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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.'”
John Skipper: ESPN’s Clout Makes Conference Networks Different From RSNs
"It will have as its highest-paid member of the bundle, ESPN, and those other networks associated with ESPN are along for the ride."
John Skipper: ‘Simply Not True’ ESPN Won’t Cover Leagues It Doesn’t Have Rights With
"I never instructed people to put more highlights of games that we had on-the-air."
David Samson: ‘Amazon Has A Decision To Make’ On Daniel Snyder Comments
"Are they going to discuss this? And that will be done in consultation with the NFL, and I can bet you dollars to donuts this story does not come up on the broadcast tonight."
John Skipper: There’s No Evidence Broadcasters Are Worth $18 Million Per Year
“I never saw a scintilla of evidence that the people in the booth change the ratings even by a smidgen. The race to hire people is mostly about internal pride."