"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."
The reported deal between Nielsen and the WNBA comes as the league will be negotiating a new collective bargaining agreement with the WNBPA ahead of next season.
“The immediacy of content, how people consume it now has made us less diligent in doing the work to be as correct as possible before being as quick as possible.”
"...we’re certainly going to have some folks to thank, and I haven’t really thought about what I’m going to say that last night, and so it’s not like you want to prepare something."
"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."