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Dan Le Batard Discusses Meadowlark Media’s Changes, DraftKings Extension, ESPN and Creative Freedom
"One of the things that we wanted to do is give people permission to bet on themselves."
John Skipper: TNT Sports, Versant Consolidation Could Be Good for Consumers
"Since now you have too many companies that people want, if they get all the sports they want, if you had less companies, you probably could be good for a consumer."
David Samson, Meadowlark Media Announce Multi-Year Extension
"I’m thrilled for the opportunity to grow NPDS for years to come."
John Skipper: ESPN Direct-to-Consumer ‘is Just Overwhelmingly an Aggregation of Content You Can Already Get’
"There are these so-called bells and whistles that will provide – oh, if you round up, maybe 1% of the value here for consumers."
John Skipper: ‘It’s a Coup’ to Get Michael Jordan to Contribute to NBC Sports Coverage of NBA
"How good he’ll be? I don’t know."
John Skipper: The NFL Draft ‘Is an Astonishing Phenomenon’
"It’s not interesting to watch, but it’s hard to quit watching, particularly if you care about a team."
John Skipper: CBS, TNT Did Not Offer More Money Than ESPN for NCAA Tournament
"They banded together to keep the evil empire from taking the tournament, and TNT took the lion’s share of the money too and got a final."
David Samson Proving His Value As Contract Approaches
"I’ve always had my mouth behind my brain, so I know what I’m going to say before I say it."
John Skipper Doesn’t Believe MLB Will Get $600 Million From a ‘Single Entity in the Market’
"My instinct is that ESPN wanted not to go long term because they had other money they were going to have to spend."
John Skipper: New NBA Media Rights Deal is More Important Than Regular-Season Ratings
"We’re back to people thinking the ratings are some dramatic indication of the health of the league."