"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."
"I think it’s the hardest thing that everyone chases in the business – consistency – whether it’s ratings, revenue, buzz for your brand, whatever it is."
Afternoon drive with Mike Felger and Tony Massarotti remained the top performing show on The Hub for the quarter with a 19.8 share, first-overall finish.
"If I'm the league, does it make more financial sense by selling off a game here, a game here, to five different partners and really trying to fleece them...making it realy competitive, and having them overpay. Or, to farm it out ourselves, like to really own everything ourselves."
"Why do I have to spend so much GD time worried about money as a sports fan in - correct me if I'm wrong - we're still in Boston, Massachusetts, correct? It's a big market."
"The story is that ESPN has completely changed its philosophy. For decades, ESPN sold the network. It sold SportsCenter. It sold highlights. Now it sells personalities."
"For years, ESPN has been criticized for what it wasn't doing. Not enough promotion. Not enough storytelling. Not enough attention paid to certain properties. Fair or unfair, those critiques have followed the network through multiple eras. But right now, those conversations feel very distant."