"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."
"Everyone’s excited about this all the way to the top of our company. We’re going to see how this works and how it performs. From there, we’ll see what the strategy will be moving forward."
"I like survivors in the TV game. It’s a true test of fortitude out there, with career pitfalls at every turn. But Rose is not only a survivor; he is a thriver"
"To the extent that Disney [ESPN] was interested in the RedZone aspect of this, they're interested in it because it's a galactic success. In show business, you don't mess with a success"
"The plan calls for a limited number of advertisements strategically placed across the show’s more than seven hours of continuous football coverage each Sunday"
"Baseball can control whether there are baseball games to watch in 2027. If owners and players can't figure that out, they won't have to worry about the NFL stealing their audience."
“Once you can rock the mic in a state where you can hardly pronounce any of the towns, but you still connect with the people, you feel like you can make it anywhere, especially where you’re from."