"Combined with Wednesday's Kickoff Game between the Patriots and Seahawks, which drew 25.1 million, both of NBC's opening-weekend NFL games cleared 25 million for the first time in a decade."
"This study tracks the entire engagement funnel: discovery, loyalty, and the point where a follower becomes a Superfan, so producers can stop guessing."
"I do hope we can do multiple days, and this becomes a job, like not just an endeavor, not just a hobby. Not just something we're doing because we don't have another thing, but something we're doing because it's great, and we want to be a part of it."
ESPN is obviously testing something, and it’s worth poking around at why the network wouldn’t follow the schedule it has used for the last 16 years, scheduling kickoffs at 7 and then 10 on their primary channel.
“It’s been an honor to call ESPN home for a decade already, and I couldn’t be more excited for what we have in store for this football season and beyond."
"I don't know if I'm at liberty to say which games I'm doing, but I love calling games. Nothing like being at the stadium, nothing like being involved with a broadcast. I just dig it."
Discussions between the two entities have and will continue, noting that only 39 of the club's games for the upcoming season are available to Bally Sports.
"This study tracks the entire engagement funnel: discovery, loyalty, and the point where a follower becomes a Superfan, so producers can stop guessing."
"I do hope we can do multiple days, and this becomes a job, like not just an endeavor, not just a hobby. Not just something we're doing because we don't have another thing, but something we're doing because it's great, and we want to be a part of it."