"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."
“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”
"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."
"DAZN can now serve every type of customer in the U.S.– from individual sports fans using the DAZN app to commercial venues looking to provide the best possible viewing experience for their customers."
"What ESPN has done in crafting its positioning for the launch of ESPN DTC is in the same vein as Ray Kinsella plowing his cornfield: betting on a vision, catering to a calling—and time will tell if they will come"
"They show the players at the beginning of the game, ‘hey, I'm so and so. I went to the Ohio State University.’ He would say, ‘I'm Pat McAfee. One day, I want to be a professional wrestler.’ In his mind, he saw it."
"Starting in September and through the end of 2024, USA Network will serve as the exclusive linear home of the WWE’s two tentpole franchises, “WWE Monday Night RAW” and “WWE SmackDown."
“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”
"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."
I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.