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John Skipper: Discussion is ‘Moot’ if Warner Bros. Discovery is Able to Match NBA Rights
"If you’re a shareholder, this is why you’re saying he’s brilliant is because if you were a shareholder, you would be glad they walked away from this very expensive package."
John Skipper: ‘I Do Not Believe TNT’ Had Right to Match in NBA Media Rights Contract
"It’s not for me to accuse anybody of mendacity, but I am puzzled by it."
John Skipper: I Don’t Understand Why Warner Bros. Discovery Let NBA Rights Exit Exclusive Negotiating Window
"These deals always look very, very expensive in the beginning and very, very profitable at the end."
Dan Le Batard: Norby Williamson Has Endured ‘Crushing Loss’ with ESPN Exit
"...Pat McAfee and Stephen A. Smith have now some sort of unprecedented power in the history of the place to call out an executive by name who runs the place and shortly thereafter, the executive is gone."
The 2024 BSM Summit Was a Great Success But The Advertising Industry Needs to Step Up in 2025
"I'm calling on advertising professionals to step it up in 2025. This conference and room benefits you too."
Former ESPN President John Skipper After Paramount/WBD Talks Dissolve: ‘There Still Has to Be Consolidation’
"It's a game of musical chairs and they're not going to be enough chairs for all the companies that exist right now to make significant profits."
John Skipper Quite Skeptical of Deal Between the NFL and ESPN Happening
Skipper noted that there is a wide gap between ESPN and the NFL discussing a deal and eventually consummating one.
Meadowlark Media CEO and Cofounder John Skipper To Speak at the 2024 BSM Summit
"Under John's leadership, Meadowlark Media has formed partnerships with DraftKings, Apple+, MAX, Prime Video, and Wondery just to name a few."
John Skipper: ESPN BET About Finding New Revenue Sources After Cable Collapse
"I'm not surprised to see ESPN do this."
John Skipper: ESPN Was Worth More Than Disney’s Films and Parks Combined at Peak
Skipper made the revelation about past ESPN finances while appearing on Pablo Torre's Meadowlark Media podcast.