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Burke Magnus Likes The Hand He Has to Play at ESPN
"People will get a look into the ESPN business like they’ve never had before."
Sports Media Roasts Pac-12 Statement on Colorado Exit
"Sports radio hosts in Pac-12 markets were particularly critical of the statement."
MoffettNathanson Analyst: Sports Would Give Netflix Better ROI Than Movies
"I have learned to watch what Netflix does and not what they say."
Pac-12 Commissioner: The Longer We Wait on TV Deal, the Better Our Options
“The patience will be rewarded."
Hollywood Strikes Are Good News For Live Game Rights
"Executives and fans alike fear a content slowdown as we near the fall. Do you know who couldn’t be happier about this though? The NBA."
Pac-12 Won’t Announce New TV Deals at Media Days
"Behind the scenes, talks are progressing but not to the point where formal details are in place."
CNBC: ESPN Cannot Compete With Tech Companies
"Like literally for NBC or Disney, 5 billion bucks is a lot of money. Apple, it's like you or I dropping a five on the sidewalk."
Lachlan Murdoch on New Sports Rights at FOX: ‘I Wouldn’t Expect Anything Dramatic’
"We're constantly adjusting, but we do it with, I think, a real commitment to discipline in terms of what rights we would acquire or dispose of.”
Inflation of Sports Rights is Unsustainable
"Forbes estimates around $26 billion in rights fees will be paid this year looking at payments and revenue from network TV, regional sports networks, and streaming services."
Adam Silver: NBA ‘Much More Valuable Now Than We Were in the Old Days’
"What we’re seeing in television is that the internet has disrupted this business just like it has virtually every other business. But there’s still enormous interest in premium live sports programing."