Tag: John Ourand

"Our member companies need scale if we’re going to compete for that type of dollar to maintain this must-have programming."

"He's super invested in what we're doing. So I think whenever he sees someone not meeting that standard, he's going to call it out. Odds are he's probably right."

"While initial expectations inside media companies suggested the league might wait until later in the year to begin formal negotiations, recent signals from league leadership indicate the NFL could attempt to finalize updated deals before the start of the next regular season."

"This is like working one day a week at your job and being upset that the person who works 50 hours a week, five days a week, makes more money than you."

"The NHL’s current U.S. agreements with ESPN and TNT Sports run through the 2027-28 season."

"Waiting too long could mean negotiating in a market already depleted by football’s gravitational pull."

"According to the report, any attempt to sublicense the game would require approval from both the Big Ten and FOX Sports"

"In a time when every sport is chasing the next billion-dollar deal, baseball should remember what truly built its value — consistency, familiarity, and trust"

“There were multiple companies that we were talking with, because my contract was up, and ESPN seemed like the perfect place."

“There’s still going to be an important role for local coverage."