Tag: John Skipper

"He was yelling at me [and] bullying me. I go, 'John, what's going on?' I really had no idea what he was talking about. I couldn't believe it. So, I was suspended for whatever. Don't come in. I'm like okay, I won't come in. But I was really upset. I was close to tears."

"I trusted him. He believed in me tirelessly. He put me front and center with everything. I've never had an executive believe in me as much as he did."

"Does it bother me that I [turn] on the television and I have to watch Fox in order to see the World Cup? Hell yeah, it bothers me."

"I miss the daily routine of the show. I feel like I’m letting down the audience, DraftKings, and Meadowlark Media. At the end of the day, the world I’m in now with my daughter is the opposite of routine."

"One of sports media’s great partnerships did not end with a bang. It faded into uncertainty. Until someone finally tells the full story, that uncertainty is all the audience has left"

"I never liked negotiating in the press, but that might be what they’re doing…Disney has to figure out a way to get them something that doesn’t trip MFNs that is not essentially unfair"

"The modern age demands different thinkers, and Meadowlark will be a progressive leader because Bimal ensures we’re guided and governed by one"

"They have built a compelling global sports media business and continue to build a formidable executive team at CSI Sports"

"One of the things that we wanted to do is give people permission to bet on themselves."

"Since now you have too many companies that people want, if they get all the sports they want, if you had less companies, you probably could be good for a consumer."