"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."
"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."
We are living through a media revolution, and if anyone claims to know where things are going, be sure to check back in a few years and see how far their projections were from reality.
While competitors like Disney, Paramount, and NBCUniversal poured billions of dollars into platforms, infrastructure, and original content, FOX largely sat back. Some criticized the company for moving too slowly. But patience paid off.
"Today, we take the next step: bringing together the most valuable live content portfolio in video consumption with the preeminent streaming platform through which America watches it. This combination will transform the scope of our company into high-growth verticals and yield a step change in our overall growth profile."
"If this concept proves successful in year one of NBC Sports’ return to Major League Baseball coverage, it could create one of the most significant ripple effects in sports broadcasting."
"There’s a lot of people I would love to work with, but doing something with Paul would have been great... This was in the works for a long time, so a big chunk of the last eight months was developing this show."
"What I saw was part circus, part radio festival, and part New England sports fans reunion. I couldn't help but sit there and think about how radio should be taking notes."