Tag: ESPN DTC

"I felt like I got jerked around a lot because I would go to management and they'd go ‘yeah, that's a good point Don. We should do something about it.’ Then nothing would ever get done about it."

"This agreement ensures the accomplishments of SoCon student-athletes and member institutions continue reaching audiences across our platforms."

"You want notoriety, you want publicity. You want to be noticed. Damn it, half the world forget you have a basketball team. That’s how bad y’all have been."

"The stage is his. The guests line up. The cameras roll. Eventually, however, access alone stops being the differentiator. What separates great from influential isn’t who you can get — it’s what you can get out of them."

"The media's job now is to keep this moment alive. Cover the NHL with the urgency it deserves. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are coming up, competing with the NBA, and the action sells if the right networks fully embrace it."

"If it did, I’d be really disappointed in the league as much as I am our place for agreeing. But that’s not the way it goes."

"According to the Sports Business Journal, YouTube is engaged in talks with the NFL regarding four games that were carved out as part of the league’s equity arrangement with ESPN."

"This isn’t about turning First Take into a hockey show. It’s about recognizing when the sports world hands you a moment bigger than your usual programming habits."

"If the league aggressively markets the rivalries born in Milan Cortina, the personalities that emerged on the Olympic stage and the playoff races about to heat up back home, this can become more than a two-week spike. It can become a bridge."

"What ESPN is betting on isn’t a one-for-one trade in raw audience. It’s momentum. It’s trajectory. It’s cultural currency. Women’s sports are no longer a novelty — they are appointment viewing for a growing, younger, and more engaged audience."