Show in the History of Sports Television’
"I believe that studio show still could exist."
John Skipper: ‘I Do Not Believe TNT’ Had Right to Match in NBA Media Rights Contract
"It’s not for me to accuse anybody of mendacity, but I am puzzled by it."
John Skipper: I Don’t Understand Why Warner Bros. Discovery Let NBA Rights Exit Exclusive Negotiating Window
"These deals always look very, very expensive in the beginning and very, very profitable at the end."
David Samson: NFL Focused on Milking Streaming Money For All It Can
Samson's remarks come after the league pocketed $110 million from Peacock for the exclusive rights to a playoff game.
John Skipper: ESPN BET About Finding New Revenue Sources After Cable Collapse
"I'm not surprised to see ESPN do this."
John Skipper: ESPN Was Worth More Than Disney’s Films and Parks Combined at Peak
Skipper made the revelation about past ESPN finances while appearing on Pablo Torre's Meadowlark Media podcast.
John Skipper: ‘Hollywood Strikes Will Not Impact NBA Media Rights Negotiations’
"He is going to get a very big increase."
Dan Le Batard Wonders If ESPN’s Layoffs Will Turn Off Viewers
"Are they actually going to feel this beyond this day? Is it going to be something that empirically puts off viewers?"
David Samson Joins Meadowlark Media
"The guy who ruined it all is officially coming aboard Meadowlark Media, finally!"
John Skipper: All Rights Deals Look Terrible at Beginning, Great by End
“ I always love the people who lost always released statements that said, 'We refused to do a financially irresponsible deal.'”