"Partnering with YouTube at this level for the first time allows us to put these ceremonies directly into the environment where so much of today's journalism and storytelling already lives."
"The assignment further elevates Shehadi’s visibility across multiple networks and properties, as the veteran broadcaster already maintains a demanding schedule spanning MLB Network, TNT Sports and TBS throughout the baseball and college basketball calendars."
"This is a first, and people are going to look to you about how you’re going to do. For me, all I care about is if there’s a little girl watching and they see and can say, ‘Oh, that’s cool.’ It’s all about seeing what’s possible."
"The networks confirmed that the team of Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill and reporter Tracy Wolfson will handle the call of the national semifinals and championship game."
"When the calendar turns to October, TNT Sports will close its 53rd year of baseball coverage with exclusive telecasts of the American League Division Series and American League Championship Series."
"The media's job now is to keep this moment alive. Cover the NHL with the urgency it deserves. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are coming up, competing with the NBA, and the action sells if the right networks fully embrace it."
"If the league aggressively markets the rivalries born in Milan Cortina, the personalities that emerged on the Olympic stage and the playoff races about to heat up back home, this can become more than a two-week spike. It can become a bridge."
"Should WBD re-enter talks, the move could strengthen the board’s position in the face of anticipated shareholder litigation, which frequently accompanies transactions of this scale and complexity."